Recent content by inswinkok

Ahh, the O-rings, not fun. I used two long thin screwdrivers, one a phillips head the other flat head, wrapped electrical tape around the ends, to hold the o-ring in the groove and the push it into place, piece of cake, only took 5 hours to accomplish, I'm sure a shop would have a tool to insert...

This was the first run up since I rebuilt the steering cylinder, prior to rebuilding the temperature rise was much higner. In the process or the rebuild I found the O-ring at the bottom of the gland for the piston rod was missing. This unit was replaced five years earlier, it was a rebuild unit...

Hello Feduup, I was having extreme hydraulic oil heating problems, steering cylinder getting to hot to touch. When I disassembled the cylinder the steering valve o-rings were abraided. The temperature of steering cylinder was 195 F while ambient temp was 94 F while running a hay mower. Then all...

This is directed to jd110, if still active, I do have a 2040 w/closed center hyd sys, in following your test of running for 10-15 minutes, the only warm part that I have is at the base of the steering cyclinder, it gets 20 degrees warmer than the mounting point. Lower part of engine block at 90...