RonMar
Elite Member
Regardless of what it says in english, I would still bet on it being a strainer element inside that can. Hydraulic pumps are really great at taking hydraulic fluid and pressureizing it to transfer energy. They are not so good at drawing fluid with a vacume. These pumps are cooled by the fluid that flows through them so restrictions on the inlet can lead to overheating of the pump. Air is far more likley to enter the suction side of a system under vacume than a system with a little static pressure from the head level of the fluid in the resovoir. Air being drawn into a pump is also hard on it as the little bubbles cause cavitation inside the pump and this will erode the impeller/gears/vanes. This material that is worn off flows downstream to collect in other areas of the system.
Here is a link to a Northern Hydraulics website page that show both return line filters(around 30 micron used after the last valve in the system and filters the fluid before it is returned to the resovoir) and spin on suction strainers. I don't know if the spin on suction strainer that Horthern sells will fit your base, but if you get the measurements off yours(thread size/pitch, seal size and media type), you could call them and ask. Without the accurate specs on the cannister that you have on there, you may have problems matching up a domestic filter. My suggestions would be to:
1. Order a replacement chinese part and install it, then cut your old one in two and identify the filter media being used, then try and match up to something domestic using measurements from the old canister.
2. Replace the entire cartridge and spin-on base with the spin-on suction strainer assembly sold by Northern, then you could use replacement cartriges from them.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatDsp?storeId=6970&N=96+4294967130&Ne=2000001
Good Luck
Here is a link to a Northern Hydraulics website page that show both return line filters(around 30 micron used after the last valve in the system and filters the fluid before it is returned to the resovoir) and spin on suction strainers. I don't know if the spin on suction strainer that Horthern sells will fit your base, but if you get the measurements off yours(thread size/pitch, seal size and media type), you could call them and ask. Without the accurate specs on the cannister that you have on there, you may have problems matching up a domestic filter. My suggestions would be to:
1. Order a replacement chinese part and install it, then cut your old one in two and identify the filter media being used, then try and match up to something domestic using measurements from the old canister.
2. Replace the entire cartridge and spin-on base with the spin-on suction strainer assembly sold by Northern, then you could use replacement cartriges from them.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatDsp?storeId=6970&N=96+4294967130&Ne=2000001
Good Luck