Tim Burke
Well-Known Member
Machine in view is a Deere 310SG. After having the crowd cylinder repacked for what seemed a decent price in my area, one of the swing cylinders decided to start spewing at the rod seal too. I called the dealer shop for an estimate and was provided with a number approximately 2X the cost of the larger crowd cylinder. I mentioned that I’d bring the cylinder to them, thinking she thought I wanted them to do the whole R^3. Nope. That sorta tightened my jaw a bit, and the only reason provided was, “they’re a pain in the butt.”
I’m not a heavy equipment mechanic, but I have masqueraded as an aircraft mechanic for about 37 years, so I get that some jobs suck. However, a quick glance at the parts book and applicable Deere TM-H120A indicates the only thing likely to be a pain in the butt, aside from taking it off the machine, is the nut on the rod guide that is supposed to be torqued to 700 ft/lb, IIRC.
This is where I hit a dead end. The TM shows a pic of a nice tool for the R/I of the nut, but does not provide a part number. Aside from the apparently very rare Tuxco RGS-325, I cannot find anyone else selling a tool stout enough to put that kind of torque on those nuts. YouTube indicates that the air hammer and big-ass pipe wrench are the tools of choice, but I’d kinda prefer not to inflict damage to the nuts if I can get a proper tool. I’m also not averse to making a tool, but the timing ain’t great at the moment. Anyone happen to have some other tool sources?
I’m not a heavy equipment mechanic, but I have masqueraded as an aircraft mechanic for about 37 years, so I get that some jobs suck. However, a quick glance at the parts book and applicable Deere TM-H120A indicates the only thing likely to be a pain in the butt, aside from taking it off the machine, is the nut on the rod guide that is supposed to be torqued to 700 ft/lb, IIRC.
This is where I hit a dead end. The TM shows a pic of a nice tool for the R/I of the nut, but does not provide a part number. Aside from the apparently very rare Tuxco RGS-325, I cannot find anyone else selling a tool stout enough to put that kind of torque on those nuts. YouTube indicates that the air hammer and big-ass pipe wrench are the tools of choice, but I’d kinda prefer not to inflict damage to the nuts if I can get a proper tool. I’m also not averse to making a tool, but the timing ain’t great at the moment. Anyone happen to have some other tool sources?