BBC teardown and diagnosis

Fingers

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Apr 1, 2008
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I just dealt with aeration in the hydraulic system on one of my forklifts. Root cause => clogged strainer. Symptoms, besides the aeration, was a loss of hydraulic pressure. A cavitating pump will aerate the oil and drop your pressure.

But, what do I know.