rsherril
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- May 2, 2009
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- Location
- Far West Colorado
- Occupation
- Geologist, Retired from teaching sciences
I have decided to repair or replace a saddle pin cylinder on my John Deere 570A grader. We determined that the pin wasn't frozen in place when we were able to get it to retract with the aid of an air hammer while the saddle pin valve was depressed, (open).
Examining the technical manual I learned that the saddle pins are in a parallel circuit, (there are two of them), and are suppose to disengage, (retract), when the saddle pin valve is opened. At first try, both took some assist with the air hammer to disengage. Then when the saddle pin valve was closed, both pins returned to the engaged positions with no assistance. Repeating the procedure, only one pin would return to the disengage position even though both pin holes had been cleaned and coated with never-seize. The air hammer pushed the remaining pin in to the disengaged position, but it would not go on its own without the assist.
The technical manual tells me that on retraction there is a difference in pressure on each side of the piston forcing the pins to disengage. When the saddle pin valve is released "the check ball seats in the return passage of the saddle locking valve. Due to the orifice slot in the piston seal ring, pressure on each side of the piston equalizes. The difference in areas on each side of the piston forces the locking pin to engage". This is a little confusing, but I'll guess that is where that orifice slot comes in, sort of a controlled leak back.
Questions: What is this type of hydraulic cylinder called? Single action?, Clevis pin ? ???
John Deere sells all the parts to build a new one, but not a rebuild kit or rebuilt cylinders so is it standard operating procedure for owner operators to do the rebuild? (Service records indicate that the functioning cylinder was rebuilt on site about twenty years ago at a paving project.)
Any suggestions or advice will be welcome. I've included the page from the TM for the Saddle Pin for reference.
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Examining the technical manual I learned that the saddle pins are in a parallel circuit, (there are two of them), and are suppose to disengage, (retract), when the saddle pin valve is opened. At first try, both took some assist with the air hammer to disengage. Then when the saddle pin valve was closed, both pins returned to the engaged positions with no assistance. Repeating the procedure, only one pin would return to the disengage position even though both pin holes had been cleaned and coated with never-seize. The air hammer pushed the remaining pin in to the disengaged position, but it would not go on its own without the assist.
The technical manual tells me that on retraction there is a difference in pressure on each side of the piston forcing the pins to disengage. When the saddle pin valve is released "the check ball seats in the return passage of the saddle locking valve. Due to the orifice slot in the piston seal ring, pressure on each side of the piston equalizes. The difference in areas on each side of the piston forces the locking pin to engage". This is a little confusing, but I'll guess that is where that orifice slot comes in, sort of a controlled leak back.
Questions: What is this type of hydraulic cylinder called? Single action?, Clevis pin ? ???
John Deere sells all the parts to build a new one, but not a rebuild kit or rebuilt cylinders so is it standard operating procedure for owner operators to do the rebuild? (Service records indicate that the functioning cylinder was rebuilt on site about twenty years ago at a paving project.)
Any suggestions or advice will be welcome. I've included the page from the TM for the Saddle Pin for reference.
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