[AT] Cylinder Packing

Wed May 7 09:52:02 PDT 2008

I sounds to me as if you are leaking past the pistons on a single acting 
cylinder.  Probably nothing more than the proper o-ring to fix if the 
cylinder bore is okay.  Make sure the breather is open, or the oil can 
get drawn past the piston, also.  I get cylinders repaired at the local 
hydraulic shop that specializes in such things as hydraulic jacks, 
cylinders, motors, etc.  They will sell the necessary seals over the 
counter.  There should be some place like that near you.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

william.neff.powell at comcast.net wrote:
> George,
> 
> Yes, based on your pictures your loader looks like mine... Except, your cylinders are a little bit different than those on my WD.  I have the same cylinders as yours on my D17 and I also had a leak. Tightening the top seal did solve the problem on that type of cylinder. 
> 
> The WD loader cylinders I have are not capped at the top. They only have a dust seal on the top. The seals must hold  on the bottom of the cylinder or hydraulic fluid leaks around the seals and fills up the tube. Then, when I raise the loader oil squirts out the side of the cylinders. To remove the top cap you pull up on a wire embedded in the cap  and spin the caps loose past the wire... The caps are not designed  to hold pressure. (In my opinion a very crappy design.)
> 
> If I prop up the loader with a block when I am finished everything is fine, there is no load on the seal and fluid does not leak past the seals. But, when I use the tractor I often forget to prop the block in and then oil squirts all over... Just a pain, always filling up with oil... 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Will Powell
> 
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
>> Will,
>>
>> I can't offer anything about your loader but I have a Freeman on one of my
>> Fords.  I suspect it has rope packing since one cylinder was leaking badly
>> when I got it about 10 years ago.  I tightened the 4 bolts holding the
>> cylinder head on and it hasn't leaked a drop since.  There is a little space
>> between the head and body so there's room for the head to tighten on the
>> packing.  Maybe it would work for you as well.
>>
>> http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/Ford/60_641/641_3.jpg 
>>
>> George
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>>> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>>> william.neff.powell at comcast.net
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:23 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Cylinder Packing
>>>
>>> Larry,
>>>
>>> Any idea what type of replacement seals are needed for the Freeman loader?
>>> If you have replaced the seals, where did you get them?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Will Powell
>>>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>> From: "Larry & Barb Dotson" <dotson at loganrec.com>
>>>> Will,
>>>> I believe you have a Freeman loader. It appears to be identical to mine
>>> and
>>>> I have the Freeman ID plate on mine. Actually I have the same loader on
>>> a WD
>>>> and a D-14.
>>>>
>>>> Larry Dotson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-
>>> tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:09 AM
>>>> Subject: [AT] Cylinder Packing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know where I could find the packing seals for my WD
>>> loader? It
>>>>> may be a farmhand loader, not sure:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://williampowell.net/pages/wdpage.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Took the piston to a local Clark Supply store, they did not even want
>>> to
>>>>> talk to me about it when they heard I had taken it apart..... I do
>>> know of
>>>>> a cylinder repair shop that would give me some seals, but it is quite
>>> a
>>>>> distance away....
>>>>>
>>>>> If there is seal supplier on line that handles these seals please pass
>>> on
>>>>> the information.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Will Powell(PA)
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