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SteeringCylinderInternalLeakageTest
(5410/5410-G/5410-D/5510/5510-G/5510-D/5610)
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Figure111
Thesteeringcylinderinternalleakagetestshouldbeperformedifasteering
problemisidentied.Thistestwilldetermineifthesteeringcylinderisdamaged.
Note:Steeringcircuitoperationwillbeaffectedbyreartirepressure,steering
cylinderbinding,extraweightonthevehicleand/orbindingofrearaxlesteering
components.Ensurethatthetheseitemsarecheckedbeforeproceedingwith
steeringcylinderinternalleakagetest.
TestProcedure
1.Ensurethatthehydraulicuidisatnormaloperatingtemperatureby
operatingthemachineunderloadforapproximately10minutes.
2.Parkmachineonalevelsurfacewiththecuttingunitsloweredandreel
engageswitchOFF.Ensurethattheengineisshutoff.Applytheparking
brake.
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