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PrecautionsforHydraulicTesting(continued)
1.Cleanmachinethoroughlybeforedisconnectingordisassemblingany
hydrauliccomponents.Alwayskeepinmindtheneedforcleanlinesswhen
workingonhydraulicequipment.Contaminationcancauseexcessivewear
orbindingofhydrauliccomponents.
2.Beforetesting,checkcontrollinkagesforimproperadjustment,bindingor
brokenparts.
3.Allhydraulictestsshouldbemadewiththehydraulicuidatnormaloperating
temperature.
4.Putmetalcapsorplugsonanyhydrauliclinesleftopenorexposedduring
testingorcomponentremoval.
5.Whenusinghydraulictester(pressureandow),theinletandtheoutlet
hosesmustbeproperlyconnectedandnotreversedtopreventdamageto
thehydraulictesterorcomponents.
6.Installhydraulicttingsngertightandfarenoughtomakesurethattheyare
notcross-threadedbeforetighteningthemwithawrench.
7.Positiontesterhosestopreventrotatingmachinepartsfromcontactingand
damagingthehosesortester.
8.Afterconnectingtestequipment,checkuidlevelinthehydraulictankto
makesurethatuidleveliscorrect.
9.Whenusinghydraulictester(pressureandow),opentesterloadvalve
completelybeforestartingenginetominimizethepossibilityofdamaging
components.
10.Theenginemustbeingoodoperatingcondition.Useaphototacwhen
performingahydraulictest.Enginespeedcanaffecttheaccuracyofthe
testerreadings.Checkactualspeedofthepumpwhenperforminghydraulic
owtests.
11.Ifatractioncircuitproblemexists,considerperformingoneormoreofthe
followingtests:ChargePressureTest,WheelMotorEfciencyT est,and/or
PistonPump/Hydrostat(P3)FlowandReliefValveT ests.
12.Ifacutting(mow)circuitproblemexists,considerperformingoneormoreof
thefollowingtests:CircuitPressureT est,DeckMotorEfciency/CaseDrain
Test,ManifoldReliefPressureT est,and/orGearPump(P1)FlowT est.
13.Ifasteeringorlift/sidewindercircuitproblemexists,considerperforming
oneormoreofthefollowingtests:GearPump(P2)FlowT est,ReliefValve
PressureTest,and/orSteeringControlValveandSteeringCylinderT est.
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