Test Procedures for Older Bobcat Skid Steers

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brdgbldr

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I have attached test procedure for the Bobcat 743. These procedures should also work on most all older Bobcat skid steers since the systems were all very similar.

There is also a page about an 843 bucket position valve. Not sure where I got these from.

I hope these help others before they get lost in time.
 

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wateka

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Many thanks. This has some very helpful information for my 853 rebuild and I luckily came across it on a completely unrelated search. To make it easier for others to find, I have made the PDF searchable by text, and am attaching the searchable version of the file. I am pasting the text from the OCR conversion below, but see the graphics and hand written notes in the PDF.





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t.1ri·: CYLINDER TEST: TO DETERMINE IF THE PISTON SEALS ON THE LIFT CYLINDER ARE DAMAGED, FOLLOW
TH'IS PROCEDURE.
1> LOWER· THE BOOM FULLY. 2> CONTINUE HOLDING THE LIFT PEDAL !N THE TOE DOWN POSITION
PRESSURIZING THE ROD END OF THE LIFT CYLINDER. THIS WILL FORCE THE MAIN RELIEF VALVE TO OPEN AT
2200 PSI. 3> DEPRESS THE HEEL OF THE TILT CYLINDER. IF THE BUCKET ROLLS BACK, OIL IS COMING
ACROSS THE SEALS IN THE LIFT CYLINDERS. THE OIL .LEAKING PAST THE SEALS IN THE LIFT CYLINDERS
FEEDS BACK TO THE REAR PORT OF THE LIFT VALVE SECTION THUS SUPPLYING OIL TO THE TILT CIRCUIT.

· POSITION THE LIFT PEDAL IN THE TOE DOWN POSITION AND TILT PEDAL IN THE HEEL DOWN POSITION. WITH
GOOD ·SEALS IN THE LIFT CYLINDER, THERE WILL BE NO OIL. RETURNING TO THE POWER PORT OF THB VALVB.
iHl ANTt~CAVITATION VALVE IN THE TILT SECTION WILL NORMALLY FEED THE BASE END OF THE TILT CYLINDER
AND THE. BUCKET WILL ~OLL OUT. THIS IS NORMAL.

NOTE: OIL LEAKAGE FROM EITHER LIFT OR TILT CAN. BE CONFIRMED BY ATTACHING A LINE FROM AUXILIARY
QUICK COUPLERS AND ENGAGING AUXILIARY LEVER. THIS WILL ALLOW VISUAL INSPECTION OF LEAKAGE.


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TBS'J:ING THB LIFT CYLINDERS FOR INTERNAL LEAKAGE: TO DETERMINE WHICH PISTON SEAL IS DAMAGED,
FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE.

l> ALLOW THE MACHINE TO SET SO THE CYLINDERS AND THE OIL ARB COOL. 2> WARM THE HYDRAULIC OIL
TO 100 -140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH A Y90 HYDRAULIC TESTER CONNECTED TO THE AUXILIARY CIRCUIT.
THE OIL MAY BE WARMED BY DRIVING THE LOADER FOR 10 -15 MINUTES. DO HOT OPERATE THE BOOM OR TILT
CYLINDER WHILE DRIVING. THIS WILL KEEP COOL OIL IN THE CYLINDER. LOWER THE BOOM FULLY, 3> WITH
THE ENGINE RUNNING AT FULL RPM, DEPRESS THE TOI OF THB LIFT PEDAL FOR 30 SECONDS. RELEASE THE
~BOAL tOR : lQ SECONDS AND DEPRESS THE TOE 3 -4 MORE TIMES ' FOR 30 SECONDS BACH TIME. 4> TOUCH THE
OUTER. SURF'ACE OF EACH LIFT CYL.INDER AT THE BASE END. · IF THE PISTON SEAL WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY,
THE ~YLINDER WILL BE HOT IN THE AREA OF THE LEAK. THE OPERATOR SHOULD SHUT OFF THE ENOINB AND

LOWER THR BOO~S BEFORE GETTING OFF TO INSPECT THE LIFT CYLINDERS.


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PORT RBLIBF TEST: TO DETERMINE IF THE 0-RING SEALS ON THE PORT RELIEF ARE LEAKING, FOLLOW THIS
PROCEDURE.
1> · RAISE THE BOOM 1/2 WAY UP. ALLOW THE LIFT SPOOL TO RETURN TO NEUTRAL. STOP THE ENGINE. 2>
THE PORT RELIEF SHOULD BE ON ITS SEAT. 3> IF IT LEAKS, OIL WILL GO TO THE TANK RETURN PORT OF
THE VALVE AND THE BOOM WILL DROP SLOWLY. OIL IS THUS LEAKING PAST THE 0-RING SEALS ON THE PORT
RELIEF. BNGAOB THE AUXILIARY LEVER AND SPOOL WITH 0 ATTACHMENT CONNECTED. THIS WILL DETERMINE
IF THB PORT RELIEF IS LEAKING OR IF THERE IS A DAMAGED SPOOL. IF THE SPEED OF THE BOOM DRIFT DOES
NOT CHANGE, IT IS A LEAKY PORT RELIEF. OIL IS GOING TO TIIB TANK PORT. IF DRIFT BECOMES VERY SLOW
OR STOPS, IT IS A SCORED SPOOL AND THE PORT REL I EF IS OKAY.


MODEL 743

TBST FOR SCORED SPOOL: THIS TEST IS TO BE PERFORMED AFTER THE CYLINDER TEST PROVES THB PISTON
SBALS ARB OKAY. TO DETERMINE IF THE SPOOL IS SCORED ON THE MELROE VALVE, FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE.
1> RAISE THE BOOM FULLY . . OIL NEEDS TO BE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE DURING TEST. 2> ALLOW THE
LIFT SPOOL TO RETURN TO NEUTRAL. SHUT OFF Tl!E E CINE. THE LIFT CYLINDER SHOULD NOT DRIFT MORE
THAN 1.3'' IN 10 MINUTES. 3> IF THE BOOM IS DRIFTING DOWN, ENGAGE THE AUXILIARY CONTROL LEVER
WITHOUT ATTACHMENT, AND SEE IF THE BOOM STOPS. IF THE BOOM STOPS AT THIS POINT, OIL WAS COMING
PAST THE SPOOL ON THE LIFT VALV~ SECTION. OIL IS GOI G TO OPEN CENTER AND FEEDS THE CENTER POWER
PORT. BY HAVING THE AUXILIARY $POOL ENGAGED, IT STOPS TliE FLOW OF OIL FROM THE POWER PORT TO THE
TANK PORT.


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LOAD ·CHBCK TEST: THIS TEXT IS TO BE PORFORMED AFTER DOING CYLINDER TESTS. TO DETERMINE IF THB
LOAD 1CHBCK IS SEATED AND HOLDING UNDER PRESSURE, FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE.
1> RAISE THE BOOM FULLY WITH A 1/2 LOADED BUCKET. STOP THE ENGINE. 2> FOOT PEDAL SHOULD BE IN
THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. 3> DEPRESS THE HEEL OF THE LIFT PEDAL
ACTIVATING THE LIFT CONTROL SPOOL. 4> THE LOADED BUCKET SHOULD PUSH THE ROD INTO THE LIFT
CYLi~bER AND THE LOAD CHECK SHOULD BE ON IT' S SEAT . IF THE BOOM DROPS , THE LOAD CHECK IS NOT
SEATBD.·

ANOTHER TEST OF A DEFECTIVE LOAD CHECK IS TO RA I SE A LOADED BUCKET TO THE 1/2 RAISED POSITION.
PLACE THE SPOOL IN NEUTRAL, DEPRESS THE HEEL OF THE LIFT PEDAL. THE BOOM SHOULD CONTINUE TO RAISE
WITHOUT· DROPPING. IF THE BOOM DROPS A SHORT DI STA CE BEFORE IT RAISES, THE LOAD CHECK IS
DEFECTIVE. THIS TEST COULD ALSO BE lJRED FOR BUCKET LOAD CHECK TESTS .

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ANTI-CAVITATION VALVE: THE ANTI-CAVITATION VALVE FUNCTION IS TO ALLOW TANK RETURN OIL TO FEED A
PRBSSURB PORT AND PREVENT CAVITATION OF A CYLINDER. A SYMPTOM OF AN DEFECTIVE ANTI-CAVITATION
VALVB STUCK OPEN WILL BE NO POWER DOWN ON THE BOOMS. A DEFECTIVE ANTI-CAVITATION VALVE WILL ALLOW
PRBSSURB OIL TO DUMP DIRECTLY TO THE TANK PORT. AN ANTI-CAVITATION VALVE STUCK CLOSED WILL ALLOW
AIR INTO THE SYSTEM AND THE HYDRO. LIGHT WILL FLICKER. .


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MODEL ·743

TILT· CYLINDER AND SPOOL TEST: TO DETERMINE IF A TILT CYLINDER IS SCORED DEFECTIVE, OR IF THB
PISTON. SBAL IS BROKEN, FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE.
1> ' WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, ENGAGE THE AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC CONTROL LEVER (WITHOUT STABILIZER
ON ' ), · THIS WILL BLOCK THE OIL FLOW FROM GOING THROUGH THE AUXILIARY VALVE. 2> DEPRESS THE HERL
OF THB TILT PEDAL, THUS PRESSURIZING THE ROD END OF THE TILT CYLINDER. THE BASE END OF THB TILT
CYLINDER IS OPEN TO THE RETURN PORT (OPEN CENTER POWER BEYOND) HOWEVER, . WITH THE AUXILIARY SP00L
ENGAGED, OIL CANNOT FLOW FROM THE BASE END OF THE TILT CYLINDER. 3> IF THE PISTON SEAL ON TILT
CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE, THE PRESSURIZED ROD END OIL WILL FLOW PAST THE PISTON SEAL PRESSURIZING THE
BASB END OF THE TILT CYLINDRR AND FORCING THE BUCKET TO DUMP.


INFORMATION SHEET

843 BUCKET POSITION

VALVE (Cessna)


RETURN
FLUID


HYDRAULIC
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As the lift spool 0 is moved to raise the boom, the pump flow is directed to the base end @ of the lift
cylinders. As the cylinder begins to move outward, rod end @) oil flows to the inlet port A of the bucket
position valve. The oil flows into the center of the flow divider 0. Part of the oil flows out the left end
of the flow divider, out port B and back to the lift rod end port €) . The metered flow thru the right end
of the flow divider follows the channel thru the check valve and out port C to the base end @ of the tilt
cylinder. This flow is also against the right _end of the unloading spool 0. Since there is no flow out the
rod end @ of the tilt cylinder, pressure in the base end circuit begins to rise. As the pressure increases,
the unloading spool is forced to the left. This action opens a passage for the tilt rod end oil to enter port
D and pass thru the unloading spool &join with the flow out port B. The relief valve @ protects the circuits
when the tilt is fully extended and the lift is activated to raise the boom and activate the bucket position circuit.

Printed in U.S.A.

6566823 (11·83)·2.5C Revised (6·84)·2.5C 3rd Printing (J..87)·5C

 

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