Abstract: This chapter explains the various causes for failure in a hydraulic system, the preventive maintenance of system, and the functions and importance of sealing devices in a hydraulic system. The chapter carries out preliminary troubleshooting activities for determining the causes of malfunctioning in a hydraulic system. In the early years of fluid power systems, maintenance was frequently performed on a hit or miss basis. The prevailing attitude then was to fix the problem only after the system broke down. With today's highly sophisticated machin...
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Topics: 
Reliability engineering
Mechanical engineering
Risk analysis (engineering)