Will1bee2
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I am looking for information on how to remove the head gland from the upper boom extend cylinder on a Bantam Telecruiser. I removed the the set screw on the thread ring and successfully removed it. Next up is the head gland. I looked at the drawing in the maintenance manual and I don't see any other set screws or pins. I made a spanner and have got the head gland to turn about 1/2 inch around. It's not getting loose and I am afraid I may have buggered the threads up if there is a pin in there. Back story is I am 62 and my eyesight isn't what it used to be when I was 22. I looked at the location where the set screw in the thread ring met the head gland and it looked like it had just marked the aluminum. Now I want to know if I missed something. Am I actually looking at the end of a pin that needs to be pulled out so I DON"T SCREW UP THE THREADS? If so, I just made the job harder. If this is the case how, in a perfect world, would this pin have been removed. OR do I just have a really stuck head gland and I need to continue to persuade it. I really don't want to screw this up. I need the crane.
Will
Any info. would be GREATLY appreciated.
Will
Any info. would be GREATLY appreciated.