Transit tipper problem

[Conor Wright]

5 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Cheers Conor.

You can only access the valve with the body raised.

I’ll call VFS on Monday, see what they say.

I’m happy to buy the loom, solenoid and spare valve if required (if they sell them).

Make sure it's well propped if you're working on it so. 

[Mark Bolam]

For sure.

I always use the prop, and for anything major usually chuck a big round of timber or something under as well.

[Mark Bolam]

Update on this.

 

VFS were very efficient and after a call yesterday morning a new lowering solenoid arrived today.

 

Fitted straight after work and the problem is exactly the same.

Tips strongly, only lowers in on/off bursts.

Also have to press OFF on the electronic control on the dash between raising and lowering, which I didn’t have to before.

Now also weeping hydraulic oil (slowly) out of the top of the valve.

 

What’s next?

 

Before I take it to someone who knows what they’re doing!

[dig-dug-dan]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Update on this.

 

VFS were very efficient and after a call yesterday morning a new lowering solenoid arrived today.

 

Fitted straight after work and the problem is exactly the same.

Tips strongly, only lowers in on/off bursts.

Also have to press OFF on the electronic control on the dash between raising and lowering, which I didn’t have to before.

Now also weeping hydraulic oil (slowly) out of the top of the valve.

 

What’s next?

 

Before I take it to someone who knows what they’re doing!

Have you tried lowering when there is weight on it? Does it come down ok then?

[Mark Bolam]

No.

[dig-dug-dan]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

No.

No you haven't tried, or no it doesnt come Down still?

[Mark Bolam]

Haven’t tried it mate.

I had it full of logs yesterday, I should have tried it when I tipped off.

[dig-dug-dan]

Ok. Try that first. This is how I eliminated some things and pinned it down to the bearing failure. I am starting to think it's a loose connection somewhere though

[eggsarascal]

My mate Slippery Jim reckons there is a mesh filter on the return that could be blocked, don't know if that is right though.

[Mark Bolam]

The thing is, if it was something physical like a blocked filter it wouldn’t return at all, would it?

Each down ‘cycle’ is at normal speed.

 

Like Dan says, maybe a poor connection somewhere, hence the on/off business?

 

A new solenoid loom assembley is about a tenner.

 

Next stop?