6-MAINTENANCE
Bleedingairfromthehydrauliccomponents
NOTE:Afterbleedingairfromthecomponents,stopthe
engineforveminutesandchecktherearenobubblesat
thesurfaceofthehydraulicuidinthereservoir.
Hydraulicpump
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Usingasolvent,cleantheperipheryoftheairbleed
plug.Loosentheairbleedplug,removetheplugifthe
uiddoesnotow.
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Fillthepumpwithnewcleanhydraulicuid.Installand
tightentheairbleedplug.
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Starttheengineandrunitatlowidlespeed.Loosen
theairbleedplugonthepump.Tightentheplugwhen
airfreeuidcomesoutofthebleedplughole.Clean
theareacompletely.
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Swingmotor
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Starttheengineandrunitatlowidlespeed.Loosenthe
drainportandmakesurehydraulicuidrunsout.Ifnec-
essary,stoptheengineandaddoilviatheorice.Install
theplugwithouttightening,thenstarttheengineand
runitatlowidlespeed,leavingittorununtiloilbegins
torunfromtheorice.Tightentheairbleedplugcom-
pletely.Swingtheupperstructureatleasttwicecom-
pletelytotherightandtwicecompletelytotheleft.
•
Aftercompletebleeding,stoptheengineforvemin-
utesthencheckthattherearenoairbubblesinthehy-
draulicreservoir.
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Attachmentcylinders
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Starttheengineandrunitatlowidlespeed.Extendand
retracttheattachmentcylinderrodsfourorvetimes
withoutbringingthemtoendofstroke.Thenrepeat
theoperationthreeorfourtimes,thistimebringingthe
cylinderrodstoendofstroke.
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