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    How do you test a webster hydraulic pump on a 555 Ford

    What are the procedures to test the hydrualic pump...which hose and how big a guage do I need. Thanks, tek
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    Ford 555 hydraulics stopped

    How and where do you check the hydraulic oil pressure. Thanks tek
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    Ford 555 hydraulics stopped

    I can watch the oil circulate by looking in the hydraulic tank..it moves at a good rate. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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    Ford 555 hydraulics stopped

    First we installed all the relief valves after looking for broken springs or o rings. Then we reinstalled them...so the everything is together and ready to work. We took the pump off and apart..didnt see anything out of the ordinary. It is a gear pump. We discussed the posibility of having a...
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    Ford 555 hydraulics stopped

    Its a 78 model..I dont know what letter.. it doesnt have any on the side decal. I pumped the oil out the little plug on the filter. It shot out with good pressure in the 5 gal bucket. The front bucket is the one lifting. No strange noises. We dug a septic tank hole and field then started...
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    Ford 555 hydraulics stopped

    have a ford 555 and all the sudden all the hydraulics quit...the bucket may lift 3 inches if you baby it alot. I have took out all the relief valves on the hoe and 2 on the bucket..all to no avail. Checked the pump and it seems to be pumping good..it emptied the resevoir into a 5 gallon bucket...
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