Assembling the Hydraulic Cylinder

Lubricate the O-ring with Aqua-Sil and place in the seal groove.

Apply a smear of hydraulic oil to the bore of the endcap.

Insert the piston assembly into the endcap; push the piston assembly to the bottom of the endcap bore.

Insert the U-cup seal and the O-ring into the housing seal grooves.

Apply Aqua-Sil to the housing seals. Apply a smear of hydraulic oil onto the outside diameter of the endcap sleeve and the piston sleeve.

Insert the endcap and piston, then apply 1 drop of Loctite 243 to the first end cap thread.

Tighten the end cap with the end cap tool to the torque specified in the table.

Pull the piston rod out until it stops.

Install the swivel manifold. See section Assembling the Swivel Manifold.