There is a felt rod wiper in the end cap at 4:24 that you never mentioned changing out. That's what the shorter felt piece was for. You have to remove the hydraulic fitting in order to slide it off the end of the rod. It's going to be soaked in oil and possibly metal shavings so worth considering. My cheap amazon kit has felt pieces far too thick to fit properly so it's been on my work bench for a month. I need to get it done but I just haven't felt like it :)
Thank you for posting this. It saved me a lot of screwing around to figure out that locking ring in the notch. Watched lot of videos. Yours was the only one tat helped me. Thanks again.
When you took of the end cap, how did you take it out? Does it unscrew? Did you hit the pin with the hammer? It looks like you unscrewed the end cap and the lock ring came off. I'm at the same spot your at and don't know how to get the end cap off. Thanks
@@tightwadtv3421 I had to use a dremel and make the slot a little longer. Then I used a small flat screwdriver to get under the leading edge. Then I rotated the cylinder counter clockwise, it walked right out. I wish I had seen this video earlier, it took me a short while to figure it out. I did something very similar to this years ago, it came to me, that the only way I was able to figure it out. Thanks for posting this video, I am waiting for my rebuild kit to get here. My car is now trapped on the hoist until I can fix it. lol
I didn't cap off anything and I tried to catch as much as possible in containers. You'll have to raise your lift and slip the cylinder out from underneath the lift arm assembly. You can compress the cylinder pretty easy after you disconnect the lines (it's going to make a mess though). Also be sure the lift arm assembly is locked in the up position as well. It's really quick and easy.
There is a felt rod wiper in the end cap at 4:24 that you never mentioned changing out. That's what the shorter felt piece was for. You have to remove the hydraulic fitting in order to slide it off the end of the rod. It's going to be soaked in oil and possibly metal shavings so worth considering. My cheap amazon kit has felt pieces far too thick to fit properly so it's been on my work bench for a month. I need to get it done but I just haven't felt like it :)
Thanks for the info.
Thank you for posting this. It saved me a lot of screwing around to figure out that locking ring in the notch. Watched lot of videos. Yours was the only one tat helped me. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video, is the seal still working? Thanks for reply
You're right that is a weep hole to let you know you have a problem before something bad happens
When you took of the end cap, how did you take it out? Does it unscrew? Did you hit the pin with the hammer? It looks like you unscrewed the end cap and the lock ring came off. I'm at the same spot your at and don't know how to get the end cap off. Thanks
You rotate the end cap which pushes out the lock ring.
@@tightwadtv3421 I had to use a dremel and make the slot a little longer. Then I used a small flat screwdriver to get under the leading edge. Then I rotated the cylinder counter clockwise, it walked right out. I wish I had seen this video earlier, it took me a short while to figure it out. I did something very similar to this years ago, it came to me, that the only way I was able to figure it out. Thanks for posting this video, I am waiting for my rebuild kit to get here. My car is now trapped on the hoist until I can fix it. lol
I have the same cylinder and I was wondering how you removed yours? Did you cap off the lines? If so, what thread are they? Pipe thread or JIC?
I didn't cap off anything and I tried to catch as much as possible in containers. You'll have to raise your lift and slip the cylinder out from underneath the lift arm assembly. You can compress the cylinder pretty easy after you disconnect the lines (it's going to make a mess though). Also be sure the lift arm assembly is locked in the up position as well. It's really quick and easy.
@@tightwadtv3421 thank you for the detailed response. I feel a lot better doing it now knowing exactly what I have to do.
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