FRONT ATTACHMENT / Front Attachment CAUTION: Metal fragments may fly off when a hammer is used. Wear necessary protection, such as goggles, hard hats, etc in order to prevent personal injury. 3. By using a bar and hammer tap pin (7) into the position where thrust plate (8) can be removed. Remove thrust plate (8). 8 7 3 NOTE: When pin (7) is impossible to remove, start the engine and slightly operate the boom lever. Adjust the piston rod pin (7) hole on boom cylinder (3) while hoisting/lowering the front attachment. 4. Place the tube top of boom cylinder (3) on a stand of 1 m (39.4 in) height. Start the engine. Operate the boom lever and retract boom cylinder (3).
In order not to extend the rod, pass a wire through the rod hole and secure the rod to the cylinder tube. 5. Stop the engine. Remove boom cylinder (3). Refer to the Remove Boom Cylinder section on W4-2-10. 6. Remove other boom cylinder (3) in the same procedures. 7. After stopping the engine, push the air bleed valve. Release any pressure in the hydraulic oil tank and remove the cap. Completely release the pressure in the hydraulic circuit. Refer to the Hydraulic Circuit Pressure Release Procedure section on W4-1-1. W178-04-01-004 Wire W178-02-11-274 Air Bleed Valve W178-02-11-275 W4-1-3 e 3