PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-555
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 555
FEBRUARY 1999
PS 555
26
FEB 99
t just can’t be said often enough. You must exercise hydraulic cylinders at least
once a week to keep them lubed against rust.
Rust on cylinder rods scrapes and cuts seals, causing them to leak. Leaks can
make your equipment NMC.
But what if you just can’t fully raise and
lower every dozer blade or grader blade, or
exercise every back hoe, front end loader, roller,
compactor, forklift, earthmover, wrecker lift cyl-
inder or spade cylinder once a week?
Smear a
1
/
16
-in to
1
/
8
-in thick coating of GAA
grease on the cylinder rods.
If you know that your equipment will sit for
a month or more, coat the polished part of the
cylinder rod with GAA, then wrap it with wa-
terproof paper, NSN 8135-00-753-4662. Use
preservative sealing tape, NSN 7510-00-852-
8180, to hold the paper in place.
Unprotected and
unexercised rods rust
Hydraulic Cylinders . . .
hey!
when
you're done jogging,
how about
pumping
some '
iron
'!?
huff
puff
!
puff
!
huff
puff
!
our
hydraulic
cylinders
,
that is!
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