Installing Hose Assemblies III

Review the Safety Precautions found in previous blog posts about “Maintaining a Safe Work Environment” as well as your equipment’s operations manual before installing hydraulic hose assemblies. Installation varies depending on coupling configurations, use of adapters, and routing.

Coupling Configurations

Male fitting to port connections can be made using four types of configurations:

§  Solid male (MP, MB, MBSPT, etc.).

§  Male swivels (MPX, MBX, MIX).

§  Flanges (FL, FLH, FLC, FLK).
 

§  Block-style adapters with Lock- nuts.

Flanges

Flanges are installed using clamp halves/flange half sets. Use the following procedural steps for proper flange fitting installation:

1. Put a small amount of oil on the O-ring and place in the groove. Oil will prevent the O-ring from falling out.

2. Place fitting over port.

3. Install clamp halves over flange head and thread in bolts by hand.

4. Use torque wrench to tighten using crossing pattern.

5. Torque to manufacturer’s specifications.