Has anyone out there had one of these cylinders apart? Mine is the type with two 1/8" pipe plugs on opposite sides of the barrel near the rod end. Parts book shows it as AL 36565. Do the plugs need to be out before the rod can be removed? The parts book shows only the rod, a wiper ring and the seal. No snap rings or retainers other than the two pipe plugs? I don't see anything on the rod other than the seal. Nothing that the plugs might be involved with. Any ideas?
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Tx Jim
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Although this parts photo is for a different model most one way cylinders I've seen has a snap ring(part key #3) that must be dislocated for rod to exit barrel. Granted the part of photo with snap ring is probably incorrect for your tractor. Another thought is the hex socket plug(parts key #13) holds the rod in place
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Is this the correct cylinder diagram?
Looks the same as Tx Jim's #2
Looks the same as Tx Jim's #2
I believe you will find a snap ring on the end of the rod as Tx Jim suggests. remove the oil line and the fitting from the cylinder and you can use a screwdriver down through the fitting hole to pry the snap ring off. SOme have a deeper groove right next to the snap ring and you dislodge the snap ring into the deeper groove. Then the rod pulls out.
Tx Jim
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The one way cylinders that I've been around had a snap ring BUT the 2350 parts schematics lists no snap ring. The photo I posted was from a different model tractor.
Do you think the hex socket screw could be screwed in deep enough to keep rod from coming out of the barrel???? It sure would be nice to have access to a 2350 tech manual.
The one way cylinders that I've been around had a snap ring BUT the 2350 parts schematics lists no snap ring. The photo I posted was from a different model tractor.
Do you think the hex socket screw could be screwed in deep enough to keep rod from coming out of the barrel???? It sure would be nice to have access to a 2350 tech manual.
Yes, that is the diagram that matches my cylinders. Although it shows no snap ring, I agree there has to something in there to limit the rod's travel. My first thought was the plugs themselves may protrude through the barrel far enough to form a stop, but that seems like pretty poor engineering, and not what I would expect from Deere. If there is a ring in there, I suspect it would be accessed through the plug holes, rather than by removing the fitting. There is a fitting on the base end only, and I think the port would be well beyond the end of the rod when fully retracted. I guess my main concern was the purpose of the pipe plugs and do they need to come out, since only two of the four have moved so far. The other two will require some persuasion, so I thought I would get a few thoughts and opinions before going any further.
