Mahindra ML245 loader cylinder

[Mahindra45302011]

I have a Mahindra 4530 with a ML245 FEL. Probably made around 2010. One of the the bucket/tilt cylinders is leaking so I took it off and took it to have the seals replaced. The shop told me it wouldn't do much good to repair it because there is some pitting on the shaft and the new seals would be destroyed in a short time.

It is a LH Bailey 2.5 bore, 24" strike with a 1.25" diameter shaft. I think I would call it a tang cylinder. 32" compressed 56" full extension.

Anyway, of all the millions of aftermarket cylinders out there I cant find an exact replacement.

Is it possible to buy a welded shaft to match and just replace the shaft and seals? I see bare shafts for sale but none with the welded tube on the end for the 1" pin.

I did find some Magister cylinders that were close. Found one that was the same except it has a 1.5" shaft instead of the 1.25 shaft I have. Also, they say the shaft is 33" compressed and 57" extended which seems to be 1" different than mine. I know I will need to replace both of the cylinders to get them to work in sync. Price would be $243 a piece.

What would you experts do?

Thanks,

Alan

 

[Mike1955]

Sorry about your difficulties. I would keep looking. To much money and not having it original. Wish I had the source

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

One of the guys i watch on YouTube, just posted a video of him rebuilding the cylinders for his excavator, by cutting the rod of the end, and welding in new hardened steel rods. His channel is FarmCraft101. I found it pretty interesting. And another guy I used to watch was repairing pitted rods by sputter welding them and then turning them with carbide tooling.

Not sure where you would look for someone who actually does it. But it can be done.

 

[Roadworthy]

Did you ask the local hydraulic shop what they could suggest for replacement or if they could replace the shaft?

 

[LD1]

A competent hydraulic shop....one that specializes in cylinders....can make a new rod.

I had to have a new rod made for a bobcat 334 mini-ex. I think it was like a 1.5" rod about 3' long. Cost a couple hundred bucks. But they thread the one end of the rod to mate to the piston, and weld your existing eye/cross tube onto the new rod.