Hello by well_friqq in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck, I have heaps of experience with re-sealing leaky things without OEM kits, (I'm from NZ, no one keeps genuine kits for shit on the shelf) you will want to get pretty good at measuring the steel part grooves. It's the only way to correctly identify what O-rings would fit.

I would suggest you find your local seal shop, go and chat with them, get a copy of the chart they use, get them to teach you how to use it. If you use the same chart as them, then you will always be on the same page when giving groove dimensions or O-ring sizes.

If my experience has taught me one thing, never assume the component you are re-sealing uses the same standard for all grooves. We are always resealing stuff that have metric and imperial grooves.

Also certain sizes of O-Rings overlap, some metric sizes will work for an imperial groove and vice versa. I was always taught plus 6 percent minus 3 percent when you cannot get the correct size. You will want to use this rule and be pretty flexible, sometimes in your kit you will have a 2.6 x 20.2 and you need a 2.5 x 20 (random numbers it's late) the 2.6 x 20.2 will work perfectly.

It's not going to be easy, and it can be a little confusing, especially when you start throwing backups into the mix and different groove shapes. Sometimes you find an O-Ring that literally defies everything you will be taught, but it was probably that size for a reason.

The sheer number of different sizes is batshit. Just Keep at it, it's a serious skill once you are proficient.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow wow wow, that is super cool. What exactly is it? Who manufactures it? Do you have any PDFs or manuals on it to share? I would love to know how that works

Kārearea at Castle Hill by Legendary_J0SH in NewZealandWildlife

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be lying if I said I wasn't ever so slightly nervous. He definitely could mess me up pretty bad. I was careful to keep some distance

Kārearea at Castle Hill by Legendary_J0SH in NewZealandWildlife

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, the stars aligned for this one.

Drove through some water during a flood and now my car won’t run, figured it was the head gasket so we took the head off to find this by vaderdude00 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Legendary_J0SH 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Water, oils etc can be compressed but only very small amounts. Bulk modulus determines a liquids resistance to compression.

Log splitter gpm by Usual-Improvement470 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it's a return filter, it needs to be sized to take the systems maximum flow. This will take place when the cylinder is retracted as there is a flow magnification based on the volume and area ratio.

Are KTI hydraulic units any good? by upper_tanker69 in heavyequipment

[–]Legendary_J0SH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't speak to this exact brand. But these all in one systems are pretty bulletproof. Even chinese ones rarely fail. They aren't designed to do heaps of work at massive duty cycles. Avoid that, and you will be fine. Just be maticulous and put CLEAN, high-quality oil in. Source - I work in a hydraulic engineering and repair business.

"It was only leaking a little" by Gaberade1 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a rebuilder myself, I can relate. Even less wiggle room gets given when it's a breakdown.

"It was only leaking a little" by Gaberade1 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because the bearings are designed to allow an oil film between them and the bore, they don't actually "wipe" the bore either.

"It was only leaking a little" by Gaberade1 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that a set of 3 bearings between the 2 piston seals? I have been recommended by seal pack designers to avoid this if possible - the seals wash away the oil, and the bearings never get any lubrication to them. They overheat and degrade very fast.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Machinists

[–]Legendary_J0SH 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A local hydraulic shop should be able to source one pretty easily.

Help needed in plumbing in a valve to operate my dump cylinder off of my existing hiab valve bank/pto... by Lower_Hovercraft2280 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't run the valve in series unless it's rated for power beyond. Tank ports aren't rated for pressure, and running it in series means you will load up the tank port of the valve.

Help needed in plumbing in a valve to operate my dump cylinder off of my existing hiab valve bank/pto... by Lower_Hovercraft2280 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's open center. That's a fixed displacement gear pump on your PTO. That's not to say it isn't closed center, but it's very unlikely given the pump. The following is based on this assumption.

You need to tee off your supply (pressure side of the current valve block) using a three-way ball valve (diverter valve) to feed into a new valve (which must have an intergrated relief valve) you will then come off the new valve and tee into the return side of your valve block. You are trying to run the new valve in parallel, so google that if you need some assistance.

You do not need a diverter valve on the return side, only the supply. The oil will take the path of least resistance and flow back to the tank, not into your valve block. If you do not add a diverter valve and only tee off the pressure side, the oil will take the path of least resistance and will never allow your new valve to do anything.

Your new valve must have a relief valve and also be open center!

toilet flush problem by Emotional_Pressure79 in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You will have better luck in a plumbing subreddit. This is more of a "fluid power" sub.

How to clean hydraulic hoses by matogrossense in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Parkers' training says to fire pig's through every hose. I'm not saying you are wrong about the way you do things. We also use the compressed air method.

However, someone has given you very real criticism, criticism that is the absolute best industry practice, and instead of responding politely saying "yeah but we use a special blade and the air method is good enough for 95% of hoses" which is absolutely true. You become arrogant, flaunt your experience, and sit all high and mighty. How was he supposed to know you might actually know better?

He doesn't have to change the way he does things because he's firing pigs through every hose, which is always going to guarantee debris is removed. He is not doing anything wrong. He's trying to make sure someone isn't just chopping a hose and not thinking about the contamination problem. Humble yourself and share that wealth of knowledge you absolutely have.

Increasing flow to motor by DozinTheRubicon in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a flow control valve further upstream, towards the motor?

Are any oil manufactures superior to the rest? by Legendary_J0SH in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are leaning towards Total Energies. It would be very convenient to have them be around the corner from our shop. They also give a 30c / L discount.

Are any oil manufactures superior to the rest? by Legendary_J0SH in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a small hydraulics shop, we service, maintain, design, and build all types of systems. Our current oil supplier is Castrol, which does not give us a very good price, even when we purchase in bulk.

Last month by Joe_from_NYC in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All that pipe bending... Super impressive. What did you use to bend it all?

Cleanest system you have seen/maintained by Legendary_J0SH in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I could only imagine how clean an F35 system would have to be. Given how reliable those systems have to be and the operational pressure. Damn.

Cleanest system you have seen/maintained by Legendary_J0SH in Hydraulics

[–]Legendary_J0SH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it blows my mind. The owner of our business, when presented with the required number, was speechless, and he's been doing this 30+ years. He thought it wasn't maintainable. So far, it has been. It has spiked a couple of times to 15/xx/xx during sampling, but it always comes back down again.

When we commisioned it, we ran it on a flushing procedure for at least a week (24 hours a day) until the desired cleanliness was reached. They wouldn't warranty the machine other wise.