sepulchral
Well-Known Member
Please help.. My friend and I are beyond lost. Heres the story:
Bought a Project ASV PT-80 from a dealership for a good price ($12k) fully loaded with high flow and AC. They said it had electrical problems and provided a new complete wiring harness with it.
Checking pressures with the harness installed, i realized the tandem pump was not putting out any pressure (0psi) when it should be 218psi on standby with engine at idle. The engine-driven charge pump which supplies the motive pressure for the pilot controls was at a solid 450psi as it should have been.
Turned out both bolts to from the engine mounting plate to the tandem pump snapped and the output shaft on the tandem pump ground down to nothing. This meant the motor was not turning the tandem pump at all. ASV things maybe that the machine jumped a rock or landed hard to cause that.
My friend and I ordered a new pump shaft and bearing and seal from Rexroth and replaced the shaft on the tandem pump, following the service manual. Upon internal inspection of the tandem pump pieces, everythign looked fine.
The night we connected everything, refilled with recommended hydraulic fluid, the machine started, and moved under its own power like a charm. Even operated loader arm. Tandem pump read 218psi as it should after the repair.
Next morning the machine would not move or work. Charge pressure was now at 100psi instead of 450psi and tandem standby pressure was still at a good 218psi. SO basically the machine will not operate with a charge pressure that low.
ASV told us to cap drive motors to see where pressure is being lost - did nothing for us. WE also checked to make sure the charge relief (475psi) was not hung open and it was fine. Really pissed off and confused and wondering what to do next. ANy advise would be helpful.
WE did pull apart the charge pump and noticed some irregular wear (pic attached) but ASV did not believe that coudl cause such a pressure drop... I have no clue.
From my belief, possible causes could be one of the following
This is CRAZY i do not know why it would work fine and 8 hours later not work at all and lose 350psi charge pressure overnight.
Bought a Project ASV PT-80 from a dealership for a good price ($12k) fully loaded with high flow and AC. They said it had electrical problems and provided a new complete wiring harness with it.
Checking pressures with the harness installed, i realized the tandem pump was not putting out any pressure (0psi) when it should be 218psi on standby with engine at idle. The engine-driven charge pump which supplies the motive pressure for the pilot controls was at a solid 450psi as it should have been.
Turned out both bolts to from the engine mounting plate to the tandem pump snapped and the output shaft on the tandem pump ground down to nothing. This meant the motor was not turning the tandem pump at all. ASV things maybe that the machine jumped a rock or landed hard to cause that.
My friend and I ordered a new pump shaft and bearing and seal from Rexroth and replaced the shaft on the tandem pump, following the service manual. Upon internal inspection of the tandem pump pieces, everythign looked fine.
The night we connected everything, refilled with recommended hydraulic fluid, the machine started, and moved under its own power like a charm. Even operated loader arm. Tandem pump read 218psi as it should after the repair.
Next morning the machine would not move or work. Charge pressure was now at 100psi instead of 450psi and tandem standby pressure was still at a good 218psi. SO basically the machine will not operate with a charge pressure that low.
ASV told us to cap drive motors to see where pressure is being lost - did nothing for us. WE also checked to make sure the charge relief (475psi) was not hung open and it was fine. Really pissed off and confused and wondering what to do next. ANy advise would be helpful.
WE did pull apart the charge pump and noticed some irregular wear (pic attached) but ASV did not believe that coudl cause such a pressure drop... I have no clue.
From my belief, possible causes could be one of the following
- charge pump took a ****. Do not understand how it works or if that groove could have caused such a bad pressure loss. With it running, there is no noise or vibration
- tandem pump has internal bad seal or something or took a ****
- pilot gen block is leaking internally
This is CRAZY i do not know why it would work fine and 8 hours later not work at all and lose 350psi charge pressure overnight.