[AT] Hydraulics Help

[Ronald L. Cook]

Dudley,
	My opinion is that if the piston was bypassing that much, the cylinder 
wouldn't work.  At least not under load.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 5/27/2011 1:47 AM, drupert at seanet.com wrote:
> I have a question - Is there a relatively easy way to determine if a
> hydraulics problem I am having is in the Valve or in the Cylinder.
>
> The Bucket on an old Loader I have has a double acting Cylinder.  Once the
> Bucket is curled up (i.e., the Cylinder is retracted) the Cylinder will
> slowly start extending on its' own and will be fully extended in a couple
> of minutes.  The external leaking - although annoying - is relatively
> minor.  I am thinking that maybe the seal on the Piston in the Cylinder is
> bad allowing the Piston to move through the fluid.  If the Valve is the
> problem I guess I am not sure what the failure mode could be.
>
> I am hoping the problem is the Cylinder as it will be the easiest for me
> to fix but I don't want to waste time there if the problem is somewhere
> else.  Any ideas on how to nail this down ... I am guessing someone has
> run into this before.
>
> Thanks -
> Dudley