Can this cylinder be repaired ?

[FBG3]

I have 35T Husky(Speeco) splitter with a blown rod seal. I am sure the cylunder is Chinese but I would like to reseal it if I can get the gland/head out.
I dont see any holes for a spanner or a retianing ring. There is a socket head screw and washer in the gland that looks like it would be for bleeding air but may be a lever point for unscrewing ? Here are some pics with and without the cap screw. Any suggestions so I dont have to buy a new $400 cylinder are appreciated.

 

[oldnslo]

I believe you remove that bolt and then push that rod gland assembly back into the cylinder a ways to expose the retaining ring.

 

[dfkrug]

That socket head bolt may be a way of grabbing the gland to unscrew it, as you suspect. Also look for a small slot in the side of the outside of the cylinder barrel, a half inch or so from the top to see if there is a wire lock.

Once off, it is easy to find the wiper and gland seal by size. I recommend the special tool to install them.

 

[dfkrug]

I believe you remove that bolt and then push that rod gland assembly back into the cylinder a ways to expose the retaining ring.

Another possibility. You may be right, O&S.

 

[azbinder]

I believe you remove that bolt and then push that rod gland assembly back into the cylinder a ways to expose the retaining ring.

That is the way it appears to me also.

 

[ruffdog]

I believe you remove that bolt and then push that rod gland assembly back into the cylinder a ways to expose the retaining ring.

Yes, that is how it is built.....see video:

 

[Billrog]

If I was having difficulty getting the rod out I'd fire up the pump and use the hydraulics.
You loose a little oil but it comes out easy and gently as I've had to do it a few times to get the rod out on backhoe cylinders. Never use air pressure you'll be launching a rocket.

 

[dfkrug]

If I was having difficulty getting the rod out I'd fire up the pump and use the hydraulics.
You loose a little oil but it comes out easy and gently as I've had to do it a few times to get the rod out on backhoe cylinders. Never use air pressure you'll be launching a rocket.

I have used air before, but I am very careful, doing it outside, and giving the rod a clear path, and covered with a tarp.

I worked on one of those Chinese logspitter cylinders years ago, and it was also a 5-incher, the biggest cylinder I have ever taken apart. The gland was retained a different way, however. The factory had scuffed the big O-ring in original assembly, so I did not have to replace the gland seal. It was difficult getting the rod out, that is for sure. I would hate to have to resort to using hydraulic fluid.

In the video above, the guy did not buy the special tool to get his gland seal in, and he really struggled. It is even harder for seals on smaller cylinders.

 

[FBG3]

I believe you remove that bolt and then push that rod gland assembly back into the cylinder a ways to expose the retaining ring.

Thanks I' ll give that a try and get back to ya'll

 

[FBG3]

Yes, that is how it is built.....see video:

Thanks ruffdog. I had seen the video but it wasn't clear (to me) how he got the retaining ring out.