JD 260 disc mower hyd. cyl. seal kit

Kfbeal · Oct 25, 2009

Do any of you know if the seal kit for the hyd. cyl. on a JD 260 disc mower would be found in part stores rather than a JD dealer?

On the JD parts website it shows $93.50 but I don't need all the seals. I just blew out the insert in the metal bushing. It's like an internal seal.

BTW, it's a single action cylinder.

Any suggestions?

Wayne County Hose · Oct 25, 2009

I would suggest telling them to order only the seal you need.

kennyd · Oct 25, 2009

Take the cylinder to a local hydraulics's shop...

kennyd · Oct 25, 2009

Wayne County Hose said:
I would suggest telling them to order only the seal you need.

Unfortunately they are usually sold a "kits" for a complete rebuild.

Wayne County Hose · Oct 25, 2009

kennyd said:
Unfortunately they are usually sold a "kits" for a complete rebuild.

JD, gotta love them guys. Take your cylinder to a shop like Kenny says. Most shops will rebuild that cylinder and give you a warranty for less than JD charges for the parts. Best part is JD gets their seals from Hercules, same place as us shops. Comes in the same exact package.

Andy

Kfbeal · Oct 25, 2009

I think before I could order just pieces, but not sure. I may have gotten the entire kit which probably should be done while I'm in there, I'm just cheap. I'm sure it's a kit, and not pieced out.

Any hints on how to get the plastic inside of the metal busing? Before I had to squeeze it like a marshmallow and allow it to expand on the inside. It's a hard plastic so it wasn't easy to say the least without experience.

kennyd · Oct 25, 2009

Kfbeal said:
I think before I could order just pieces, but not sure. I may have gotten the entire kit which probably should be done while I'm in there, I'm just cheap. I'm sure it's a kit, and not pieced out.

Any hints on how to get the plastic inside of the metal busing? Before I had to squeeze it like a marshmallow and allow it to expand on the inside. It's a hard plastic so it wasn't easy to say the least without experience.

Is it like what's pictured in THIS thread? Then follow my advice to boils it...there is also a link to Hercules where you can order individual seals.

Kfbeal · Oct 26, 2009

Yea, sure is. I be d@mned, I never thought about boiling it. Talk about a PITA to get in without doing that. Wonder how I would find the seal # at Hercules from my cylinder. Do you think JD would tell me by chance what seal #'s I need?

kennyd · Oct 26, 2009

Kfbeal said:
Yea, sure is. I be d@mned, I never thought about boiling it. Talk about a PITA to get in without doing that. Wonder how I would find the seal # at Hercules from my cylinder. Do you think JD would tell me by chance what seal #'s I need?

The boiling trick works nice! Very easy to fold it into the C shape and pop it in...

I doubt anybody at the dealer knows what the part number is other than the JD one...you will need to measure your old seals to order from Hercules.