DAF CF65, CF75, CF85 Series . Manual - part 969

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1. GENERAL

1.1 OVERVIEW DRAWING, STEERING PUMP LUK VT72A, VT77 AND LF77

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Prop shaft

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Housing

3.

Ball bearing

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Double oil seal

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O-ring

6.

Stator

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Partitions

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O-ring

9.

Cover

10.

Flow control valve

11.

Circlip

12.

Bearing bush

13.

Thrust plate

14.

Rotor

15.

Thrust plate

16.

Sealing ring

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Spring

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1.2 OVERVIEW DRAWING, EMERGENCY STEERING PUMP

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Gear wheel

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Bearing bush

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Double oil seal

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Bore

3.

Housing

13.

Plunger/delivery valve channel

4.

Bearing bush

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Bearing bush

5.

Shaft

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Supply line

6.

Plug

16.

Delivery valve

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Plunger

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Suction valve

8.

Spring guide

18.

Cushioning chamber

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Spring

19.

Delivery line

10.

Eccentric

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1.3 OPERATION OF THE STEERING PUMP

The below description refers to the LUK VT72A, 

VT77 and LF77 pumps. Although the ZF 7685 

pump differs from the LUK pumps, operation of 

the ZF 7685 is identical to that of the LUK pumps.

The pump can be divided into a pump and a 

control part.

The pump part consists of the shaft (1), the 

rotor (14), the partitions (7) fitted, the stator (6) 

and the thrust plates (13) and (15).

The control part is located in the pump cover and 

consists of a calibrated opening in the internal 

delivery pipe and the flow control valve (10) with 

spring (17).

The shaft (1) is borne by the ball bearing (3) and 

the bearing bush (12).

The ball bearing (3) is lubricated with engine oil. 

The bearing bush (12) is lubricated with steering 

oil.

The shaft is sealed using a double-sealing oil 

seal (4).

The stator (6) is locked between the thrust 

plates (13) and (15).

The O-ring (8) and the seal (16) press the thrust 

plate (15) against the stator (6) and the rotor (14), 

thus sealing off these components.

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If the pump starts building up pressure, the oil 

pressure also reaches the back of the thrust 

plate (15). As a result the thrust plate is pressed 

even tighter against the stator and the rotor and 

even better sealing is achieved.

The centrifugal force moves the partitions (7) 

partially out of the rotor (14) to the outside, 

pressing them against the stator's (6) running 

surface.

Two subsequent partitions each form a separate 

space, sealed off at the sides by the thrust 

plates (13) and (15). These spaces form the 

pumping chambers.

The elliptical shape of the stator's (6) interior 

results twice per revolution in a volume increase 

in each pumping chamber, the suction stroke 

(angular displacement A) and twice per revolution 

in a volume decrease, the delivery stroke 

(angular displacement B).

The two spaces in which the volume is increased 

are connected to the supply pipe (a). The two 

spaces in which the volume is decreased are 

connected to the delivery pipe (b).

To achieve adequate sealing between the 

partitions and the stator, the undersides of the 

partitions are connected to the pump's internal 

delivery pipe. This construction presses the 

partitions against the stator, resulting in optimal 

sealing.

When starting up the pump this sealing is not yet 

optimal, and the pump is non-regenerative. That 

is why the steering oil reservoir must always be 

positioned higher than the steering pump.

When the pump is pressurised, it does become 

regenerative, thus causing a negative pressure in 

the supply pipe.

A

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b

A

a

B

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