OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
84E004000
Equipment:mechanical:wrecker And Wheel Lift Devices
Reported Feb 17, 1984 · DOVER
Summary
LACK OF LUBRICATION OF THE PINS AND THE WEAKNESS OF THE MATERIAL FROM WHICH CYLINDER PINS ARE MADE CAN DEVELOP INTO EXCESSIVE PIN WEAR. SUCH WEAR COULD CAUSE THE PINS TO SHEAR, RESULTING IN BOOM LIFT CYLINDER SEPARATING FROM THE WRECKER BODY.
Consequence
Not supplied in the source record.
Remedy
INSTALLATION OF NEW PINS MADE OF STRONGER MATERIAL AND THE INSTALLATION OF GREASE FITTINGS WHICH PERMIT MORE CONVENIENT LUBRICATION OF THE PIN.
Notes
VEHICLE CATEGORY: POWER WRECKERS; MODELS 1701 AND 1801.SYSTEM: SPECIAL EQUIPMENT; BOOM LIFT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A SEPARATION OF THE CYLINDER FROM THE WRECKER BODYPRESENTS THE DANGER THAT THE BOOM WILL FALL, DROPPING THE TOWED VEHICLE. AVEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING MAY RESULT.
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