BX2200 LA211 loader leaky cylinder

[Zorm]

This is a 2003 BX2200. When I first got it did some ditch work with the loader, then one of the lift cylinder started leaking. I bought a seal kit for both cylinders and had a professional rebuild the cylinders. Now, after another day of work with the front loader, the bucket tilt cylinder is leaking. I know its a case of old seals, I bought the tractor last year from the original owner.

Just seeing if anyone has either replaced the seals them selves in the bucket tilt cylinder or maybe got another cylinder from some place like Tractor supply? Replacement cylinder from Kobota is close the 1K and not going that rout.

thoughts?

 

[dlsmith]

I replaced the seals on the curl cylinder on my LA211 a couple of years ago. The only difficult part was getting the end cap off, it requires a spanner tool to unscrew it from the end of the cylinder barrel. The parts aren't that expensive and should be available from Messicks. The only other difficult part might be getting the nut off the cylinder rod, as it can be pretty tight. I held the end in a big vise and used a 1/2" air impact to get it off. Once that's off, it's pretty straightforward to replace the seals in the gland and the packing seals on the piston. I think it only took me a little over an hour to rebuild it once I had it off the tractor.
You will need the cylinder part number off the barrel to get the correct seal kit, as there are a couple of different cylinders used on the LA211.

 

[Zorm]

Thanks, dlsmith, any special tools? I was gonna do the lift cylinders myself but it required a special tool. Any issue with these seals off and on?