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Old 21st November 2010 | 11:27
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KBPsen
 
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A hydraulic pump running dry will eventually overheat and seize up. The pump drive-shaft will then shear, as it is designed to do, and isolate the pump from the gearbox.

If the AGB drive-shaft has sheared then the hydraulic pump is not being driven and neither are the other components which rely on fluids that will be shut off by pulling the fire handle. In this case no components will be damaged.
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