Project Clark forklift

[flyerdan]

That's pretty inexpensive for a bearing that hefty. Manuals for forklifts are difficult to find; here is a list of Liberated Manuals, that are government reprints of major brands and therefore are public domain. If you use firefox CTRL-F and search for Clark, it will highlight the relevant lines. There is no rhyme or reason in the listings so a keyword search is the best way to utilize it.

 

[plastikosmd]

Thk u!

I have both shop and operating manual. The upright is fully covered along w all parts. No carriage!
I did go through it fast and it may be buried out of order. I will check again.

I agree on price. When I first started looking for bearings I didn't use forklift mast in search. Those prices were higher and I couldn't get close to the right size. As soon as I used mast in search terms I got the right shape and sizes.

 

[Stimw]

That's a good price on those bearings, some places will really stick it to you on bearings.
It's a good idea to keep searching for the right terms and price.
I have found NAPA has listings for the Continental Engine parts also.

 

[B7510HSD]

Thk u!

I have both shop and operating manual. The upright is fully covered along w all parts. No carriage!
I did go through it fast and it may be buried out of order. I will check again.

I agree on price. When I first started looking for bearings I didn't use forklift mast in search. Those prices were higher and I couldn't get close to the right size. As soon as I used mast in search terms I got the right shape and sizes.

A lot of times the carriage will use the same bearing as the mast sections FYI.. You could call a Clark dealer and get part #'s if you needed to. They would need Model and Serial number of the truck and possibly numbers off the MAST Usually upper side stamped

 

[plastikosmd]

I had considered that. bearings being the same. The channel size is a bit different as one is captured inside of another inside of another so there is a difference in the OD. ID may be the same. I hope to get the bearings tomorrow and attempt a trial fit on wed

 

[plastikosmd]

Well, got the worst of the leaks fixed, new battery, new carriage bearings, fuel line, greased, oil changed, weld repair to fork upright, and a broken toe from a minor mishap. Wife could not stop laughing. She said she has a "nervous" laugh. The cat would have been more help getting a bandaid.

 

[plastikosmd]

Hrm first post got corrupted on Photobucket
Here is repost:


project Clark
Runs and u just can't kill it
4cyl continental, articulating, 4wd
It has spent its life outside and untouched for years. Time to show it some love

First thing I noted once up, fuel line has a nice near 90 deg kink. Ten bucks says it starts flooding once I fix this

Then a little further up someone used the exhaust pipe to bend the fuel line around a corner, wth?!

Mast bearings need work, should look like this

Got 2 that look like this, empty race with a few balls clanking around

Also I need to replace a solid hydro line in an impossible spot and some seals

 

[Stimw]

Another tip, I had a 1950 ish Clark (ugly with warehouse hard tires) that had a bad tilt cylinder.
I bought generic cylinder cups from a cylinder shop and punched the needed holes in them with hole punches! worked great.
The cups were about $2.50 each! 4 of them did both sides.

 

[plastikosmd]

Ok well I picked up some 6' fork extensions from the local scrapyard. 162lbsx0.40$
They need some work. Started cutting out the damage and will weld in patches. I am on the lookout for a fork boom pole too

 

[flyerdan]

Those must have been used on some pretty stubby forks to have that much wear in the middle. I looked for ages to find material to make fork extensions, finally found a couple 7' 4x8 I beams on craigslist and got them for $40, along with a nice chunk of 9x.250 flat bar that I used to extend the tips to 8' and make the bottom plates. True, they're about an inch and a half thicker than proper channel forks, but when you get into that size you're not sticking pallets anyway.