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.
Solid
Male
Solid male fittings are installed by rotating
the entire hose assembly when the male thread is threaded into a port. For ease
of installation and improved seal, Teflon® tape can be used on tapered threads.
If an O-ring is used, lubricate it with oil
before installation. A poor seal can be the result of a dry O-ring sticking and
pulling away from the sealing area.
Once hand-tight, use a wrench on the hex to
properly torque the fitting. Since hose rotation is necessary, never use two
solid males on the same hose assembly.
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