Ford — MECHANICAL COMPONENTS

A Ford service procedure — check it applies to your exact model before use.

Procedure

CAUTION boom section. Support the moving anchor with a boom E. All wear pads from the upper (rear) end of stand or similar rigid platform. the base boom section. RETAINER e F. The retract wire rope anchor atthe top of the ( “ base boom section upper (rear) end. ~ . G. Use a crane fo slide out the mid and tip
booms, as one unit. Place mid and tip boom assembly on low boom siands or similar rigid platforms. a Remove the split half trunnion brackets with | wire ropes which attach the telescope cylinder housing (case) to the mid boom section. Hold cylinder and booms with a crane and also remove wear pad and sfop plate on bottom of mid boom and tip boom. Lower cylinder and booms with a crane.
Remove mid and tip boom sections and fele- lower end of the mid boom section. scope cylinder, as one unit from the base boom assembly. This will require disconnecting: 7. Remove all of the rope guides on the housing T Cc AUTI ON of the telescope cylinder to allow the removal of the extend and retract wire ropes from the Support the base boom with a boom cylinder. stand or similar rigid platform. .
Remove the wire ropes. A. Hoses to the rod end of telescope cylinder.

Source: manual:89-103317.pdf. Figures and steps are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.