Snapped Loader Piston - Ford 1920

[CalG]

Remove the cylinder and end to prep for welding. Reinstall, Tack it in place, remove the cylinder again to complete the weld.

VIOLA!

 

[Jchawk]

Well yay! After removing it the head is replaceable! It screws into the piston.
Bad news. Cant find it anywhere and the shop I went to said they would not be able to recreate the seal area with where they would need to weld

 

[Jchawk]

I didn't want to dump the rest of the hydraulic fluid out but the piece in the piston simply screws in.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Is the rod eye cast iron? The threaded end is is the weak link as I see it. However, if you wanted to keep it as it is weld a nut on the threaded end and back it out. Have a machine shop thread a rod and weld it to an eye, reinstall. Otherwise you could have a new rod made up with a welded eye and eliminate the threaded end all together.

I'd go for the new rod myself.