TC33D BUCKET CYLINDER

[DougMacTractor]

Thank-you for the help. I was able to take it apart and rebuild the cylinders. It works good again. The seals were shot in both cylinders. I used a steel digging bar and some chains to pull on the rod and a ratcheting tie-down strap to the bumper of my truck to hold the gland tight between the piston and the retaining clip and used a hammer and cold chisel to loosen the cap. Compressed air didn't work because the seals were too far gone.

Thanks again. I'm a new memeber and very impressed with this forum.

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Gr8 !

 

[spitter]

It' always thinking out the box that gets those p I a jobs done. A.K.A. bush fix nice job.:cool2:

 

[RickB]

Awesome!

 

[FarmerDavid]

We have the same loader, same cylinders and the same situation. We were able to use the tractor hydraulics to apply the necessary pressure to keep the inside piece from spinning. Disconnected the piston from the bucket to allow it to extend fully, applied hydraulic pressure with the joystick (push to right) while someone else turned the nut with a spanner. Works well.

After the spanner nut is removed, drive the inside part further into the cylinder (we used a piece of hardwood that fit inside the gap). This makes enough room to push the retaining ring further in to get it out of its groove. Then twist and extract it. Small screwdrivers work for this.

Then, with some effort, the piston will come out of the cylinder. We put a piece of conduit through the eye at the end of the piston and struck it (coordinated blows) on both sides with pieces of 4X4 to bang it out a fraction of an inch at a time.

Great forum, thanks very much for everyone's help!

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Thank-you for the help. I was able to take it apart and rebuild the cylinders. It works good again. The seals were shot in both cylinders. I used a steel digging bar and some chains to pull on the rod and a ratcheting tie-down strap to the bumper of my truck to hold the gland tight between the piston and the retaining clip and used a hammer and cold chisel to loosen the cap. Compressed air didn't work because the seals were too far gone.

Thanks again. I'm a new memeber and very impressed with this forum.