Excavator attachment quick hitch cylinder Repair

Sector:

Plant machinery sector

Location:

Kilmarnock

Repair:

Cylinder rod and seal carrier.

Scope of work:  Cylinder rod and seal carrier.

• Initial strip down and inspection of the cylinders – Appraisal documents populated with damage SOW and seal requirements.
• Manufacture of a new chrome rod due to rod deflection and sheared end thread.
• A new seal carrier/gland was manufactured to replace the split existing carrier.
• All seals were replaced as per samples and the cylinder reassembled, function tested and finally pressure tested.
• All test oil was evacuated from the cylinders before sealing the cylinder for contamination control.

Result:

All final checks were completed after testing and the cylinder before delivering back to the client.