I have a Huskee 22 bought in about 2011, it's been great. Right next to where the chrome rod goes into the body of the ram there is a little 1/4" philips head screw that holds a 3/4" washer. Mine shook loose and fell out. Luckily I found it in the sawdust and it threads back in but the washer doesn't lay flat. Is there a little groove in the ram body? What's this screw/washer for? The threads are deep and clean.
I have the same screw on my TSC splitter . It doesn't lay flat. I noticed mine backing out a couple of times till I put the big screwdriver on it. I have no clue what it is for. Couldn't find anything in the manual.
Not entirely sure myself but it’s obviously the first step in taking the ram apart. As such I’d make sure it’s back in place. No idea what kind of voodoo goes on past that point
I do not want to take anything apart! It just shook loose. It's probably some stupid assembly screw to be used with a wire tie during manufacturing to keep the ram from extending. Something like that. Even if this one blew its seals I'd probably just replace the cylinder vs. rebuild. So to put it back in place, the washer is much wider than the little space it would have to sit to be flat. Does the washer get smashed in there at a 45 degree angle? Or does your washer set flat against the cap? The screw actually has a chamfered head for a countersunk hole.
Yep, I don’t know the exact function. I’ve seen them and wondered about it. They usually look totally out of place and not always sitting flat. I have a feeling they’re just holding the preliminary end cap in place. Not sure why they look badly manufactured but I’m sure there’s a reason.
The screw is a safety device to prevent the front gland from unscrewing or with the washer it keeps the gland from being pushed in exposing the gland retaining wire.
I honestly don't really know how the seals work at the ram by the rod opening. The screw doesn't seem to stop anything from rotating since it doesn't screw two things together but it would work to prevent the big steel donut around the rod from falling farther into the ram. Seems hokey for such an important function. My screw had fallen out. Do you think that this front gland thing rotated and I need to rotate it back to line up an interior set of threads?
Okay folks. I've been in communication with Speeco who is awesomely responsive by the way. That screw and washer does in fact need to be there. It is to prevent the end cap of the cylinder from being sucked into the cylinder when the wedge is retracted. The nice man said to put it back in tight with a drop of blue loctite. Thank you for the posts guys! I still don't get how that end cap can be sucked into the cylinder since the oil should pressurize that interior cavity but maybe if there is a chunk of wood on top of the wedge it could push it in. Oh well. I'm not an expert here and will happily put the screw back.
