Toro 30344 - Steering Cylinder Internal Leakage Test (Machine Serial Numbers below 316000000)

SteeringCylinderInternalLeakageTest(MachineSerialNumbers
below316000000)
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TestProcedure
Thesteeringcylinderinternalleakagetestshouldbeperformedifasteering
problemisidentied.Thistestwilldetermineifthesteeringcylinderisdamaged.
Note:Steeringcircuitoperationwillbeaffectedbyreartirepressure,steering
cylinderbinding,extraweightonthevehicle,and/orbindingofrearaxlesteering
components.Ensurethattheseitemsarecheckedbeforeproceedingwith
steeringcylinderinternalleakagetest.
1.Ensurethatthehydraulicuidisatnormaloperatingtemperature.
2.Parkmachineonalevelsurfacewiththecuttingdeck(orimplement)lowered
andPTOswitchoff.Ensurethattheengineisshutoff.Settheparkingbrake.
3.ReadallWarning,Cautions,andprecautionslistedatthebeginningofthis
section.
CAUTION
Beforeopeninghydraulicsystem,operateallhydrauliccontrolsto
relievesystempressureandavoidinjuryfrompressurizedhydraulic
uid.
4.Turnthesteeringwheelforarightturn(clockwise)sothesteeringcylinder
rodisfullyextended.
5.Removehydraulichosefromthettingontherodendofthesteeringcylinder.
Plugtheendofthehose.
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