Leaking bucket cylinder on BX2200

[gsganzer]

The bucket curl cylinder on my 2003 BX2200 is leaking pretty bad at the shaft seal. Has anyone repaired one of these themselves or should I just take it to a hydraulics shop?

 

[JRobyn]

As I've posted on here several times in the past, IMHO, you are way better off taking to the local hydraulic shop for a number of reasons:
1) they have the right tools and fixtures to get it apart and then back together without damaging anything 2) they know of reliable sources for replacement seals that are NOT high-priced OEM parts 3) they are equipped to correct/polish any bore or piston roughness 4) they have a rig to function and pressure test the repaired cylinder 5) most shops provide at least some warranty. All this, and probably costs about the same $ as for you to do it with OEM parts. YMMV.

- Jay

 

[radioman]

they are not hard to work on. the hardest part to replace the seals, wipers, o rings is getting the span wrench. either get the seal kit from online companies like messicks or go local kubota. if you need it now, take it apart, leave selas in place and take whole thing to the hydraulics shop and have them match up the seals you need.

I admit that the first time i worked on the cylinder for a home made splitter , i was lost since it was already taken apart before i even looked at it. i couldnt even tell who made it, so i moseyed on down to my local hydrualic shop and told them to give me everything i need , the seals, wipers rings. they used a caliper to take measurements and went in back to get the seals for me and charged me less then 30 bucks for everything. i put it together and it works great to this day.