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If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

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If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Hydraulic system pressure and how it affects threaded fittings • Why working on pressurized systems is dangerous and often ineffective • How fluid pressure acts on threads and sealing surfaces of a fitting

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• Imagine trying to turn a nut that is holding back very high-pressure fluid. What is that pressure doing to the threads and the sealing surfaces? • In real maintenance practice, do mechanics usually tighten hydraulic fittings with the system pressurized or depressurized, and why? • Think about whether pressure inside the line would make the parts easier or harder to move relative to each other.

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• Verify what happens to the movement of threaded parts when internal pressure is pushing them apart or against their seats • Consider standard safety procedures for hydraulic repairs: is pressure usually on or off? • Ask yourself which option explains why technicians normally relieve system pressure before tightening a leaking fitting.

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If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

dislodge any scale in the tubing, and it will damage the system

be successful every time

cause the system to vibrate

find that the pressure will prevent the components from being tightened

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Question 1 / 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d459d5

Question 1 of 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d459d5

If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

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If you attempt to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting with pressure on the system, you will __________.

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