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Unit has no tilt back

Unit is a 8FGU25.

It has no tilt back. If you rev the motor and tap the tilt lever forward then pull it back, it'll tilt back but not all the way. You can keep doing that and eventually reach max back tilt. Forward tilt works completely fine.

I talked to my service manager and he said it's the buttons on the control valve for the tilt spool. I swapped those out (the red wire was damaged), put the control valve back in, and still no tilt back. Everything else works just fine.

Anyone have any ideas?
  • Posted 12 May 2018 10:26
  • By bruce_m
  • joined 12 May'18 - 1 message
  • California, United States
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I'm having the exact same issue
Have you found anything
Thanks
  • Posted 11 Feb 2020 01:21
  • By 21stsh
  • joined 21 Apr'17 - 43 messages
  • Illinois, United States
I'm having the exact same issue
Have you found anything
Thanks
  • Posted 11 Feb 2020 01:19
  • By 21stsh
  • joined 21 Apr'17 - 43 messages
  • Illinois, United States
Thanks, I will check it out..
  • Posted 20 Jun 2018 00:25
  • By art_flo
  • joined 20 Jan'16 - 7 messages
  • California, United States
check the auxillary relief pressure and check valve
should be located on the main control valve
if no issue found there then i'd look at checking for cylinder bypass, one cylinder could have bad packing
  • Posted 19 Jun 2018 23:32
  • Modified 19 Jun 2018 23:33 by poster
  • By swoop223
  • joined 23 Mar'12 - 3,692 messages
  • North Carolina, United States
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Were you able to find a solution to this?. I have a lift (8FGCU30) with the same issue. Tilt back will work intermittently, forward is ok.
  • Posted 19 Jun 2018 10:14
  • By art_flo
  • joined 20 Jan'16 - 7 messages
  • California, United States

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