Installing an Adjustable Fitting
Groundsmaster
®
3280-D/3320
05138SL Rev B
1. Ensure that all the threads, the sealing surfaces of fitting, and the component
port are free of burrs, nicks, scratches, or unwanted material.
2. To help prevent a hydraulic leak, replace the O-ring when you open the
connection.
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1.
Locknut
3. Lightly lubricate the O-ring with clean hydraulic fluid. Ensure that the threads
of the fitting are clean with no lubricant applied.
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4. Turn back the locknut as far as possible. Ensure that the back-up washer is
not loose and it is pushed up as far as possible (Step 1 in
Before installing the fitting into the port, determine the material of
which the port is made. Installing a fitting into an aluminum port
requires a reduced installation torque.
5. Install the adjustable fitting into the port by hand until the washer contacts the
face of the port (Step 2 in
6. If the adjustable fitting needs to align with another component, rotate the fitting
counterclockwise until it is aligned to the desired position (Step 3 in
41). Do not rotate the adjustable fitting more than 1 turn counterclockwise.
Figure 40
2.
Back-up washer
Figure 41
IMPORTANT
Figure
41).
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3.
O-ring
Figure
41).
Figure
Hydraulic System: General Information