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What A Piston Pump Looks Like - Suspension Installation

Piston Style Pump Tapping Piston
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Piston Style Pump Tapping Piston
The piston should be easy to tap back into position using a piece of bar that you can tap down. Remember, when doing this step, the air stem can't be on the tank or allow the air to escape and the piston to come down.
Piston Style Pump New Hydraulic Oil
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Piston Style Pump New Hydraulic Oil
With the piston all the way down, the tank was filled with hydraulic oil.
Piston Style Pump New Pump Head
The new pump head was replaced... 
   
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Piston Style Pump New Pump Head
The new pump head was replaced and torqued down evenly to prevent it from leaking.
Piston Style Pump Reassembled Pump
Herman reassembled the piston... 
   
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Piston Style Pump Reassembled Pump
Herman reassembled the piston pump to get it ready to put it back in the trunk of the car.
Piston Style Pump Pump In Trunk
As easy as the pump came out,... 
   
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Piston Style Pump Pump In Trunk
As easy as the pump came out, it went back into the trunk just the same.
Piston Style Pump Pump Installed
This pump rebuild went smoothly,... 
   
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Piston Style Pump Pump Installed
This pump rebuild went smoothly, and this ride was ready to be tested once the tank was filled with air pressure.
Piston Style Pump Different Pump
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Piston Style Pump Different Pump
We wanted to show you some of the differences between a regular tailgate pump and the piston type. First, the tank rods are thicker, so the aluminum block is drilled out bigger.
Piston Style Pump New Rods
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Piston Style Pump New Rods
The rods on the newer piston are 3/8-inch thick, compared to -inch rods used in the conventional pumps.
Piston Style Pump Rods
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Piston Style Pump Rods
Here's a look at the rods side by side.
Piston Style Pump Honed Out Pump
Most of the piston pumps are... 
   
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Piston Style Pump Honed Out Pump
Most of the piston pumps are honed out to allow the piston to move smoothly just like an engine piston would.
Piston Style Pump Average Tank
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Piston Style Pump Average Tank
The average tank used for hydraulics is about 0.05 thick.
Piston Style Pump Measurements
The piston pump wall is 0.2495,... 
   
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Piston Style Pump Measurements
The piston pump wall is 0.2495, which is equivalent to a -inch wall or thickness. It's amazing how the technology has progressed from the time hydraulics first started.
AH-2 Hydraulics
www.ah-2.net

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