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Got ramp problems?


A slow or balky ramp could be a sign of hydraulic problems on your Stryker, crewmen. A quick check of the hydraulic level will tell you for sure.

Open the rear service hatch Hatch may refer to: Actions and objects
  • Hatching, also called "cross-hatching", an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects using closely spaced parallel lines. Also it is used to create curvature and shape to drawn objects.
 and eyeball See eyeballs and eyeball driven.  the vertical tube at the back. If the fluid is 1/4 to 1/2 full in the tube, the hydraulic level is OK.

If the hydraulic level is too high--above 1/2 full--hydraulic seals will blow. Too low--below 1/4 full--and you'll have trouble raising and lowering the ramp.

The annunciator panel In the aircraft industry, annunciator panels are groupings of annunciator lights. They are usually accompanied with a test switch, which when pressed illuminates all the lights to confirm they are in working order.  should flash and sound if the hydraulic fluid hydraulic fluid

toxic because of its high content of industrial triaryl phosphate.
 drops below 6 1/2 gallons.

THE RAMP WON'T LOWER! WHAT GIVES??

COULD BE THE HYDRAULIC FLUID IS LOW, BETTER CHECK IT.

Tube 1/4 to 1/2 full. Level is good
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Title Annotation:Stryker...
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2006
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