3.1Mountingchecklist
MountingtheHydraulicLinearDrivesysteminvolvesthefollowing
tasks:
MountingTask
1Ensureyouhavereadandunderstoodthe2.8Locationandmounting
requirements.
2Alignthehydraulicram.
3
Securethehydraulicramtoyourvessel.
4
Connectthehydraulicramtothevessel’ssteeringsystem.
5
Performasteeringchecktoensurethehydraulicramismounted
correctly.
6Mountthehydraulicpump.
7
Mountthereservoir.
8
Fillthereservoirwithhydraulicuid.
3.2Hydraulicramalignment
Whenmountingthehydraulicramensureitiscorrectlyaligned.
Hydraulicram
•Thehydraulicrammustbeatrightanglestothemountingsurface.
•Thehydraulicrammustbeinthemidstrokepositionandatright
anglestothetillerarmwhentherudderisatmidships.
Thefollowingdiagramillustratescorrectalignmentofthehydraulic
ram.Thehydraulicraminthetophalfofthediagramshowsthe
viewfromastern.Thebottomhalfofthediagramshowstheview
fromabove.Thegreyarrowindicatestheaftdirection.
1.Hydraulicramatthemidstrokeposition.
2.Tillerarmradius,asfollows:
•Type2:180mm(7.1in).
•Type3:267mm(10.5in).
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