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In a message dated 6/3/99 10:18:29 PM, you wrote:

<<I am willing to bet that when I remove the bolts on the outbd side of my MAIN gear hydraulic cylinders will show that it does not bottom out either on the LOW-PRESSURE cycle...  However, the hard point of the static side of these cyclinders are quite massive and probably not a problem (haven't heard of any failures in this area, right?).>>

My recollection is that posts to this list many months ago stated that most of the 320/360's in Denmark or Sweden (sorry guys -- I'm in California and anything east of the Mississippi River is kind of a blur...) had damage done to these hard points.  I suspect it is a more common problem than we think.  Fortunately, it should be easy to prevent by first recognizing the need for adjustment -- you have done yeoman service here, Rick -- and then doing the adjustment.

My post yesterday described how I adjusted mine.  I got a return e-mail suggesting that continual pressure against the overcenter link is required, but I don't agree.  That's what you had, and we know what happened there...

- Rob Wolf

[The actuating cylinder should bottom out at the same time the O/C link
arrives in its locked position.  This keeps from putting undue strain
on the cylinder mounting hard point.  As you mentioned, we have seen
several posts, both here and in the LNN regarding the consequences of
failure to achieve this adjustment.     <Marv>    ]

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