TC33DA 15LA FEL

tinman565 · Jun 20, 2012

Sirs...I have a 2005 TC33DA with a 15LA loader on it. The unit has 290 hours on it...and is kept in near mint condition. I recently noticed a slight leak in the upper bucket tilting cylinder (I think its the rod seal). I looked up the NH part, and it says there is an "old" style, and a "new" style cylinder. Apparently you cant get parts for the old style, and you can only get the seal kit (which is fine with me) for the new style. I believe I have the old style, and the dealer says I have to BUY THE COMPLETE NEW STYLE CYLINDER !!!!!
Will the rebuild kit from the new style (or some of it) work on the old style ? Any other ideas ? Thanks for your help. :thumbsup:

On another note...the chrome seems to be flaking near the end of that rod. I dont think it goes up into the seal ( I'm hoping thats not what caused the leak). Anyway to fix that ?

ruffdog · Jun 20, 2012

Yeah, that's why I have always greased the exposed cylinder rods when I store my loader. I hate flaking chrome!

jinman · Jun 20, 2012

Tinman, by checking Messicks.com, I verified that your dealer is correct. New Holland is no longer servicing that cylinder. No repair kit is available and they don't sell any spare parts for any part of the cylinder. In your case, I'd take the cylinder to a hydraulic shop to see if they could do a repair. They'll make measurements and use generic parts/seals to repair you cylinder. That should be a whole bunch cheaper than spending $490 on a new cylinder.

EDIT: BTW, I'd bet both cylinders will soon need repair. I suspect the old cylinders are problematic and may have been discontinued because of that.