Recent content by richmz

The piston uses a large o-ring first then a special square profile seal. Old pieces shown lower left after cutting out. I installed the Outer C-clip, gland, then piston to the shaft. I used Red Loctite on the piston attachment nut. Before assembly I used a hone to clean up the cylinder...

It has been a long time but I finally got back to this after being away a long time. I was successful in getting both cylinders rebuilt myself, reinstalled and they work fine. Here is a recap of my process. Hopefully it may help others, as well as a reminder for me when I get to do the lift...

The 300 loader bucket cylinders on my 790 had some leaking going on for a while. One got much worse. I researched rebuilding myself. I've done steering racks before so I opted to tackle this one myself. My JD dealer about a hour drive away told me the AH176655 seal kit has been superseded to...

Hi, Been reading much here for a while and joined in for more learning. I've owned a few John Deere Compact Utility Tractors and implements past 20 years. I do my own repairs when I can. Past was a 750 with loader, JD side discharge mower, PTO driven Snowblower(when in NH), spreader, etc...