Recovery Vehicle Bed Cylinder Repair

Sector:

Vehicle recovery

Location:

Livingston

SOW:

This car recovery vehicle bed cylinder showed an obvious visual defect, a bent rod. This defect can affect other parts of the cylinder, so a full strip and inspection was still needed to determine what other damage may have occurred and whether it could be economically repaired with existing parts.

The appraisal submitted, outlined further damage to cylinder but an economical repair was viable with the following scope of work.

• Manufacture a new EN14 chrome rod to replace the bent rod.
• Manufacture a new rod eye to replace the stretched rod eye (oval).
• Manufacture a new front glands to replace the cracked front glands caused by the bent rod.
• The cylinder tube paper honed to remove light scoring and glazing.
• Tidy up all parts
• Fit a new seal kit
• Reassemble the bed cylinder.

Result:

The cylinder was function and pressure tested to industry standard.

All test oil was evacuated from the cylinders before sealing the cylinders, for contamination control.

The cylinder rod eye and weld was painted to protect it before delivering it back to the customer.