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Topic: Repack WD45 Cylinders?

Posted By: AC WD45
Subject: Repack WD45 Cylinders?
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 11:01pm

Whats it take to repack my cylinders? somthing that can be DIY or need profesional to do it?

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German Shepherd dad
1957 Allis Chalmers WD45
#WD234847
1951 Allis Chalmers WD
#WD88193

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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 11:15pm

DIY. Been along time so I don't remember if you can dig the old stuff out without removing the ram.If not....polish the paint and rust off the lift arm end,remove the packing nut(you did try tightening them up more first?).Remove unit and take fitting out of housing.Use appropriate screwdriver to move snap ring to other smaller grove and pull ram out of housing.Remove old packing,clean,install new packing,lube and shove ram back in then pry snap ring back to big groove and install packing nut. Tighten as needed.....and will usually need more tightening after some use. TAH DAH!!

If rams are badly pitted,find better ones because packing won't hold.

Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 6:42am

Remove nut with lift part way up then push down on lift arms a few times and that should push the old packing out. Put new packing in with lip to oil then just snug nut. MACK

Posted By: m16ty
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 11:13pm

Sometimes the packing can be stuck pretty good and the only way to remove it without risking damaging the rod is to pull the rod.

Most of the WD45s you see have badly rusted or pited rods. I bought a set of rods from AGCO sometime in the mid '90s. The dealer told me they were the last two in any of AGCO's warehouses. So if the dealer was right, I may have the last new rods to be had. I'm sure some dealers still have some NOS though.

Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 11:20pm

My rods are like new.

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German Shepherd dad
1957 Allis Chalmers WD45
#WD234847
1951 Allis Chalmers WD
#WD88193

Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 11:48pm

Lucas, so easy even a caveman (and I) can do it!

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