Cylinder Division Cylinder Division Service Bulletin 0995-M8

500 South Wolf Road 1000 6th Street

Des Plaines, IL 60016 Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5P1 Piston Seal Kits
(847) 298-2400 (519) 376-2691 Issued: May, 2000
Supersedes: March, 1995

Piston and Cylinder Body Seals

For Series “2AN” and “MAN”Air Cylinders 47

See Detail "A"

See Detail "B"

Detail A

42
129

Piston Seal Kits

PK kits for Series 2AN and MAN cylinders contain 2 each of the Detail B, Style 1 Detail B, Style 2
following:
symbol 42, Lipseal, piston 130
symbol 47, O-ring, cylinder body to head and cap seal 42
symbol 129, wick
symbol 130, washer } 14" bore only (Style 2)
Parker Lube-A-Cyl…
Cylinder Body Seal Kits is recommended for use in air cylinders during normal operation,
CB kits for Series 2AN and MAN Air Cylinders contain 2 each of: and particularly when servicing and re-assembling cylinders. It is a
symbol 47, O-rings multi-purpose lubricant in grease form, that provides lubrication
Service kits of expendable parts for fluid power cylinders are without deteriorating effects on synthetic seals. Particularly
stocked in principal industrial locations across the U.S.A. and other recommended for use in low pressure air cylinders because of its
countries. special ability to adhere to metal surfaces. It produces a thin film
which will not blow out with exhaust air. It provides piston, rod and
For prompt delivery and complete information, contact your nearest seal lubrication, and has excellent resistance to water and me-
distributor. chanical breakdown with temperature range of -10°F (-23°C) to
Service kits contain seals of Nitrile (Buna-N) elastomers for +350°F (+177°C). Lube-A-Cyl is packaged in 4-oz. tubes, a
standard fluid service. These seals are suitable for use when air is sufficient quantity for average size air cylinder. One application
the operating medium. should last for a period of from 6 to 18 months, depending upon
The recommended operating temperature range for these seals is service. Lube-A-Cyl is available in 4-oz. tubes. Order by part
-10° F. to +165° F. #0761630000.

PK
Piston Seal CB
Kit Nos. Cylinder Body Gland
For Series Seal Kit For Cartridge Spanner
Bore 2AN & MAN Series 2AN Rod Wrenches Wrenches
Size Cylinders and MAN Dia. Part No. Part No.
11/2" PK1502 AN01 CB152H L001 5
/8" 069590 0000 011676 0000
2" PK2002 AN01 CB202H L001 1" 069591 0000 011676 0000
21/2" PK2502 AN01 CB252H L001 13/8" 069592 0000 011703 0000
1
3 /4" PK3202 AN01 CB322A 0001 13/4" 069593 0000 011677 0000
4" PK4002 AN01 CB402A 0001 2" 069594 0000 011677 0000
1
5" PK5002 AN01 CB502A 0001 2 /2" 069595 0000 011677 0000
6" PK6002 AN01 CB602A 0001 31/2" 069597 0000 011677 0000
7" PK7002 AN01 CB702A 0001 4" 069598 0000 011678 0000
1
8" PK8002 AN01 CB802A 0001 4 /2" 083777 0000 011677 0000
10" PK9002 AN01 CB902A 0001 5" 069599 0000 011678 0000
1
12" PK9202 AN01 CB922A 0001 5 /2" 069600 0000 011678 0000
14" PK9402 AN01 CB942A 0001
Service Bulletin 0995-M8

Servicing The Piston Seals

The piston is sealed and securely locked to the piston rod with may slip past the cylinder body and be damaged when the piston is
anaerobic adhesive. This threaded connection should only be pulled back into the cylinder body. If the piston should move too far,
disassembled or reassembled by factory trained personnel. pass the piston rod completely through the cylinder body and again
Disassemble the cylinder completely, remove the old seals and start the piston from the original end. Install the second lipseal (and
clean all of the parts. The cylinder bore and the piston should then wicks and washers, if required), in the exposed grooves as shown in
be examined for evidence of scoring. Replace all damaged parts. Figure 2. Lubricate the same as the first seal and pull the piston into
Lubricate the entire interior surface of the cylinder bore with a thin the cylinder body. Proceed to assemble cylinder heads, tie rods and
film of “Lube-A-Cyl” grease. tie rod nuts as follows:
Install one piston seal in the groove nearest the rod. The two “lips” “O” rings (symbol 47) should be lightly coated with lubricant then
of this Lipseal should face toward the rod end of the piston. worked into place by hand. Cylinder body can then be assembled to
the cap by rocking it down over the seal until the end of the cylinder
In addition on 14" bores only, thoroughly soak both sets of wicks body is in metal-to-metal contact with the cap. Install “O” ring
and washers in standard petroleum base lubricating oil, Union Oil (symbol 47) in head. Head is then fitted over the rod and assembled
“UN-ax-AW-315” or equivalent. Install the flat washer, symbol 130 to cylinder body. Rock gently into place until body and head are in
and wick symbol 129 on the side facing pressure. See Detail B, metal-to-metal contact.
Style 2.
42 Next, screw gland part way into gland retainer and slip both gland
129 and retainer over the end of the rod. Tighten entire assembly,
torquing tie rod nuts to the values specified. Finally, using a gland
wrench, firmly seat the gland.
With an intermediate trunnion mounted cylinder, care must be taken
to prevent binding the cylinder body when repositioning the trunnion
collar. Proper reassembly of this type of cylinder is as follows:
After the piston seals have been inserted and the piston is in the
cylinder body, slip the trunnion collar over the cylinder body to its
approximate position.
Detail B, Style 2 Fit the cap with its seal onto the body. Then “stud” into the trunnion
collar the four tie rods that connect the cap to the trunnion collar.
130 Bring up the four tie rod nuts at the cap. Distances from inner face
of cap to finished face of trunnion collar should then be made equal
Apply “Lube-A-Cyl” to the outside diameter of the piston and seal. at all four tie rods when all four tie rod nuts are in contact with the
Then insert the piston in the cylinder body as shown in Figure 1. cap.
Next, turn the cylinder body on its side and push the piston through Finally, when the assembly is ready for final tightening, it may be
the barrel just far enough to expose the groove for the second seal necessary to adjust the tie rod nuts at the cap when torquing the tie
(See Figure 2 below). Be careful not to move the piston too far so rod nuts at the head in order to position the trunnion collar in its final
as to expose the first seal. If this is done, the “lip” of this Lipseal position.
NOTE: An extreme pressure lubricant (such as molybdenum
disulphate) should be used on the tie rod threads and nut bearing
faces to control friction and reduce tie rod twist. Tie rod twist can be
eliminated by chalking a straight line on each tie rod before torquing,
and backing off the nut after torquing so this line is straight again.
This is particularly important on long-stroke cylinders.

Tie Rod Torque*

Cyl. Series 2AN, MAN
Figure 1 Figure 2 Cylinder Body Material
Bore
Size Steel Brass Fiberglass
Retainer Bolt Torque* 11/2" 60 in.-lbs. 69 cm-kg 36 in.-lbs. 42 cm-kg – –
For Cylinders with Round or
2" & 21/2" 11 ft.-lbs. 15 N-m 72 in.-lbs. 83 cm-kg – –
Small Square Gland Retainer
31/4" 25 ft.-lbs. 34 N-m 18 ft.-lbs. 24 N-m – –
Screw Size Torque Torque 4" 25 ft.-lbs. 34 N-m 18 ft.-lbs. 24 N-m – –
#10 15 in.-lbs. 17 cm-kg 5" 60 ft.-lbs. 81 N-m 44 ft.-lbs. 50 N-m – –
1
/4" 60 in.-lbs. 69 cm-kg 6" 60 ft.-lbs. 81 N-m 44 ft.-lbs. 50 N-m – –
5
/16" 10 ft.-lbs. 14 N-m 8" 110 ft.-lbs. 149 N-m 80 ft.-lbs. 108 N-m – –
3
/8" 20 ft.-lbs. 27 N-m 10" 148 ft.-lbs. 201 N-m 113 ft.-lbs. 153 N-m 78 (ft.-lbs.) 106 (N-m)
7
/16" 35 ft.-lbs. 48 N-m 12" 172 ft.-lbs. 233 N-m 148 ft.-lbs. 201 N-m 78 (ft.-lbs.) 106 (N-m)
*-0%, +5% tolerance 14" 275 ft.-lbs. 373 N-m 228 ft.-lbs. 309 N-m 118 (ft.-lbs.) 160 (N-m)
*(-0%, +5% tolerance). When assembling the cylinder, be sure to torque the tie rods evenly.

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Cylinder Division Cylinder Division

500 South Wolf Road 1000 6th Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016 Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5P1
(847) 298-2400 (519) 376-2691