Finding boom and bucket cylinder seal kits for a 2003 B7500HST with LA302 loader

[cmorningstar01]

My 2003 Kubota B7500HST has been leaking hydraulic fluid from the boom cylinders and I am going to try to rebuild them my self, I have been searching online for seal kits for the loader cylinders and I notice almost all of the kits for the LA302 loaders have a serial number break and the seal kits are for machines serial number 17944 and below, my machines serial number is 66XXX and I am having a hard time finding seal kits, does anyone have a source or supplier for seal kits for these newer loaders.
Thanks in advance
No I have not called my local(40 miles away) Kubota dealer yet

 

[BAP]

So why haven’t you called your local dealer? They are a good starting point to find out a price and availability to know wether or not what you find on the internet is a good deal or not. Just because it is on the internet, doesn’t make it cheaper. A lot of times, local dealers sell Kubota parts the same price or less than some of the dealers on the internet without having to pay shipping. If you don’t want to go that route, take your cylinders apart and measure all the seals and buy them by size from a hydraulic repair shop or online vendor.

 

[cmorningstar01]

I have not called my local dealer because they do not open until 8am and I started looking online at 5am this morning, I just searched the Kubota parts website at my dealer and found the part numbers (75536-63600) for the seal kits. So when they open I will call them and get a price but I figured I would check in here to see if anyone had a reliable source, The dealer as I said is 40 miles from me and to be honest last time I needed something from them they told me they had it in stock but after I drove there they told me that had to order it

I do not want to take them apart until I have the kits to repair them because that puts my machine out of service

 

[TheOldHokie]

My 2003 Kubota B7500HST has been leaking hydraulic fluid from the boom cylinders and I am going to try to rebuild them my self, I have been searching online for seal kits for the loader cylinders and I notice almost all of the kits for the LA302 loaders have a serial number break and the seal kits are for machines serial number 17944 and below, my machines serial number is 66XXX and I am having a hard time finding seal kits, does anyone have a source or supplier for seal kits for these newer loaders.
Thanks in advance
No I have not called my local(40 miles away) Kubota dealer yet

New pin on replacements are roughly $150 each delivered and no labor or down time:

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Dan

 

[cmorningstar01]

I looked at those but unfortunately they are out of stock, they are made in Europe so probably better quality than those made in China

 

[TheOldHokie]

I looked at those but unfortunately they are out of stock, they are made in Europe so probably better quality than those made in China

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[cmorningstar01]

Ok, I called my local Kubota dealer and confirmed the part number(75536-63600), They did not have them in stock and would need to order them, order time 3-4 days but not until after the holiday, price $58.00 plus tax, I checked around at a lot of online vendors, the going price is in the $48-$59 range which I would pay but they all want $25-$30 for shipping for a tiny package that does not weigh over 1 lb for 4 seal kits.
I found a place called Aftermarket Express that has aftermarket kits for my cylinders for $32.75 per kit plus $19.99 shipping plus a $5.00 handling fee, still a lot less than the other places, So I ordered them and will see what happens, yes I know...they are aftermarket but I can't see paying the extra dollars for OEM

 

[D2Cat]

Your dealer can order your parts with his and not charge you freight. The difference between what you ordered and the dealer is $1.

 

[Henro]

Your dealer can order your parts with his and not charge you freight. The difference between what you ordered and the dealer is $1.

i was kind of thinking the same thing. But on secondary roads a 40 mile one way trip could be an hour each way. So two hours and fuel costs are also part of the picture.

 

[cmorningstar01]

The difference between what you ordered and the dealer is $1.

Actually the difference is a lot more, They were $32.25 versus $58.00
The point is moot now anyway because they just emailed me they are out of stock and will not be carrying them any more so back to my searching

 

[cmorningstar01]

Ordered them from Colemans, $44.56 per kit x 4 = $178.24 + $22.19 shipping for OEM parts, still less than my local Kubota dealer and 1 will have them sooner and do not have to drive to get them.

Ordered the correct Gland Spanner wrench from McMaster Carr

Now...I have wood to split and a chicken coop to enlarge