A housing for a hydraulic pump is provided. The pump has an input shaft connected
to a swashplate, a plurality of pistons, a plurality of check valves, and a metering
device having an actuator. The housing includes a first housing member having a
fluid inlet, a shaft bore adapted to receive the input shaft, and a swashplate
bore adapted to receive the swashplate. A second housing member has a plurality
of cylinders adapted to slidably receive the plurality of pistons and a plurality
of check valve bores that are in fluid communication with the cylinders and are
adapted to receive the plurality of check valves. The second housing member also
includes an actuator bore configured to receive at least a portion of the actuator,
a collector cavity in fluid communication with each of the check valve bores, and
a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the collector cavity.
