Counter balance
12
Pulley attachment flange
The hydraulic pump is driven at approximately 1.7 times crankshaft speed by the auxiliary drive belt. The pump is a radial
piston type which delivers fluid at high pressures.
The radial pump has eight pistons located in bores in a cylinder housing. A balanced central shaft, which is driven by a
pulley and the auxiliary drive belt, has a cam which operates the pistons as the shaft rotates.
As the cam lobe reaches each piston, the piston is pushed outward, moving the fluid above the piston. The pressure created
by the fluid flow from the bore opens a spring loaded discharge valve. When the valve opens, the now pressurised fluid
flows, via the silencer volume area of the cylinder housing, to the outlet port. The silencer volume assists with damping out
operating noise from the pump. When the piston reaches its full stroke, the flow reduces and the discharge valve closes
under spring pressure.
As the cam lobe moves away from the piston, a spring pushes the piston down the bore, creating a vacuum above the
piston. As the piston moves down the bore, ports in the piston are exposed and connect with the fluid inlet port. The
vacuum draws fluid into the piston filling the piston and the chamber above it. As the piston is again pushed upwards, the
ports in the piston are closed off by the bore and the pressurized fluid opens the discharge valve and flows to the outlet
port.
The above sequence is applied to each of the eight pistons for every revolution of the shaft and cam. When the engine is
running the sequence occurs rapidly creating a constant flow of fluid. The fluid flow varies with engine speed and the
rotational speed of the shaft. The pressure applied to the actuators, created by the flow from the pump, is controlled by the
pressure control valve in the valve block.
The pump has a displacement of 6cm
3
/rev and an operational pressure of 165 bar (2248 lbf/in
2
). The pump output flow
ranges from 6.5 l/min (1.7 US Gallons/min) at idle to 10 l/min (2.64 US Gallons/min) at 1000 rev/min and above.
DYNAMIC RESPONSE VALVE BLOCK
The valve block is located below the right hand sill of the body and is secured with three bolts and rubber bushes to captive
nuts located in the chassis. The rubber bushes isolate the valve block preventing hydraulic noise from transmitting through
the body.