Toro 30344 - Steering Circuit (Machine Serial Number below 316000000)

SteeringCircuit(MachineSerialNumberbelow316000000)
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Thechargepumpinthetransmissionsuppliesowforthesteeringcircuitand
fortheliftcircuit.Chargepumpoutputowstothesteeringcontrolvalvebefore
reachingtheliftvalvesothatthesteeringcircuithaspriority.Steeringcircuit
pressureislimitedto5,515kPa(800psi)bytheimplementreliefvalvelocatedin
thetransmission.
Whenthesteeringwheelisnotbeingturnedandtheengineisrunning
(transmissioninputshaftbeingrotated),chargepumpowentersthesteering
controlvalveatthePportandby-passestherotarymeterandsteeringcylinder.
FlowleavesthesteeringcontrolvalvethroughtheEportandisdirectedtothe
liftcontrolvalve.
LeftTurn
Whenaleftturnismadewiththeenginerunning,theturningofthesteering
wheelpositionsthesteeringcontrolspoolvalvesothatowgoesthroughthe
bottomofthespool.FlowenteringthesteeringcontrolvalveatthePportpasses
throughtherotarymeterandisdirectedouttheLport.Pressureretractsthe
steeringcylinderforaleftturn.Therotarymeterensuresthattheuidowtothe
cylinderisproportionaltotheamountoftheturningonthesteeringwheel.Fluid
leavingthesteeringcylinderowsbackthroughthespoolvalve,thenouttheT
portandreturnstothehydraulicreservoir(frontaxle).
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