500 Forklift steering cylinder
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Topic: 500 Forklift steering cylinder
Posted By: Dave7060
Subject: 500 Forklift steering cylinder
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2026 at 8:11pm
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Have a customer who broke the right steering arm on his Allis 500 forklift and bent and scored the rod on the steering cylinder. I've sourced a new arm but can't seem to look the machine up on Agco Parts books and not having any luck with google. If I can find a seal kit I can make a new rod but I can't find a number for a kit or a cylinder or anything. Any chance any of the Allis tractors used the same cylinder? Or is anyone able to look up the cylinder or seal kit part no for me? I'll try the local hydraulic place next rainy day but they don't really want to bother with the odd ball stuff. Tia.
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2026 at 6:41pm
Dave... i have run into an "ODD" cylinder a couple times... I took the BORE and ROD DIamter and bought a GENERIC KIT that had several extra seals included.. you pick out what you want and use that... Most cylinders were not made by the "tractor guys". but purchased aftermarket from the "hydraulic guys" ... and they tend to use common seals on most , if you get the DIAMETER known.... like you said, the local "hydraulic guy" does this method..
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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2026 at 7:41pm
Last seal I bought at a hydraulic shop they said the inner O ring was in place so they could not measure the depth , so needed to send it into shop and labor rate was $50 a hour to remove the O ring - no matter how long it took as shop time on ticket was 1 hour Minimum - Took out my pocket knife removed O ring and said now measure it .
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Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2026 at 5:13pm
I think the cylinder seals with o rings. We usually do away with the long spindle tie rod and put a ball joint or heim joint on the cylinder rod and bore the arm straight and bolt it all together TIGHT. We could never keep those long tie rods tight. Plus I don't think they are available? and they were pricey.
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