woodlandfarms
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- Jul 31, 2006
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- Location
- Los Angeles / SW Washington
- Tractor
- PowerTrac 1850, Kubota RTV x900
So yeah JJ, this is what they did to me as well, had me replace the Piston (this is what Dbetts is referring to). Dbets,if yours is like mine here is the process I use. Remove the hydraulic hoses. Disconnect the rod end from the tractor. Keep the cylinder end attached to the tractor.
Get a big pipe wrench, a big one. clamp the pipe wrench down on the cylinder cap. Accept the fact you are going to mar the heck out of the cap (DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ROD - marks on the rod will ruin the seal at the very least).
Reef the heck out of the pipe wrench. One of my cylinders was so bad we had to put heat on it to get it apart. You are keeping the cylinder attached to the tractor so you can torque on the cylinder. Otherwise you get into needing a vice and it gets stupid quickly.
Once the cap is unscrewed pull like you mean it on the rod.
Check inside of the cylinder for debris.
I used an impact wrench to undo the piston.
I did not use any red on it when I replaced it (oddly tazwell said not to).
Pour oil over the new seals and push them back in. More than likely you will need a mallet to tap on the end of the rod to get the piston back into the cylinder.
Get a big pipe wrench, a big one. clamp the pipe wrench down on the cylinder cap. Accept the fact you are going to mar the heck out of the cap (DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ROD - marks on the rod will ruin the seal at the very least).
Reef the heck out of the pipe wrench. One of my cylinders was so bad we had to put heat on it to get it apart. You are keeping the cylinder attached to the tractor so you can torque on the cylinder. Otherwise you get into needing a vice and it gets stupid quickly.
Once the cap is unscrewed pull like you mean it on the rod.
Check inside of the cylinder for debris.
I used an impact wrench to undo the piston.
I did not use any red on it when I replaced it (oddly tazwell said not to).
Pour oil over the new seals and push them back in. More than likely you will need a mallet to tap on the end of the rod to get the piston back into the cylinder.