COMPONENT CODE 7600

PAMA SERVICE BULLETIN REF NO. BPOP/SB/0004/009

DATE 28-July-09

SUBJECT: HYDRAULIC TANK BREATHER MAINTENANCE

FILTER PN: 4222874

PURPOSE: To inform the field of correct hydraulic tank breather maintenance

APPLICATION: HITACHI EX2500-5 EX2500-6

FAILURE CODE: 7618

IMPLEMENTATION: Responsible: Track Section Head, Big Digger Section Head, Site Technical
Development Officer and Big Digger Group Leader

DESCRIPTION:

Before carrying out any repairs, read all the safety instructions
Of the Operation and Maintenance manual of your shovel.

The local safety rules must also be observed

1. INTRODUCTION

This service bulletin has been written to inform the Pama Big Digger maintenance teams of

a) Hitachi maintenance manual, Document No: TTLA-449-EX.

Contains no instruction of maintenance of the hydraulic tank breathers.
These breathers must be serviced or hydraulic oil contamination may occur.

b) Additional instruction has been provided on page 2 of this document

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2. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

5.a Clean or Replace Hydraulic Tank 2

Breather Elements

5a

E. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION

5.a Clean or replace hydraulic tank breather elements, every 500 operating hours

Note: If spring tension for breather cap valve is weak or sticky in motion, replace breather cap
assembly

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3. HYDRAULIC TANK BREATHER MAINTENANCE

Spare Parts Information, Breather Cap, item 26

21

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