Where To Get Hydraulic Pumps Fixed

Where To Get Hydraulic Pumps Fixed TRACTORS Hydraulics 27-4-37 Need a hydraulic pump repaired? FluidPower Service Corporation can handle any size job, says Ken Jirak, company vice president. While they have big customers like Universal Studios in Florida, no customer is too small. "There isn't anybody we won't help," says Ken. "If someone calls with a hydraulic pump problem, we'll do our best to identify the part numbers and the pump, what it would cost new, and what it would cost to rebuild it." Fluid Power offers a full range of services including cylinder reconditioning and honing. They can handle cylinders from 1 1/2 to 16 in. in diameter and up to 25 ft. in length. Not only can they hone, grind and polish, but they can do hard chrome plating as well. Repair isn't for every pump, advises the hydraulics expert. If a pump cost less than $300 (generally anything up to 15 to 20 gpm), he suggests it's probably better to replace than repair. "If the gear housing goes bad, the plates will go bad," explains Jirak. "By the time you invest in a technician's time to take it apart, replace parts and test it, you will have exceeded the value of a new pump. Higher pressure, higher volume, vane and piston pumps are often more economical to repair than replace." Jirak advises carefully studying hydraulic pumps and cylinders before installing them in a machine. "Why take the time to build a machine around a component if you don't know if it is good," he asks. Before installing or using a used component, Jirak suggests a careful visual examination. Look for wear, especially on the drive shaft. "If there is wear on the spline-shaft, it will accelerate wear on the coupling. If the unit is performing well, but there is a shaft seal leak or a housing leak, send it in," says Jirak. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Jirak, FluidPower Service Company, 4474 Walden Ave., Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 (ph 716 681-8474; fax 716-681-8514; website: www.aaafps.com).

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