APPENDIX A

TURBOFAN HYDRAULIC MOTOR DOUBLE SEAL ARRANGEMENT WITH "TELL-TALE" BOTTLE

A

E B

D C

Since February 2003 the hydraulic motor driving the Turbofan head has been fitted with a double oil seal arrangement. Between the two seals there is a port connected to outside via the flange of the motor. This port is connected to a small "tell-tale" bottle of transparent plastic. A failure of the first seal will result in oil being passed into the bottle.

If oil is observed in either the bottle or the pipe leading to it, the machine must be stopped and the seals (both) replaced.

This arrangement is shown in the above illustration.

KEY:

 

A = Hydraulic Motor Part No. 6358

B = Pipe Part No. 4993/8

C = Bottle Part No. 6574

D = Clip Part No. 6573

E = Nozzle Part No. 6575

 

NOTE: THE PURPOSE OF THE BOTTLE IS TO SHOW LEAKING OIL. DO NOT PUT OIL IN THE BOTTLE.

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Turbofan specifications

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