Bleeding Procedure - GENERAL HYDRAULIC SOLUTIONS 2013 Owner's Manual

BLEEDING PROCEDURE

MINUTES WITHOUT ALLOWING COOL DOWN OF PUMP MOTOR.
TOOLS NEEDED: 2 HOSES THAT WILL REACH FROM BLEED FITTING ON
LOWER END OF CYLINDER TO BLIND END BULKHEAD
FITTING, WRENCHES 9/16 & 5/8
WITH LIFT IN UP POSITION CHECK OIL LEVEL TO INSURE OIL LEVEL IS ONE INCH FROM BOTTOM OF FILLER
NECK.
LOWER LIFT TILL ARMS ON BOTH SIDE BOTTOM OUT ON BOTTOM PIN OR ON EARLY MODELS 1999 THRU MID
2000 CYLINDER WILL BOTTOM OUT.
REMOVE SS HOSES FROM BLIND END OF CYLINDER (OIL THAT FLOWS TO LOWER THE LIFT
NOTE: BOTH SIDES MUST BE HOOKED UP TO BLEED THE SYSTEM WITH THIS PROCEDURE
NOTE: IF THIS PROCEDURE IS BEING DONE WHILE THE BOAT IS FLOATING
PRE-FILL HOSES WITH ISO 32 HYDRAULIC OIL AND PLUG ONE END
OF HOSE TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SEAWATER THAT COULD
GET IN SYSTEM.
REMOVE CAP FROM BLEED FITTING ATTACH HOSE TO BLEED FITTING AT LOWER END OF CYLINDER,
INSTALL CAP THAT WAS REMOVED TO BLIND END OF CYLINDER FITTING,
IF BOAT IS FLOATING REPEAT THIS OPERATION TO OTHER SIDE DO NOT ATTACH HOSE TO BULKHEAD
FITTING TILL BOTH SIDE ARE INSTALLED
POWER SYSTEM UP AND BUMP THE UP BUTTON THIS WILL PURGE ANY CONTAMINATE THAT ENTERED HOSE
WHILE INSTALLING UNDERWATER
INSTALL OTHER END OF HOSE TO BULKHEAD FITTING
POWER UP SYSTEM, PUSH UP BUTTON RUN SYSTEM FOR 1-1/2 MINUTES THIS WILL RECIRCULATE THE OIL
THRU THE ROD END CAVITY OF THE CYLINDERS.
REMOVE BLIND END STAINLESS
STEEL HOSE FOR THIS
OPERATION
NOTE: DURING THIS PROCEDURE DO NOT RUN PUMP FOR MORE THAN 4
ROD END BLIND END
CAP CYLINDER FITTING
DURING BLEEDING.
YOU CAN USE THE CAP
REMOVED FROM THE
BLEEDER PORT
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HOOK HOSE TO BLIND END FITTING
ON BULK HEAD FITTING
HOOK HOSE TO BLEED PORT
ON LIFT CYLINDER