Finca SDR
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone!
So after working successfully for almost a whole week after the reverser issues were resolved, something else started making loud horrible clanking noise and I had to turn it off.
Mechanic dude was able to ascertain pretty quickly that the splined shaft driving the hydraulic pump was stripped and that's the source of the noise, no broken rods or seizing pistons so no worries there. Not a big problem to fix that part at least.
But... he disassembled the pump to get the axle out and found some wear damage in there. Gears are visibly worn (they look clean and pristine to me but he says there should be no visible gaps in between the teeth), and there are scratches on these little plates he's calling mirrors (Spanish translated) and inside the mid-body housing, if you want to call it that. He says it should really be rebuilt before we reassemble the thing cuz it's gonna break eventually and possibly take other parts with it (control valves).
... no biggie, only $300 worth of parts, no extra labor... except it turns out to be over $900 for the parts. Prices always seem to go up since the last time you did something. So dude says we'll just put it back together cuz that's too much to spend at this stage, but I will have problems at some point. I know he's honest.
Anyone have any insight on half -worn hydraulic pumps? It was one of the only systems that was working properly on the machine. Anyone ever heard of lowering the pressure to abuse it less.?
Thanks for reading and any advice, I know I'm long winded
So after working successfully for almost a whole week after the reverser issues were resolved, something else started making loud horrible clanking noise and I had to turn it off.
Mechanic dude was able to ascertain pretty quickly that the splined shaft driving the hydraulic pump was stripped and that's the source of the noise, no broken rods or seizing pistons so no worries there. Not a big problem to fix that part at least.
But... he disassembled the pump to get the axle out and found some wear damage in there. Gears are visibly worn (they look clean and pristine to me but he says there should be no visible gaps in between the teeth), and there are scratches on these little plates he's calling mirrors (Spanish translated) and inside the mid-body housing, if you want to call it that. He says it should really be rebuilt before we reassemble the thing cuz it's gonna break eventually and possibly take other parts with it (control valves).
... no biggie, only $300 worth of parts, no extra labor... except it turns out to be over $900 for the parts. Prices always seem to go up since the last time you did something. So dude says we'll just put it back together cuz that's too much to spend at this stage, but I will have problems at some point. I know he's honest.
Anyone have any insight on half -worn hydraulic pumps? It was one of the only systems that was working properly on the machine. Anyone ever heard of lowering the pressure to abuse it less.?
Thanks for reading and any advice, I know I'm long winded