Lift assist

friscomike · Post by **friscomike** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:27 pm

Howdy,

The problem I was having with the assist was that the tube on the side next to the air shock (back side) did not seat properly when clamped down. The gap between the tube header and the seat was between a 1/8 - 1/4 of an inch. I could sit on the tube and it would seat properly.

The problem seems to be that the lift assist bracket puts most of the pressure on the back tube. If the air shock had been mounted in between the tubes and braced across both tubes, there probably wouldn't have been a problem.

Although I reset the guide tubes, loosened the assist bolts, rotated tubes, etc, I still did not overcome the warp affect of the assist. I'll try again later, but right now, I want to finish a project that doesn't require the vertical position. The project is a new assembly table and cuts need to be precise.

Thanks for the comments and my humble apologies for hijacking the thread.

Best,
mike

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:35 pm

friscomike wrote:...
Thanks for the comments and my humble apologies for hijacking the thread.

Best,
mike

I do knot see your contributions to this thread as a hyjack in any way shape or form.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:15 am

a1gutterman wrote:I do knot see your contributions to this thread as a hyjack in any way shape or form.

I agree with Tim!

FWIW The position of the tube welds can be observed by looking into the tie bar end while illuminating it with a flashlight. Raising it slightly makes seeing in the end easier.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:18 pm

JPG40504 wrote:What effect does the weld orientation have? Are the tubes not 'round'?

I don't think I am going to mess with my lift assist to check this out but I did go back and view the Sawdust Session that discusses the installation of the lift assist. If I had watched this before I installed the lift assist I probably would have been better off.

I do now understand the comments about the weld. The weld is not the issue but rather any bow, in the way tubes, that the welding process might have caused. If the tubes are bowed, they need to be repositioned so as to be bowed in the same direction. The way tubes need to be as close to parallel as possible.

Now I have to go read the installation instructions to see if this was mentioned there. That is another problem I often have]Sawdust Sessions[/URL].

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:39 pm

dusty wrote:...Thank you, Nick. Even after leaving us here on our own, you haven't left us on our own. We miss the Sawdust Sessions.

Hear, hear!!!

jayhawk · Post by **jayhawk** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:12 pm

The weather here finally warmed up enough to get back into the shop and get my new lift-assist installed. I, too, got the re-designed model. The kit included instructions to loosen the tubes and ensure they were fully seated before installing the kit. The upper mount in my kit had a bracket that spanned both tubes instead of only attaching to the back tube as pictured in the instructions. After assembly, I raised and lowered it several times marveling at the ease of it. I locked down the way tubes and slid the carriage and headstock back and forth. Both moved easily. I'll update this thread after I've used it for a length of time. At this point I highly recommend this product.