TC33D BUCKET CYLINDER

[WBL]

I HAVE A TC33D WITH A 7308 LOADER. I TRIED TO DISASEMBLE THE BUCKET CYLINDER, BUT THE HEAD JUST SPINS IN THE BARREL. I HAVE WORKED ON THREADED, SNAP RING, AND WELDED CYLINDERS,BUT THIS ONE IS RACKING MY BRAIN. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM?

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Pics ?

 

[DougMacTractor]

I HAVE A TC33D WITH A 7308 LOADER. I TRIED TO DISASEMBLE THE BUCKET CYLINDER, BUT THE HEAD JUST SPINS IN THE BARREL. I HAVE WORKED ON THREADED, SNAP RING, AND WELDED CYLINDERS,BUT THIS ONE IS RACKING MY BRAIN. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM?

Did you ever find a solution? I'm having the same problem now. I removed the hose fittings from the port and I can see the internal end piece (plug?) turning with the cap. I'm thinking about drilling a hole in the plug and using a pick or screw driver to hold the inside piece still while I back the cap off.

Both bucket cylinders do the same thing. It is on a New Holland TC30 with a 7308 loader. I'm guessing it is a Schwartz cylinder.

 

[LouNY]

I have seen a few cylinder end caps with internal retaining wires that had to be hooked and pulled out the fitting port.

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Looks to me that you wil have to pressurize that side by pulling in the silinder by the hydraulice and then looseni g that nut before removing your hydraulic lines.Remove nut from gland .Then remove lines and tap gland in. Then remove the inner wireclip and then pull rod out with gland and piston.

 

[DougMacTractor]

So you are saying that I need to start the tractor and do something like raise the tractor off the ground by tilting the bucket down, which will pressurize that side of the cylinder, and then loosen the nut? I have the cylinders off the tractor, but I can put them back on.

No, you are right. I need to tilt the bucket up (pull the rod in) to pressurize that side.

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Yes !

 

[spitter]

Has to b another way to remove it because I just had both same exact cylinders rebuilt with piston snapped inside of cylinder. Cylinder was off of tractor and leaked so bad no way to pressureize cylinder. I took it to hydraulics shop and they rebuilt them for 75$ apice plus parts.:drink:

 

[RickB]

There are surely other ways, but DL is correct. You can also mechanically extend the cylinder and hold pressure on the fully extended rod while you unthread the spanner nut with a punch and hammer. But it is disassembled in the manner DL describes.

 

[DougMacTractor]

Thank-you All. I will give these ideas a try today. I wish I knew of a hydraulics shop in Fresno, CA with as reasonable rates as the one Spitter has in Blairtown.