Doc Russ Miller
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I started repacking the leaking cylinders on my hoe, the dipper cylinder was a breeze. I moved onto the lift cylinder 2"X4" cylinder that was a weeper and I thought it would be an easy go like the first cylinder. Boy O Boy was I wrong. The end of the shaft is stuck in the bore just inches from coming out, and when I looked inside I could see that the wiper seals had broken up and were wedged between the cylinder walls and the plunger. I was thinking of heating the cylinder walls were the plunger is stuck, maybe that would allow the seals to soften enough to pull the ram apart.
So, am I going in the right direction? Has anyone else suffered with this issue?
So, am I going in the right direction? Has anyone else suffered with this issue?