Harbor Freight Tools 65549 manual If wear or fatigue is found, do not use

Operating Instructions

1.Measure the outer diameter of the spring to be compressed and select the correct set of Shoes.

2.Press down on the Release Valve Pedal (6) releasing air pressure to lower the Under Strut Support until the Ram is fully retracted and the Under Strut Support (24) is at its low- est position.

Upper Shoe (9)	Top Cap Nut	Upper Strut Mount
	Upper
	Spring
	Seat
	Dust
	Cover

	a. If wear or fatigue is found, do not use the
	Tool. Have the tool replaced or repaired by
	a qualified technician.
5.	Fit the strut into the Shoes (28) and ensure
	that the lower coil used lies behind the inner
	retaining rim at the back of the Shoe (28).
	Operate the Foot Pedal (5) to raise the upper
	coil end into contact with the upper spring
	seat, ensuring the coil at both ends are se-
	curely retained by the raised inner and outer
	rims within the Shoes (28, 28A).
6.	Wrap one Safety Chain (37) around the por-
	tion of the spring and strut protruding from
	the upper Shoe (28) ensuring that the Chain
	lies above the Shoe. (See Fig. 2.)

Lower

Spring

Seat

Under

Strut

Ram Support

	Spring
	Un-compressed
A	Strut Housing

	Spring
	Compressed
B	Lower Strut
	Mount

7.	Wrap the other Safety Chain around the
	spring and strut protruding from the lower
	Shoe ensuring that the Chain lies below the
	Shoe.
	a. Fasten each Chain behind the Upright (14)
	using the attached spring catches. Make
	sure each Chain is as tight as possible.
	Do not position the Chain in the coils held
	between the Shoes (28, 28A).
8.	When applying compression to the spring,
	always stand to one side of the unit.
9.	Gradually compress the spring by pumping

Fig. 2

3.The upper Shoe (28) should bear down on the first full coil down from the top of the strut. The lower Shoe should be pushing up on the first full coil up from the bottom of the strut. (See Fig. 2.)

a.Measure the distance between these coils and adjust the position of the upper strut support so that the distance between the Shoes is slightly larger than required.

b.Ensure that the Retaining Pins (30) hold- ing the Upper Strut Support (31) are fully inserted and secured with the R-Clip (32) and Circlips (29) provided.

c.Use the Foot Pedal (5) to raise the Under

Strut Support (24) to finely adjust the dis- tance between the Shoes.

4.Before compressing, make a visual inspec- tion of the tool to ensure all Retaining Pins are securely positioned and that there is no sign of wear or metal fatigue.

the Foot Pedal (5) or operating the Air Valve

(1) ensuring that the spring and strut remain

securely held at all times.

10. Ensure that the strut and the Upright (14) of

the compressor are correctly aligned at all

times during spring compression.

a. For conical springs, the center line of the

spring should remain parallel to the com-

pressor body.

DANGER! Stop compressing the spring before the coil windings touch. You need only compress the spring until the upper spring seat is free from spring pressure.

11.Before attempting to remove top cap nut on the strut, use a tool or short stick to test if the spring compression has been relieved from the upper spring seat. Do not use your hands or fingers.

12.Harbor Freight Tools recommends the use of properly designed strut tools to remove the top cap nut from the shock absorber piston.

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