Replacing the seals on a John Deere hydraulic lift cylinder

[fritz423]

Got the job done thanks to a 2009 thread on this site. One picture and a brief explanation got me going in the right direction. Figured I'd video my repair for the next guy.

I know you experts will laugh at my techniques but I got her done in the end and everything seems to be working just fine. Any critiques would be welcomed. Thanks again!

 

[Will S]

fritz, thanks for posting the video. Good for you to tackle the job, and gett'er done, even if you won't do it again. Enjoyed the video. The one thing I would have done differently, even given the lack of specialty tools, is the way you put the piston/ram back into the cylinder. I was cringing, hoping that you were not nicking or scratching the chrome finish on the ram. I would have slipped a length of pvc pipe, or something, over the ram, to protect it from metal-to-metal scratches. Good job.