RemovingthePolarTracHydraulicControlValve
WARNING
Beforedisconnectingordoinganyworkonthehydraulicsystem,
releaseallthepressureinthesystem;refertoReleasingPressure
fromtheHydraulicSystem(page4–11).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowertheimplement,shutoffthe
engine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Cleanthehydraulichoseendsandttingsonthecontrolvalvetoprevent
contaminantsfromenteringintothehydraulicsystem.
3.Forassemblypurposes,labelallthehydraulichosesandttings.
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Figure125
1.Controlvalve
3.Levervalvelink
2.Hairpin
4.Disconnectthehydraulichosesthatareconnectedtothehydraulicttingson
thecontrolvalve.Allowthehosestodrainintoasuitablecontainer.
5.Installcleancapsorplugsinthehoseopeningstopreventsystem
contamination.
6.Removethe2hairpinsthatattachthelevervalvelinkstothecontrolvalve
spools(Figure125).Slidethelinksfromthespools.
7.Supportthecontrolvalvetopreventitfromfallingduringremoval.
8.Removethe2carriagescrews(item43inFigure124)and2angenuts
thatattachthecontrolvalvetothemachine,andremovethecontrolvalve
fromthemachine.
9.Ifnecessary,removethehydraulicttingsfromthecontrolvalve.Notethe
orientationofthettingsforassemblypurposes.
10.RemoveanddiscardtheO-ringsfromthettings.
InstallingthePolarTracHydraulicControlValve
1.Ifthehydraulicttingswereremovedfromthecontrolvalve,lubricateand
installnewO-ringstothettings.Installthettingsintothevalveports;refer
toInstallingtheHydraulicFittings(SAEStraightThreadO-RingFittinginto
theComponentPort)(page4–7).Usethenotesthatyourecordedduring
removaltoorientatethettings.
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