1980 Ford 555 hydraulic filter

I've called Ford NH and they say a new filter housing is about $700. The shop guy said that I could possibly use an aftermarket filter assy, but that there needs to be a bypass valve and check valve as well. He said that it's rated at about 40psi.

Does anybody have any more info or suggestions, rather than getting the original Ford housing? Might a filter/housing ass'y from TSC or other vendor do the trick?

Now comes the question, "how do I rig it up?" I'm assuming that the line I'm speaking of is a return line, so the flow would be from the back of the tractor (from the hoe) to the front. Are you saying that the check valve should be after the filter to prevent the reservoir from draining?
Thanks again!
J

Joe

He did, however, say something that the TSC filter may not work because there are such high pressures at the filter (2500psi), and the TSC filters are rated at much lower pressures. I"m not sure if this true. Any insight?

It's a 3/4" NPT 20 GPM FA1200-10 Return Filter, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate. It has a 15 psi bypass, and I was told by the Ford mechanic at the dealer that the original filter housing had a 40 psi bypass. Any thoughts on this?

I'm assuming the 10 micron filtration will do the job. Also, for a check valve, I found the 457-12S2-20 poppet type check valve with 3/4" NPTF output and JIC 12M input. This "should" work, but since I don't know what the original was like, I can't be sure.

Again, thanks for any help.

What size are your lines? You should size the filter for that. I have a ford TLB with 1 1/4 inch lines on the return to the filter then tank. It uses dual filters. The pump is 25 gpm at 2000 psi.

On filters, larger is better. (my opinion) You probably will want to run the new filter for only 10-20 hours and then change it as there is potentially a larger load of crud in the fluid. Potentially, you may want to run a filter with water absorbing capabilities at first. Here is a line to one brand. You can google the partnumbers to cross reference to other brands.

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And finally, $700 !!! what is FNH thinking??? Talk about price gouging!

jb

I"ve been looking on e-bay for "medium pressure" filters or "return line" filters, and haven"t found any yet that meet the 38-42GPM and 50psi bypass with 300psi max pressure criteria that was most recently given to me by the Ford tech. If anyone has any more accurate specs, please share! Thanks! There are several bowl-type filters by Schroeder, Lenz, and Norman, but I"m still on the fence.