So I busted my curl cylinder ... can't find parts to fix it

[wdchyd]

Cool video!

I went to the place that makes rods today. They said it would be $30-$40 in material plus about two hours of labor so around $150. I found out I can order a new rod from LS for about $58 so I went that route and ordered it today.

Also noticed the threads/nuts on the two cylinders rods are different.

Can you tell it doesn't take me 2 hrs to make one......:laughing:

Has one of the rods been remade before?...maybe someone used a nut they had?

 

[RickB]

I found out I can order a new rod from LS for about $58

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Makes me wonder where he had looked before titling this thread.

 

[hutchman]

Makes me wonder where he had looked before titling this thread.

Well, the manual doesn't have parts list in it. After LS sent me the part number, a google search of that part number yielded the diagram (posted earlier) and list of other bucket cylinder parts.

 

[hutchman]

Has one of the rods been remade before?...maybe someone used a nut they had?

Don't know ... possible. I did get it used. The lathe's I saw at the shop looked like manual only. Also looks like they did mostly big heavy equipment (some lathe's were as big as some I've seen on old ships) ... not small stuff like on my tractor.

 

[RickB]

Well, the manual doesn't have parts list in it. After LS sent me the part number, a google search yielded the diagram (posted earlier) and list of other bucket cylinder parts.

Few owners and service manuals have parts diagrams. Some short line stuff does, but not the bigger names. It's just the way it is.

 

[hutchman]

Update. The new rod and piston nut to go with it was like $78 total (tax and all). I got both cylinders totally rebuilt with new seals so total cost was $200 something and now I'm good as new. I don't have it back together yet because weather hasn't exactly been cooperating lately. The threads and nut of the new parts look identical to the left side rod/nut so I don't know if someone did something before me or if they were using up old stock on the line or what but the rod threads & nut on the right cylinder was different from the left when I pulled it apart ... weird.

 

[hturner12]

Update. The new rod and piston nut to go with it was like $78 total (tax and all). I got both cylinders totally rebuilt with new seals so total cost was $200 something and now I'm good as new. I don't have it back together yet because weather hasn't exactly been cooperating lately. The threads and nut of the new parts look identical to the left side rod/nut so I don't know if someone did something before me or if they were using up old stock on the line or what but the rod threads & nut on the right cylinder was different from the left when I pulled it apart ... weird.

where did you get the parts. i think I did the same thing today. When I go out tomorrow I need to look at them. I was suing mine to push a tree I was cutting. We have local shop that could make it but probable more than I could buy a new one.

 

[hturner12]

Pulled the pins yesterday and the left rod was broke. Hopefully my dealer can get it covered under warranty

 

[hturner12]

Update after 6 weeks my dealer final got the rod under warranty. He was shipping it to me today. I plan on doing it myself . Has anybody taken a cylinder apart? If so how hard is to the the wire ring out. Local hydraulic shop is swamped and has a minimum of 150

 

[hutchman]

Update after 6 weeks my dealer final got the rod under warranty. He was shipping it to me today. I plan on doing it myself . Has anybody taken a cylinder apart? If so how hard is to the the wire ring out. Local hydraulic shop is swamped and has a minimum of 150

Sorry. Just now seeing this.

I got my rod from my dealer.

Don't think there is a wire. The hydraulic shop just used a punch and hammer to spin the gland off. It has holes for a spanner wrench but they didn't use one. I watched them tear mine down. Rebuilt both sides while inwa s at it. Good as new now.