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Grove tms 300 boom not holding

joer00 ยท 2025-08-18 08:40

My boom is going slowly down when crane is parked. Is there any way to find out if it is the valve or the cylinders leaking?

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  1. #1crane operator2025-08-18 21:37

    It won't be the control valve. The oil is either bypassing the piston seal, or the holding valve isn't seating correctly. In my experience, its the piston seals most of the time. I usually replace the holding valve when resealing the cylinder. You can test to find out whether its the cylinder or the holding valve, it give the procedure in the manual. But you need to know what you are doing.