TestProcedure
Thechargepressuretestistherstinaseriesoftestsrecommendedto
determinetractioncircuitperformance.Achargepressuredropofmorethan
20%whenamoderateloadisplacedonthepiston(traction)pumpindicates
aninternalleakinthepiston(traction)pump.Reducedchargepressuremay
alsoindicateafaultyreliefvalve(R4)inthesteeringcontrolunit.Continued
unitoperationcangenerateexcessiveheat,causedamagetosealsandother
componentsinthehydraulicsystem,andaffectoverallmachineperformance.
SpecialEquipmentRequired:
•PressureGauge(accuratebelow300psi)withhoseandquickdisconnect
coupling
•Flowmeterwithpressuregaugethathasatleasta114L/minute(30
gallons/minute)capacity.
•2HydraulicHoses
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingunit(orattachment),
andsetthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition.
2.ReadandadheretotheinformationprovidedinT estingtheHydraulicSystem
(page5–22).
3.EnsurethatthetractionpedaliscorrectlyadjustedfortheNEUTRALposition;
refertoAdjustingtheTractionSystemforNeutral(page5–50).Also,ensure
thatthehydraulicpumpisatfullstrokewhentractionpedalispressedfullyin
forwardposition.
4.Connectahydraulicpressuregaugetothediagnosticttingatthemain
hydraulicmanifoldG2port.
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Figure29
1.Mainhydraulicmanifold3.Hydraulicpump(P1)
2.Diagnostictting–G2port
4.Hydraulictube
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