Lift cover touch control questions

Working on 861 hydraulic lift cover. The dowel that rides on the lift arm cam is worn. looks as though it can be punched or pressed out. Can it? If so can it be done without disassembly. Figure you have to back it up some way so as not to damage the linkage if punching it out without disassembly. how do you do it? if disassembly required then it pretty straight forward as for as pressing it out. Anything to be careful of? Also looking a NH/Ford parts site cant seem to see that part. Is it a PL dowel or something special. All help appreciated. Thanks in advance
 

I took mine apart and used a press. Didn't care for the idea of beating it out. Once the lift cylinder is off the linkage comes apart really easy.

The pin is a standard size but can't remember the specifics. A site search for cam pin should come up a thread or 10 with the size.
 
Thanks guys. I'll probably just go ahead and pull it apart. I can mic the pin for size once its out. Thanks again
 
For any lift I work on I mount the front edge of my lift-top to an engine stand. To remove the pin you are talking about I rotate the lift-top 90 degrees and place a pipe over the pin and let the pipe rest on the floor, then drive the pin out with a hammer and punch.
I lift the lift-top off with an eye-bolt screwed in the front seat bolt hole and lift it with a chain hoist or cherry picker, then go directly to the home-made adapter on my engine stand. Using the engine stand I can rotate the lift-top in any position for easy access for working. Using the engine stand works good on any size Ford lift I've ever worked on and Fergusons also.
Jim
 
That's some pretty valuable information, Jim. I am fairly certain I'll be into a similar situation before too long.
 
I like the idea of a adapter for a engine stand. Don't think that would be too hard to make. Thank for the idea. Again thanks all.
 
I had a heck of a time with mine. Rebuilt everything minus the pin removal the first time, mine worked better but wasn't right still because of that pin. Took it all apart again (without any assistance or hoist) and disassembled the linkage. Ultimately took it to a machine shop so they could press the pin out.

I cut down a 5/16 drill bit to slightly larger than 7/8 inch and pressed it back in with my bench vise. It fixed a lot, but now my problem is the cam is still worn. I will live with it for now, but eventually I will have to replace the cam or have a machine shop weld it back up/grind it off.
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(quoted from post at 00:22:08 05/07/17) For any lift I work on I mount the front edge of my lift-top to an engine stand. To remove the pin you are talking about I rotate the lift-top 90 degrees and place a pipe over the pin and let the pipe rest on the floor, then drive the pin out with a hammer and punch.
I lift the lift-top off with an eye-bolt screwed in the front seat bolt hole and lift it with a chain hoist or cherry picker, then go directly to the home-made adapter on my engine stand. Using the engine stand I can rotate the lift-top in any position for easy access for working. Using the engine stand works good on any size Ford lift I've ever worked on and Fergusons also.
Jim

Great tip Jim, thanks.
 

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