I just repacked the backhoe boom cylinder about two weeks ago. I have never done one before, but I consider myself an above average diy mechanic. It went amazingly well. The retainer wire on mine was broken, or never installed correctly. I got what i could out with vice grips and side cutters. Then I rotated the gland until i found the hook hole. I then used a zip wheel to cut off a stub of the proper sized drill bit to stick in the hook hole. Using the drill bit as a pin I was able to rotate the gland and use the pin to push the rest of the wire out. All of the seals came out and the new ones went back in with standard hand tools (screwdrivers and picks and punches). The only special tool I had was a pin wrench, it wasn't the right size, the pins were smaller than the holes, but it worked.
I went out after dinner just to take it apart and see what I was getting into...and 2 hours later I was done and re-assembled.
I went out after dinner just to take it apart and see what I was getting into...and 2 hours later I was done and re-assembled.
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