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Hydraulics question

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Freud

07-01-2004 03:51:06




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I have an aftermarket 3 pt hitch on a '52 Super M. I "rebuilt" the two unidentified cylinders by cleaning them along with replacing all of the seals/gaskets, etc. All old hydraulic fluid has been drained and replaced. The question is: before I attempt to crank her up to see if the hydraulics work correctly, should I "prime" the cylinders by adding fluid to both ends of the cylinders first? Or will the fluid make its way into them as I believe it should? Any assistance and/or additional advice is appreciated.

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txblu

07-01-2004 05:56:51




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 Re: Hydraulics question in reply to Freud, 07-01-2004 03:51:06  
Suit yourself. If you are a purist and want to insure your rubber and seals aren't damaged you might slop fluid all over everything before reassy or work it back and forth on the cyl before installation.

The system will prime it'self. All you have to do is fill the fluid sump, crank her up and work the levers back and forth a few to a couple dozen times and it will fill, air free.

Then top off the sump.

Mark

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Freud

07-01-2004 06:20:08




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 Re: Re: Hydraulics question in reply to txblu, 07-01-2004 05:56:51  
Doesn't really have anything with being a "purist." Being a novice, I just want to make sure it's done correctly so I don't have to do it again. I'm not one to take kindly to unexpected surprises. I do appreciate your feedback. Enjoy your day.



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txblu

07-01-2004 08:15:45




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 Re: Re: Re: Hydraulics question in reply to Freud, 07-01-2004 06:20:08  
Bad choice of words. The seals will probably survive without lube until the fluid from the pump gets there, but to insure that they do, the prelube is the answer.

I do the same on oil filters. I fill them with oil before installation to reduce the time the engine runs "dry" before the pump gets the filter filled and oil to the engine. Course syn oil solved a lot of that.

Mark



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Freud

07-01-2004 10:09:00




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Hydraulics question in reply to txblu, 07-01-2004 08:15:45  
Thanks again. I hope my previous follow up wasn't offensive; it wasn't meant to be. I appreciate all the feedback. Take care, thanks again.



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txblu

07-02-2004 07:02:26




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hydraulics question in reply to Freud, 07-01-2004 10:09:00  
naw it's fine. I just like to have fun and sometimes things are misunderstood as to intent, course sometimes I don't make myself very clear and then there is local jargon that differs from the readers local jargon.

I'm amazed we all get along as well as we do given the diverse group people who frequent this site...that is as long as we stay away from discussions about oil (LOL) politics and religion.

Best,

Mark

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