HYDRO HELP ASAP

[jays68yak]

Ok I bought a 2x8 ram for my assist. I only have 7" of travel along the tierod. :beatdown: Can anyone tell me how to go about limiting the amount of stroke Im getting out of the ram? Please........

[Esteban86K5]

Here is the spacer I made to limit the travel on mine. I ran it like this for over a year and when i took it apart it still looks the same.

http://www.scbd.org/phpBB2/modules/gallery/albums/album05/aas.sized.jpg
http://www.scbd.org/phpBB2/modules/gallery/albums/album05/aaq.sized.jpg
http://www.scbd.org/phpBB2/modules/gallery/albums/album05/aar.sized.jpg

This pic was taken before i welded the washers onto each end. You just need to make sure that it doesn't restrict the flow of the fluid and that it isn't sloppy in there to casue any damage to the shaft.(Huh huh huh I said SHAFT!!) :flipoff2:

[jays68yak]

is that a piece of square tube?


I was talking to Jerry and he had said to just cut the body down.

I think Ill pull it apart and see what I can do quickly as a temp fix.

[jays68yak]

what about one or 2 of these?
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/images/shaftcollars/setscrew150.jpg

[Esteban86K5]

I don't think that a collar with a set screw is the answer here. The one I used is square tubing that fits snugly over the shaft and a washer on each end to give it a larger contact point on the ends. I can see those collars moving from the pressure unless you have a hole drilled into your shaft to keep the collar from walking around. Even then you still would have to worry about the set screw shearing off. Cutting donw hte houseing is also a possibility but more time consuming than just adding a spacer inside.

[Ryan B.]

I did the same think as esteban. pretty much ripped off his idea exactly. :flipoff2: Built a spacer and put it inside the ram.

Kevin used a leaf spring bushing on the outside of the ram, so when it compresses it squishes the bushing and fully extends before the stops on the knuckles.