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Title: Hydraulic Gear Pump Start-Up Procedure.

Objective:
To assist assembly personnel in proper gear pump start-up as recommended by the manufacturer.

Procedure:
1. Fill the reservoir with the proper hydraulic fluid to the high level mark on the reservoir sight gage.

2. Gear pumps are very good at self priming; the biggest concern is to make sure we are not sucking air
into the pump inlet or allowing the pump suction or inlet fluid to “bleed-back” to the reservoir when the
engine is stopped. Therefore, assure that all suction or inlet lines are air tight.

3. Remove all pump outlet hoses. Fill pump outlet port on each pump section with as much hydraulic oil
as it will take. Re-connect hoses.

Note: This step can be done before the pump is installed. Simply remove the plastic cap on the outlet of
the pump and fill with as much oil as possible, re-install the cap and then install the pump.

4. Start engine.

A. Idle engine for two to three minutes with no functions actuated. Check for leaks and repair if
required. Lay your hand on the pump to check for excessive heat build-up. If the pump section
is too hot to keep your hand on, stop the engine immediately. All pumps should be about the
same temperature, but it depends on the pressure drop across the circuits upstream, which will
vary from one to another.

If the pump makes excessive noise it is probably sucking air into the inlet keeping the pump
from priming. If this occurs, stop engine, and inspect all connections of the suction hose/tube for
a lose connection, or for a missing or damaged o-ring.

Caution! Pay special attention to the service brake charge pump on units with the dual
accumulator charging valve for hydraulic service brakes. If the dual accumulator charge is set to
high, the pump will continually push all its flow across an integral relief valve that dumps the
heated flow back into the inlet of the pump. This causes a “hot-loop” situation that will very
quickly heat the pump section above hydraulic reservoir temperature. If this does occur, stop the
engine immediately. Adjust the dual accumulator charging valve socket head screw, located in
its tank port, out or CCW to lower the pressure (see pressure setting procedure to perform this
adjustment). Re-start the engine listening for the dual accumulator charge valve to cycle on and
off (a one to two second charge cycle). Repeat the checks in step 4A, and if OK proceed to step
4B.

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B. Increase RPM to 1500-1800 for 1-2 minutes with no functions actuated and again, make checks
outlined in step A. Incrementally increase throttle to full RPM and then cycle the functions that
each section supplies to verify proper speed (verify pump flow).

5. Proceed to pressure setting procedure.

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