Joined
·
9,781 Posts
I have a Ryobi electric splitter that does everything I ask of it. I don't split 8 cords a year like some guys, just branches or the occasional tree that needs to be taken down. I have noticed one small problem with it. The ram is not retracting all the way anymore. It now stops about a half an inch from where it did when I got it. Couldn't find anything about this in the manual. You can see in the pictures what I'm talking about. HEre's the whole unit"
Here is the end where the ram retracts. Note the shiny chrome of the piston where it has stopped:
Here is the motor end. I thoroughly cleaned the unit. I can't see anything that might be blocking full retraction:
Here is the ram end again. Is that port at the bottom where I would add hydraulic fluid if it needed it?

Here is the end where the ram retracts. Note the shiny chrome of the piston where it has stopped:

Here is the motor end. I thoroughly cleaned the unit. I can't see anything that might be blocking full retraction:

Here is the ram end again. Is that port at the bottom where I would add hydraulic fluid if it needed it?
