X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:19:03 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from TX2EHSOBE008.bigfish.com ([65.55.88.14] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with ESMTPS id 4087089 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:33:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.88.14; envelope-from=Randall.Harris@aa.com Received: from mail146-tx2-R.bigfish.com (10.9.14.254) by TX2EHSOBE008.bigfish.com (10.9.40.28) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.1.240.5; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:27 +0000 Received: from mail146-tx2 (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail146-tx2-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65B7714F8232 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:27 +0000 (UTC) X-SpamScore: 0 X-BigFish: VPS0(zzzz1202hz4fhzz2fh6bh61h) X-Spam-TCS-SCL: 0:0 Received: from mail146-tx2 (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail146-tx2 (MessageSwitch) id 1263850345571258_6119; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from TX2EHSMHS024.bigfish.com (unknown [10.9.14.241]) by mail146-tx2.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8787F988056 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cdcdc0048002.corpaa.aa.com (144.9.57.11) by TX2EHSMHS024.bigfish.com (10.9.99.124) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.0.482.32; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:25 +0000 Received: from cdcdc0043105.corpaa.aa.com ([10.76.181.116]) by cdcdc0048002.corpaa.aa.com ([10.76.80.55]) with mapi; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:32:26 -0600 From: "Harris, Randall" X-Original-To: "lml@lancaironline.net" X-Original-Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:32:21 -0600 Subject: Accumulator Service Thread-Topic: Accumulator Service Thread-Index: AcqYhbcl/4JW5MszRfyWQMtGvTlzqA== X-Original-Message-ID: <21A972F4048107438B712B67FF93DD781C43FD6641@cdcdc0043105.corpaa.aa.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US x-tm-as-product-ver: SMEX-8.0.0.1285-5.600.1016-17140.000 x-tm-as-result: No--43.224600-0.000000-31 x-tm-as-user-approved-sender: Yes x-tm-as-user-blocked-sender: No Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_21A972F4048107438B712B67FF93DD781C43FD6641cdcdc0043105c_" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Reverse-DNS: owmail-out.aa.com X-Original-Return-Path: Randall.Harris@aa.com --_000_21A972F4048107438B712B67FF93DD781C43FD6641cdcdc0043105c_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My hydraulic accumulator has oil on the wrong side of the bladder. Normally= bladder type accumulators are easily rebuilt by replacing the bladder thro= ugh the large fitting at the bottom. Does anyone know of someone providing = this service or a source for a replacement bladder? (or an alternate suppl= ier since the factory has them on back order) It appears from the LML archive that people are just replacing them. Owners= should also recognize that accumulator pressure should be periodically che= cked and more important, checked for presence of fluid on the nitrogen side= . Eventually the oil leaks over and decreases the capacity of the accumula= tor. On the other hand, nitrogen also leaks over to the fluid side and aer= ates the hydraulic fluid which is not so good either. Randy Harris LIV ________________________________ NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidenti= al use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, = please do not read, distribute, or take action in reliance upon this messag= e. If you have received this in error, please notify me immediately by retu= rn email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your com= puter system. --_000_21A972F4048107438B712B67FF93DD781C43FD6641cdcdc0043105c_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My hydraulic accumulator has oil on the wrong side o= f the bladder. Normally bladder type accumulators are easily rebuilt by rep= lacing the bladder through the large fitting at the bottom. Does anyone kno= w of someone providing this service or a source for a replacement bladder?  (or an alternate supplier sin= ce the factory has them on back order) 

 

It appears from the LML archive that people are just= replacing them. Owners should also recognize that accumulator pressure sho= uld be periodically checked and more important, checked for presence of flu= id on the nitrogen side.  Eventually the oil leaks over and decreases the capacity of the accumulator.  On= the other hand, nitrogen also leaks over to the fluid side and aerates the= hydraulic fluid which is not so good either.

 

Randy Harris

LIV

 

 

 


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