How to remove or install pallet jack parts

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Summary

A Pallet Jack is a device that is used to lift and move heavy loads. If you are looking for Pallet jack parts to replace your current ones, it is essential to know how to replace them. This article will describe the most common procedures to remove or install the main parts of a Pallet Jack. 

About the Manual Pallet Jack 

Manual Pallet Jacks are a great way to transport any heavy material. They're specifically designed for horizontal transportation, which means you can take your time and safely get from one point of a warehouse to another with no risk that a person carries excessive weight. 

The main parts are:

1. Handle
2. Control lever
3. Load wheels
4. Steer wheels
5. Hydraulic pump
6. Forks

Handler with control lever

The Pallet Jack handle can be rotated left or right to adjust the direction of your steer wheels, changing their angle. It also allows you to pull Pallet Jacks with ease, thanks to its ability for downward rotation. Most of the time, the new Pallet Jacks are delivered with the handle separated from the rest of the equipment, so you have to install them.

How to install/remove a new handle on your Pallet Jack?

There are a couple of different designs for a Pallet Jack handle. Some types connect to a bracket for the pump, while others are attached directly to the pump. However, every Pallet Jack should have a difference compared with others. So, the below steps to install the handle of this equipment are:

1.  Make sure that your Pallet Jack is down. Use the foot pedal to drop the fork and ensure that the unit does not come down unexpectedly.
2. In case the Pallet Jack is new, it might come with a retaining pin. This pin holds the handle return spring. If you carry out a handle replacement, you need to insert it in a hole located at the base.
3. Remove, with pliers, the carter pin retaining the handle axle into the hydraulic pump assembly. 
4. Take the handle axle out.
5. With a hand, take the Pallet Jack handle and align the handle holes with base holes.
6. Position the chain behind the roller.
7. Slide the axle into the holes.
8. The axle has a hole where the control chain must pass.
9. Install the roll pin in the respective axle hole. It will keep the axle in its position.
10. Remove the retaining pin.
11. Connect the chain to the foot pedal.
12. Test the Pallet Jack.

This procedure might differ a bit depending on the model of your Pallet Jack. Please check the respective manual of your equipment. To learn about how to remove a handler, this article on Fast lift Parts could be helpful.

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Load wheels

The load wheels of a Pallet Jack are located at the end of each fork and help make transportation easy and provide support for your weighed-down cargo. These wheels are what make it possible to move your Pallet Jack quickly. These are connected to lift linkages of the fork. When you raise the fork, it causes articulate connections that raise load wheels off the ground to make possible the transportation of the material.

How to replace load wheels on your Pallet Jack? 

Before starting with replacing the old wheels, you need to be sure to collect all the needed tools (Hammer and a set of mandrels).

1. Turn the pallet truck around, and then remove all four tension pins using a hammer and a mandrel to make sure that old wheels can come out easily.
2. Next, take out an axle from its place.
3. Install the new load wheels.
4. Place all components back together again, just like how they originally were.
5. Test the Pallet Jack.

Steer wheels

The Pallet Jack has steer wheels at the base to allow for easy movement. The handle and control lever operates these parts easily, allowing you to lift or move in the right or left direction.

How to replace steer wheels on your Pallet Jack? 

1. The first step is removing the protective cap and the snap ring. You will need some snap ring rods for this, so make sure you've got them handy before getting started. 
2. Remove the old, damaged, or defective wheel by pulling it from its axle. 
3. Push in place the new steer wheel. Make sure that the counterbore side is on the outside face.
4. Take the new snap ring and position it using the snap rod.
5. Put in place again the protective cap.
6. Test the Pallet Jack.

Hydraulic pump

A hydraulic pump is an essential part of a Pallet Jack, which allows the machine to lift and lower loads. It is located between the steer wheels and the handle.

How to remove a Pallet Jack hydraulic pump? 

First off, the essential tools for this job are a hammer, screws set, straight shank punch set, snap ring pliers, and retaining ring pliers set. The following steps describe how to remove the hydraulic pump:

1. Pump up your pallet truck.
2. Place a wood block under the forks of your Pallet Jack ( as shown in the below video). Another option is to place the vehicle upside down.
3. With a hammer and a straight-shank punch, remove the roll pin that fastens the unit into the frame. 
4. remove the steer wheels 
5. Take off the roll pin that positions the wheel's axle into the pump stem.
6. By using a snap ring plier, remove the snap ring that is located around the stem.
7. Pull the pump out.
8. Take attention during the removal of the pump, given that the pump assembly would expel a pivot ball. As an important part of the mechanism, please keep it in a safe place.
9.   Place pump assembly in a work platform 
10. Remove the handle from the pump assembly. Use a hammer and a pin punch.
11. With the help of an Allen wrench, remove the pin that connects the chain with the handle.

At this point, your pump is ready to be replaced for a new one or to be rebuilt. It is essential to clean and grease (if needed) suitable parts before installing a new pump. If you do not, the pump might not work correctly.  The following video could be helpful to have an idea of how to carry out this removal and installing:

The procedure might vary with the model of the Pallet Jack you have. Identify Your equipment by looking at the Hydraulic Unit, here and consult the respective manual for more details.

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Takeaways

• Before starting the activity of removal or installing the Pallet Jack parts, please be sure to have the needed tools: hammer, screws set, straight shank punch set, snap ring pliers, and retaining ring pliers set.
• The main parts are Handler, control lever, load wheels, steer wheels, hydraulic pump, and forks.
• The procedure shown can be used as a guide. However, it might be different depending on what type of Pallet Jack  you have. Please consult the manual to find out.