Loader Hydraulic Leaks

[stmar]

The lifting rams on my loader are leaking so they need to be rebuilt. Is this a do it yourself or do I need to take them to an implement shop? It is a Farmhand model and it is leaking around the seals where the pistons go in and out. It looks like there is a collar that screws off but I don't want to take it apart and make the job more difficult if I have to take it in. I already have the cylinders/shafts/rams off and all the crud cleaned off.

If it is a do it yourself job any good resources for parts and how to do it?

 

[Den N Ms]

Stmar.You should be able to rebuild them, its not that hard to do.You may find seals at a hydraulic jack and cylinder rebuild shop,or get them from the loader manufacture.

 

[old-9]

A good farm store should have some, if they have the right one hard to guess.

 

[Dave Wave]

Grainger stocks most of the parts if you have an account there.

I just did the seals on my Superior loader (first timer).

They are pretty simple, but can be a bear to take apart (kinda like huge pipe fitttings. You will need a good sized vice to hold them while you disassemble them.

Use shim material or a hose clamp to compress the seals to get them back in (wide part of the V seal goes towards the highest pressure).

The orings in my loader had "backup" rings as well, so make sure to put new ones back in in the correct orientation.

There are a couple of vids on youtube showing how it is done.
Good Luck!


-Dave