Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Thank you Keith!

2013-01-07 Surface Wear by jcurtis4082
2013-01-07 Surface Wear, a photo by jcurtis4082 on Flickr.

I finally got around to photographing this example of wear on a swash plate of a piston hydraulic pump that Keith brought in.

This type of wear is indicative system failure. This metal will show up in the hydraulic filter(s) and cutting them open is a valuable troubleshooting tool.

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