BOLTR: Rexroth Hydraulic Valve | How it's built and Troubleshooting

I'll show you how a basic valve is a logic element, same as in electronics. Open center valve is for gear pumps (fixed displacement). Closed center valve is for piston pumps (variable displacement). 4/2 means four way (4 oil connections) and 2 positions. I'll also go over some basic troubleshooting in general terms and some do's and do-not-do's.

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Great real-world explanation. I've been around hydraulics quite a while and you narrowed down 20 years of experience into a 10 minute video. Great work! AvE to narrate the next Vickers handbook!

[@devinclark8689]

Thank you so much for how detailed this video was. I've been doing maintenance for maybe 20 years now residential and industrial. And not being officially schooled I found this amount of detail to be incredibly helpful. I watch all your videos. Thank you for what you do.

[@mrhalfstep]

The rings that you referred to are called Radial Pressure Balance Rings and their primary purpose is to hold the spool centered in the bore. The land would ( in conjunction with the sealing oil ) not allow excessive leakage across it even if the rings weren't there, but there would be a danger of the spool being pushed against the wall of the bore under certain circumstances resulting in a gawd that would make the valve leak excessively or lock up. I was taught at the Vickers Hydraulic School that the rings were not for sealing although many techs think they are.

[@Sparkjumper59]

Did you ever teach a hydraulic class at a Corning Glass Plant in State College PA?

[@bennyd8471]

Would that also be considered a labyrinth seal or is that only on rotating assemblies?

[@antonboutin692]

You are right, the Radial Pressure Balance Rings are not for sealing as leakage flow past the Balance Rings is higher than that for a raw ungrooved spool, but the Balance Rings relieve/balance the unbalanced pressures around a spool while being used to prevent the spool from being pushed by those unbalanced hydraulic flows against the walls of the spool's bore, decreasing friction and wear.

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No one told me there was going to be school. Had I known, I'd've been sober.

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Plays WithKnives You sure about that? :)

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Drunk skool is the best skool

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I too struggled.

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Plays WithKnives What’s a sober?

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Plays WithKnives you speak as if you've been sober before

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Loved this video! I’m a heavy equipment operator, and quite often I have to TRY to give the mechanic an idea of what got dickered. Saves time and trips to the parts store if he has a good idea of what to bring. You are an excellent teacher, my friend, and now I have more “tools” to help get the right parts on the way. Thank you!

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In my 20s, some odd 20 yrs ago I got to operate some good sized equipment then learned how to fix it after too many hot supers. Really cool to be brought back to simpler times. Thankyou for the education AVE

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The phone charger/pencil made another appearance, nice to see it still hanging around the shop.

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Thank you for your time! I would love to see more of these hydraulic troubleshooting videos. Your videos have made helped me and my company out of a jam many times!

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I spent $6,000 for one semester of heavy equipment college.... a few months of lectures, slideshows, and hands on work... I tried studying, researching, and seeking out others advice. AND SOMEHOW I have learned more from and become more familiar with the hydraulic systems that I am so enthralled with from these 10-20 minute vijeos than 3 different professors could hope to cram into my brain hole.

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[@dropout75]

That is the best analogy for explaining a load sensing pressure compensated piston pump vs a gear pump. Big fan of the hydraulic videos.

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2-position, 4-way valuves; hawt oil; pumping; open centres screaming with relief, stacking applications...! The closest thing to pron without pron! Best educational and fun vijeo stream. Keep it up Prof AvE.

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[@justincerveny]

I've had so many issues with rexroth CAN 4x3 on hydraulic pitch wind turbines. This was a great intro to valves!

[@yaidontknowwhattoput]

Thanks for the hyro-circuitry lesson. Not sure if I'll be in a situation where I'll use it, nevertheless it's added to the tool belt. Much appreciated.

[@yaidontknowwhattoput]

gerbizzlefoshizzle Car brakes poorly represent the majority of hydraulic circuits. It's a one way system, shuttling fluid small distances. There is no real "pump", your just using your foot (and engine vacuum) to pressurize the fluid in the line...

[@jakelehmann8524]

Great descriptions and good to hear thorough diagnostic processes explained for viewers.

[@mikeadler434]

Awesome job on a basic explanation for a hydraulic valve! 👍👍

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Ahhh Rexroth, I began my career with them right out of college. They are the best by a long shot. Great people as well.

[@pauljohnson4868]

A very good explanation of hydraulic valves.

[@Corndogking514]

Speaking of gear pumps. At work we had a garbage truck that was exploding PTO shafts and $5000 gear pumps every time a new guy drove the truck. Turns out the guys were dead heading the truck with the speed up on. Took a few break downs and about $7000 in pumps and shafts to figure out the relief valves were way out of adjustment. And the only reason I thought of it were your stupid videos, so thanks

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Egbert Wadman I’m no professional mechanic my guy. But I install old junk parts on old 10 year old+ garbage trucks if a warn ass pto shaft explodes you assume it’s because lack of grease. then when the pump housing cracked I figured out what the real issue was. But I’m sure your tech manual would have told you the proper process for installing used junk on used junk.

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That explained this portion of hydraulics better than a half day of training at my work

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[@yt1180]

Rexroth and Parker Hannifan hydraulic valves. Things of beauty. Keep 'em clean, work long time. Even cooler when stacked. Work great on flight simulators. Last part about removed valves, very important! If everything was working on the machine when you took the valve off, say to test another valve, then ok to mark as good in my experience. Otherwise, it needs some type of caveat. Unknown, maybe good?, etc. Getting a bad valve off the shelf really screws the troubleshooting. You now may have two problems in the system or have convinced yourself the original valve was not the problem. Store carefully, also. Capped, clean, in a plastic bag maybe, sit them on wood shelf, don't drop on metal or concrete. They are expensive.

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Love the power of Hydraulics......From an old Vickers trained technician

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Negligent homicide, usually. At least with most hydraulic problems I see.

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Any time.glad I can help

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common sense and proper process. glad to see the two still survive.

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"The man loves his hydraulics". You gotta piss with what you have.

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I think he's just inebriated

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Ingesting the schematic one bite size chunk at a time. Thank you teacher. Brain wrapping moving slowly but it damn sure be gettin there

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If I only had a shop teacher like this in school!

[@willagresham2978]

I’ve had to learn hydraulics the hard way too. Troubleshooting open center load compensated system with priority can be challenging. Spot on with the IR heat detection too.

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Thanks! I learned a bit about open center valves.

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Hydraulic logic components are so cool!!! I feel like it helps me understand computers too

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One of my first jobs in a machine shop was being a button pusher at a place that made hydraulic spools and sleeves for a company called Ross Controls. They were made of 440C steel then hardened, ground, and honed to size. There was only a couple tenths clearance between the spool and the sleeve. We made so many thousands of the things while I was there...all different sizes.

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I like your way of thinking.

[@bravo11x]

I make similar spools at the shop i work for. The ones we make have an internal solenoid actuated through a ring of copper bronze I weld onto the shaft, which then gets machined to original o.d. wasn't really sure how these things worked before, thanks !

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buddy...awesome vid. more of these please! im a 29 year old millwright with a 32 year old boss. i need some war stories from some experienced gentlemen like yourself..if you catch ma drift lol. thanks

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When I did my PLC training, my teacher was a hydraulic engineer! His transition was easy! The Logics are so similar

[@thebmac]

Some extra good info in this one. enjoying it for sure

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Love, School Tech. Keep This Type Of Videos Never Stop Learning thank you

[@excavatoree]

Thank you for saying "Clearance" (the proper term) instead of "tolerance." Yes, I know people just say "tolerance" and everyone knows they mean "clearance" but it's good to hear the correct word.

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Really liked this one, thanks AvE!

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Good stuff, Ave.. Keep em coming.

[@tonyl9516]

i learned a lot from this video thank you

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I never stop learning.

[@TinyBiker81]

Awesome video! I've been working on truckmounted hydraulic equipment (cranes, loaders, loadshifters etc. )for a few years now so nothing new on my part but still, refreshing is newer wrong. When i was new to the biz trouble shooting was a royal headache with a lot of "Huh?! It's not supposed to to that, how does it do that?!" stuff going the wrong direction, wrong stuff moving and all that. But as you say, it's actually just like pixies. Just look grab a coffee, find the schematic and follow the flow until you find where the flow goes the wrong way. Allthough on cranes, leakage was 98% of the repairwork, especially internal leakage on extension arm cylinders. Because there you could have one cylinder moving because one of the others was leaking (They are mostly parallel connected).

[@hughjanus7460]

Keep coming with the hydraulic vids lol I got 6 more weeks of class and this sure beats studying

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This is the more serious and informative side of your channel I prefer, just my own preference, though... ;)

[@stevemackelprang8472]

Great stuff as usual,, and that last bit was " men from the boys."

[@kengurusafari]

I have a small collection of some small hydraulic parts, just for their beautiful precision. Some are really sharp indeed.

[@233kosta]

> sees hydraulics > "likes" vijeo > proceeds to watch uncle bumblefuck bumblefuckin' with hydraulics

[@CrossKeysCrawlers]

Awesome vijao ave. More like this please. Industrial mechanic type vids. Very good

[@skydogg33]

Love your vidjayos! this is basically the same style we use where I work. I think the ports on top are for a solenoid valve.

[@drewkossen9324]

I work on a push boat on the river and the boat i usually ride is all electronic engines, throttles and steering. The gear boxes and steering both have gear style oil pumps on them and are electronically actuated with manual override. I know you can screw the steering and it will go back to the position the sticks are at, but don't believe you can over ride the gearbox with the servo in use. I see that schematic every time I look at the valves though ours are set in neutral to tank. Thank you for explaining that so I can go to my captain in two weeks and explain to him what that means.

[@johnpossum556]

After this lesson I feel competent enough to come over to fix your hydraulic Bartending Robot when it breaks down.

[@jonathangentile3447]

Back when the 737 was new it had problems with the rudder control servo. Thermo shock of hot hydraulic fluid entering a cold valve messed with the tolerances. It gave them fits tracking dawn the cause and there were several crashes before they finally found the culprit.

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Ha! This guy's been around the neighborhood for awhile. Good stuff.

[@thetommannion]

Caution, contains the best piece of life advice. You know what I'm saying

[@iand720]

excellent advice, great video

[@PrickConjo]

A year ago i was working on a 3D-print extruder for clay. I experienced that silicone lubricants have less static friction than petroleum jelly. Also i remember reading somewhere that petroleum based lubricants cause swelling. I guess thats an advantage in huu-drolyc systems, not so when you try to seal to moving parts :) (when using motors with poor torque that is).

[@lonewolfszc]

Pilot operated valves are also good for explosive or wet environments, where electricity is a bad idea.

[@kyle4224]

electrawcity

[@mephInc]

I'm a mechanic at a blast furnace and all of our valves are electrically controlled. Kinda tricky to run a few thousand feet of pilot line vs wires.

[@crazyguy32100]

Pilot is also excellent if you are dealing with big valves, along the lines of 48" secondary cooling water lines for a steam turbine, good luck finding an electric solenoid that will directly close that. Throw a little 24v solenoid operating a pneumatic line on the PLC output and an actuator on big valve.

[@mephInc]

crazyguy32100 Yup. Solenoid to pilot to big valve.

[@jibidi844]

Also good as a hydraulic safety switch, getting pressure out of accu and system independant of electricity

[@dazaessox]

i just love the reviews cracks me up lol says it how it is and very informal a mans man

[@lynxkcg]

Been ordering these for years, too expensive to take apart for shiggles, thanks AVE.