Service Manual

Table Of Contents
Troubleshooting
Thefollowingchartcontainsinformationtotroubleshoothydrauliccircuit
problems.Therecanbemorethan1causeforamachinemalfunction.
RefertoT estingtheHydraulicSystem(page4–31)forprecautionsandspecic
hydraulictestprocedures.
GeneralHydraulicSystemProblems
Problem
PossibleCauses
Thehydraulicuidisleakingfromthesystem.Thetting(s),hose(s),ortube(s)arelooseordamaged.
TheO-ring(s)orseal(s)aremissingordamaged.
Thehydraulicuidfoamsexcessivelycausing
uidleakagefromthehydraulictankbreather.
Note:Someaerationofthehydraulicuidonthismachine
isnormal.
Thehydraulic-uidlevelinthehydraulictankislow.
Thehydraulicsystemhasawrongtypeofuid.
Oneofthepumpsuctionlineshasanairleak.
Theincompatiblehydraulicuidsaremixedinthesystem.
Thereiswaterinthehydraulicsystem.
Thehydraulicsystemoperateshot.Thetransmissionpressureishighduetoload
ordraggingbrakes.
Thehydraulic-uidlevelinthehydraulictank
islowortheinletlterislooseorclogged.
Thehydraulicuidiscontaminatedortheuid
viscosityistoolight.
Theoilcoolerisdamagedorplugged.Theoil
coolerairowisobstructed.
Thetransmissionbypassvalve(s)isopenordamaged.
Thegearpumpreliefvalveisstuckopen.
Thetransmissioncheckvalveisnotseatingorisdamaged.
Thechargepressureislow.
Thetransmissionorwheelmotor(s)iswornordamaged.
Note:If1tractioncircuitcomponenthasinternalwearor
damage,itispossiblethattheothertractioncomponents
arealsodamaged.
TractionCircuitProblems
Problem
PossibleCauses
Thetractionresponseissluggish.
Thetransmissionbypassvalve(s)isopenordamaged.
Thebrakeisdraggingorbinding.
Thetransmission-checkvalve,reliefvalve,and/or
ushingvalveisleaking.
Thechargepressureislow.Thehydraulicuidisverycold.
Thetransmissionorwheelmotor(s)iswornordamaged.
Note:If1tractioncircuitcomponenthasinternalwearor
damage,itispossiblethattheothertractioncomponents
arealsodamaged.
Neutralisdifculttond.
Theexternalcontrollinkageisincorrectly
adjusted,disconnected,binding,ordamaged.
Theoriceinthetransmission-checkvalve(s)isplugged.
Thetransmissioniswornordamaged.
HydraulicSystem:Troubleshooting
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Groundsmaster7210
16222SLRevF