Case SV300 - Hydraulic Contamination

INTRODUCTION
Hydrauliccontamination
SR270TIER4B(FINAL)[NFM481941-]
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SV300TIER4B(FINAL)[NFM470295-]
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TR340TIER4B(FINAL)[NFM482972-]
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TV380TIER4B(FINAL)[NFM483044-]
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Contaminationinthehydraulicsystemisamajorcauseofthemalfunctionofhydrauliccomponents.Contamination
isanyforeignmaterialinthehydraulicoil.
Contaminationcanenterthehydraulicsysteminseveralways:
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Whenyoudraintheoilordisconnectanyline
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Whenyoudisassembleacomponent
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Fromnormalwearofthehydrauliccomponents
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Fromdamagedsealsorwornseals
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Fromadamagedcomponentinthehydraulicsystem
Allhydraulicsystemsoperatewithsomecontamination.Thedesignofthecomponentsinthishydraulicsystemper-
mitsefcientoperationwithasmallamountofcontamination.Anincreaseinthisamountofcontaminationcancause
problemsinthehydraulicsystem.
Thefollowinglistincludessomeoftheseproblems:
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Cylinderrodsealsthatleak
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Controlvalvespoolsthatdonotreturntoneutral
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Movementofcontrolvalvespoolsisdifcult
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Hydraulicoilthatbecomestoohot
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Pumpgears,housing,andotherpartsthatwearrapidly
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Reliefvalvesorcheckvalvesheldopenbydirt
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Quickfailureofcomponentsthathavebeenrepaired
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Slowcycletimesareslow.Themachinedoesnothaveenoughpower.
Ifyourmachinehasanyoftheseproblems,checkthehydraulicoilforcontamination.
Therearetwotypesofcontamination:microscopicandvisible.
Microscopiccontaminationoccurswhenveryneparticlesofforeignmaterialaresuspendedinthehydraulicoil.
Theseparticlesaretoosmalltoseeorfeel.Microscopiccontaminationcanbefoundbyidenticationofthefollowing
problemsorbytestinginalaboratory.
Examplesofproblemscausedbymicroscopiccontamination:
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Cylinderrodsealsthatleak
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Controlvalvespoolsthatdonotreturntoneutral
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Thehydraulicsystemhasahighoperatingtemperature
Visiblecontaminationisforeignmaterialthatcanbefoundbysight,touch,orodor.Visiblecontaminationcancause
asuddenfailureofcomponents.
Examplesofproblemscausedbyvisiblecontamination:
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Particlesofmetalordirtintheoil
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Airintheoil
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Darkorthickoil
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Oilwithanodorofburnedoil
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Waterintheoil
Ifyoundcontamination,useaportableltertocleanthehydraulicsystem.
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