TM 55-1730-201-12
28. HYDRAULIC CYLINDER STICKS AT FULLY
EXTENDED POSITION.
PROBABLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Piston extended too
Remove safety-lock, open
far and riding on
by-pass valve, and jar
inner cylinder wall
upper structure down
until piston is re-
leased.
29. PLATFORM WILL NOT LOWER OR LOWERS
SLOWLY.
PROBABLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Piston packing ruptured
Replace piston packing
(paragraph 37)
PROBABLE CAUSE
By-pass valve sticking
(will not fully close)
High pressure hose
leaking
30. HAND PUMP FAILS TO OPERATE
PROBABLE CAUSE
Pump piston or cylinder
scored or scratched
Ballsprings weak or
broken
Section IV. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
31. GENERAL.
(1) Disconnect
The hydraulic system which functions to supply
from the tee (2).
fluid under pressure to the cylinder assembly con-
(2) Disconnect
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Clean valve of obstruct-
ing foreign material
(paragraph 33)
Replace high pressure
hose (paragraph 36).
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Replace a defective
piston or cylinder
(paragraph 37)
Replace a defective
ballspring (paragraph
37)
the hose assembly (5, figure 5)
the suction tube assembly (4)
sists of a hand-operated hydraulic pump, a by-pass
from the reducer (3).
valve, lines and fittings,
hydraulic cylinder, and a
fluid reservoir.
(3) Disconnect the by-pass tube assembly (1)
32. HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP.
a. Removal
from the tee (2).
(4) Remove the two bolts (37), lockwashers
(32), and nuts (31) that secure the pump body (36)
to the bracket and remove the pump.
Legend for Figure 5:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Bypass tube assembly
Tee-
Reducer tube
Suction tube assembly
Hose assembly
Elbow
Return tube assembly
Return tube adapter
Tee
Nipple
Hydraulic strainer plug
Screen.
Gasket
Strainer body
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Valve assembly
Washer
Nut
Elbow
Pin
Connecting link
Handle socket
Bolt
Handle assembly
Spring
Cotter pin
Nut
Setscrew
Nut
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
Elbow, 90°
32. Washer
49.
Elbow, 90°
33. Preformed packing
50.
Screw
34. Nut
51.
52.
Gasket
Pump body
Bolt
Pivot pin
Nut
Bearing
O-ring
Preformed packing
Valve seat
Preformed packing
Ball bearing
Spring
Piston
Plug
Preformed packing
Ball bearing
Spring
Preformed packing
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