My FEL started to drip from 1 of the lift cylinders in the spring. Then the other one, the the curl cylinders. I hate to bannish the poor guy from the barn but he's making a mess of the floor. Anyone ever rebuilt these cylinders on a factory 240 loader? Funds are a bit tight so I would like to tackle this myself if possible.
The leaks just keep getting worse
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We rebuilt one several years ago. We just took one of each cylinder apart and took the seals in to a local bearing shop (Motion Industries I think) and they matched them all up. Sort of strange looking seals if I remember right. I think they had to order one seal but it only took a day or two to get it. Installation was pretty easy and we had the other cylinders to compare to. I also have an exploded drawing if you want it. Just click the "contact us" link below. I also have the oring dimensions if you need them.
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I've replaced seals on the Great Bend loader on my YM240. I had the first one done by a hydraulic shop for about $170. After that I did the others myself for about $10 in seals per cylinder. I had to buy a jumbo pipe wrench to unscrew the cylinder end caps; everything else was simple. The local hydraulic/bearing shop had all the seals I needed.
Tip - leave one end of the cylinder mounted so you have something to wrench against.
Tip - leave one end of the cylinder mounted so you have something to wrench against.
Well I ended up doing like California. Couldn't locate the parts myself so I took one to a shop for repair. It was a little under 40 bucks total and they hooked me up with the seals/o-rings to do the other 3 for about 10 bucks per cylinder. Apparently these things are quite easy to rebuild.
