HLA Cleaning
Reassembly
REASSEMBLY:
Do not put any oil in the HLA while it is apart, let them soak in a can of oil overnight and fully compress them the next day before installation.
Fully dismantled…
1) Put the ball into the shallow end of the smaller of the two halves of the HLA.
2) Put the VERY small spring inside of the keeper (kind of blurry, sorry).
3) Put the “keeper” with the spring inside of it onto the end of the smaller half of the HLA, make sure that the spring is against the ball and that it is pushed all the way into place.
4) Now place the larger spring into the end of the larger half of the HLA, make sure that it is straight.
5) Assemble the two halves of the HLA so that the large spring and “keeper” are touching one another. Also, make sure that the deep end of the small 1/2 of the HLA is facing out/up.
6) Use a small needle or pin to push the ball down so that the internal pressure can be relieved so that the HLA can be compressed fully, compress it fully and pull the pin/needle out.
7) Reassemble the HLA and “pusher”, “lifter”… Put the end of the HLA that has the opening in it into the pusher/lifter first.
