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Hydra Mac 8A (Gehl 2500) restoration... or "Oh No... What have I done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 97459" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Yea me too. I can't possibly relate how much I just want this thing to be done and running. It's no longer a matter of the fun I'll have using it as much as I just want it to be over now.</p><p>But you are correct, I am getting very close.</p><p>Regarding the charge pump pressure, technically I'm starting by just checking them. But I had to re-machine the seat on one of them to fix erosion and the other one has been tampered with as it had some plastic "shims" hacked into it, presumably by some previous owner to compensate for something. So though I'm hoping I don't have to alter things much, I anticipate having to fiddle with both of them. Anyways, I have the specs for what the pressure is supposed to be at the proper port - there's a handy plug right there to connect the gauge. What I will be doing is clamping it to the table of a big drill press (5hp motor) via some angle iron extending off to the side, feeding fluid via a hose from the bucket and letting it flow through and back into the bucket underneath it all. I'll be driving the shaft via a simple rod thing clamped in the drill chuck. This allows both easy access to the valve in the likely event I need to remove it to add shims or whatever, as well as avoid getting fluid all over the (so far) clean floor of the machine. Basically it's just a simple setup and much easier to deal with in case I have to take the valve in & out several times to set the pressure right.</p><p>I'll take a picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 97459, member: 12954"] Yea me too. I can't possibly relate how much I just want this thing to be done and running. It's no longer a matter of the fun I'll have using it as much as I just want it to be over now. But you are correct, I am getting very close. Regarding the charge pump pressure, technically I'm starting by just checking them. But I had to re-machine the seat on one of them to fix erosion and the other one has been tampered with as it had some plastic “shims” hacked into it, presumably by some previous owner to compensate for something. So though I'm hoping I don't have to alter things much, I anticipate having to fiddle with both of them. Anyways, I have the specs for what the pressure is supposed to be at the proper port - there's a handy plug right there to connect the gauge. What I will be doing is clamping it to the table of a big drill press (5hp motor) via some angle iron extending off to the side, feeding fluid via a hose from the bucket and letting it flow through and back into the bucket underneath it all. I'll be driving the shaft via a simple rod thing clamped in the drill chuck. This allows both easy access to the valve in the likely event I need to remove it to add shims or whatever, as well as avoid getting fluid all over the (so far) clean floor of the machine. Basically it's just a simple setup and much easier to deal with in case I have to take the valve in & out several times to set the pressure right. I'll take a picture. [/QUOTE]
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