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There are different kinds of contamination’s fluids, insoluble, hard and soft particles, air , water or any other kind of dirt that stops the flow of fluid. If you have air contamination it can harm the hydraulic components by not having enough grease, cause overheating and diminishing the capacity of the seal. Water contaminates the hydraulic components by corrosion, cavitation, changing the fluid viscosity and lessens the grease film strength. If you have hard fragments it will speed up the wear of your components. The damage that is does to your system depends on different kinds of debris that goes...

The right temperature for the hydraulic system to function and have the correct fluid temperature and density is the primary goal for your unit to do the job at hand. When hydraulic fluid diminishes the temperature goes up as well in reverse, thus you need to take notice of both at the same time when doing a task. When you have low fluid density you may experience parts destruction by not using the right grease. It may instigate higher than normal weakening of oil film and has the potential for high fluid thickness that will hurt the system parts through...

Of course we all know when the hydraulics in the cylinders start to go out, makes our jobs alot harder. It is inevitable the seals will go out from everyday wear and tear, age and seals thinning out. Just don’t use it til you have erosion going on, will cost you more in the long run. Here are some things to look for ahead of it going out. On the piston seal you can if it is gong bad by the barrel getting larger. It will erode or will become missing all together. You will need to replace the barrel...

Some of the sounds you may be here is made ventilation or by the formation of an empty space that is within a solid object. When the ventilation or aerating happens it contaminates your hydraulic fluid. The sound it makes is like banging noise that compresses and decompresses when it radiates around in the unit. When you have air in your reservoir tank it will look like it has foam on top and seem kind of bubbly. You may need to start looking for air coming maybe in an inlet port, hose or an intake line. If you have fittings...

At our Hydrostatic Pump Repair Site, we offer many types of Hydrostatic Transmission Repair and information relating to Hydrostatic PartsToday we will discuss; Bearing Materials Part 1 Plain Journal Bearings are made from the these materials: Babbitt (tin base – lead base) Cadmium base Copper Lead Bronzes Aluminum Silver (over plated) Babbitt’s is the best material bearings can be made from, also known as the White Metal, for the different alloys in the bearing. These alloys were named after Isaac Babbitt. This type of bearing is the bases for which all bearings derive from. On smaller bearings there is a...