This course will teach maintenance staff how to avoid this situation, reduce operating costs and increase the uptime of hydraulic equipment.

Target Group: The course is for anyone exposed to hydraulics maintenance in their practical work.

The content includes:

• Hydraulic equipment maintenance - why it’s so important.

• Maintaining fluid cleanliness.

• Maintaining fluid temperature and viscosity within optimum limits.

• Managing hydraulic system settings to manufacturers’ specifications.

• Scheduling component change-outs before they fail.

• Following the correct commissioning procedures.

• Conducting failure analysis.

• The actual cost of hydraulic fluid leaks.

• Fluid contamination and dealing with water in hydraulic fluid.

• Troubleshooting basics and how to avoid costly mistakes.

• Symptoms of common hydraulic problems and their causes.

• Locating internal leakages.

• Fundamentals of hydraulic components and cylinder repair.

Outcomes
After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe how fluid contamination destroys hydraulic components.

• Determine appropriate fluid cleanliness for different types of hydraulic systems.

• Achieve and maintain appropriate fluid cleanliness continuously.

• Identify and rectify abnormal contamination load.

• Follow proactive maintenance routines that will save large sums of money.

• Know how to prevent damage to hydraulic systems caused by low fluid viscosity.

• Define operating temperature limits based on fluid viscosity values that maximise component life.

• Identify and rectify abnormal heat load.

• Identify faulty circuit protection devices before they cause component failure.

• Know when to schedule hydraulic component change-outs to minimise operating costs.

• Know what to do when installing hydraulic components to avoid reduced service life.

• Identify and name the causes of common hydraulic problems and how to locate them.

• Apply special techniques for troubleshooting simple hydraulic systems.

• Recognise and avoid costly troubleshooting mistakes and get the correct diagnosis.

• Carry out effective repairs on hydraulic cylinders and components.

Requirements:

The “Hydraulics level 1 Basic” (HY511) or equivalent course.

Duration:

3 days

Part No.

23653618