A large part of being “smart” in any area of expertise comes from doing your homework. And this is especially true with hydraulics. Here’s a story from one of our members which illustrates this point:
“I’m fairly new to hydraulics and I thought coating the interior of a hydraulic tank I’d made with a zinc spray (cold galvanizing in a … Read more
In the appendix of Reliability-Centered Maintenance II, John Moubray lists 102 proactive maintenance techniques in six categories:
1. Dynamic effects: monitoring of vibration, pulses and acoustic emissions (17 techniques)
2. Particle effects: monitoring of particles in the component’s operating environment, e.g. lubricant (15 techniques)
3. Chemical effects: monitoring of chemical elements in the component’s operating environment, e.g. lubricant (27 … Read more
One of our member’s sent me this troubleshooting story:
“The company I worked for had invested in a complete overhaul of the engine on an older Mack truck, sleeper version in otherwise poor cosmetic shape. In addition, they were the proud owner of a mechanically poor, cosmetically good Mack in a non-sleeper configuration. The decision was made to do a … Read more