How to check the Cylinders

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 Principally there are 2 methods to carry out the leak test on the hydraulic
cylinders:

Method A: Test by means of hydraulic pump

Method B:Test without any special tools such as hydraulic pump

(Attention! For method B a lifting appliance (crane) is necessary
to lift up/close the grab.)

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 Necessary preparations for the leak
test
according to method A and method
B:
Place the grab on a clean and
even surface, the shells being
opened. The piston rods of the
hydraulic cylinders must be
completely retracted so that the
„mobile traverse“and the „lower
traverse“ touch each other in the
contact surfaces a (see fig. 1)
Fig.1

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 Necessary preparations for the leak test
according to method A and method B:

Remove (unscrew) the

ventilation filter b
(on the tank cap) and
replace it by the transport
cover c

C b

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 Necessary preparations for the leak test
according to method A and method B:

Remove the cover plate

d at the bottom side of
the „lower traverse“ by
untightening the screws
e
e

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 Necessary preparations for the leak test
according to method A and method B:

Completely loosen the hose

connections f (see fig. 4). f
Attention! Before loosening the
hose connections, have ready
the screw plugs to plug up the
open hose ends. It is possible
to make the screw plugs by
oneself according to the fig. 5
Fig.4

Fig.5

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 Necessary preparations for the leak test
according to method A and method B:

Use appropriate basins to collect the hydraulic oil dropping out of the
opened cylinder connections and hydraulic hoses.
Probably resulting oil puddles must be covered with an appropriate
fixing agent.

Wait until no more oil drops out of the opened cylinder connections; if
necessary, a clean cloth must be used to dab hydraulic oil from the opened
cylinder connections.

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 Necessary preparations for the leak test
according to method A and method B:

ATTENTION!
If no screw plugs are available to plug
up the opened hose ends, it is also
possible to drain the hydraulic oil off the f
tank before loosening the hose
connections f (see fig. 1). For this
purpose the ventilation filter b (see
fig. 3) must be completely unscrewed
and the screw plug g (see fig. 2)
must be removed from the tank bottom.
Use an appropriate clean basin to
Fig.1
collect the hydraulic oil that drains off.

g
Fig. Fig.
2 C b 3

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 Leak test method A

The following tools are necessary:

- hydraulic pump/ hydraulic unit, hand or motor

driven

- adapter union piece for the hose connection between the

hydraulic
pump and the hydraulic cylinder

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 Leak test method A

Leak test procedure:

Remove the screw plug

h
h >M14x1,5< (see fig.)
of the hydraulic cylinder
and place the adapter
union piece for
connection of the
hydraulic pump.

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 Leak test method A
Connect the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinder by means of a
hose.
Produce a test pressure of about 100 to 150 bar in the cylinders
by means of the hydraulic pump.

Observe the opened hose f

connections f (see fig.)
on the cylinders. If the
quantity of oil leaking out of
the opened hose
connections increases,
there must be an internal
leak in the hydraulic
cylinders. In this case the
f
concerned hydraulic
cylinders must be replaced.

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 Leak test method B
To carry out the test an appropriate lifting appliance (crane) is
necessary to lift up/close the grab.

Leak test
procedure:
Attach the crane hooks to the grab
suspension.
Operate the lifting gear of the crane in „lift load“ mode until the closing
ropes of the grab are taut and the „lower traverse“ of the grab is lifted by
about 10 cm.
Observe the opened hose connections as described under 4) - method
A.

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 Leak test method B
Due to the weight of the empty grab that is not filled with bulk material,
the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinders is comparatively low
(about 50 bar) so that slight leakages might not be visible clearly enough.
To increase the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinders, it is
possible to close the grab and to fill it to the half of its capacity with bulk
material (e. g. humid gravel). The tightness is then to be tested as
described above, but in this case the closed grab must be lifted by a few
centimeters until it hangs freely on the lifting appliance (crane).

Special note:
The hose connections f (see fig. ) of the hydraulic
f
cylinders are not loosened before the grab is closed and
filled with bulk material.
The grab does not hang on the lifting appliance, i. e. the
closing ropes are relieved and there is no pressure in
the hydraulic cylinders.

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