Buickspec6231
Well-Known Member
So I had a very leaky stabilizer cylinder on my MF 50H backhoe. I wanted to have it rebuilt before spring so it is good to go when I need it. The tractor is just used on my property and not commercially so time wasn't an issue and we are still buried in snow. The pin on the tractor side (has grease fittings) came out no problem. The foot side of the stabilizer was a different story and now I know why one side of the pin had been mushroomed by the previous owner. It wouldn't budge. I tried my sledge hammer, heat and squelch with PB Blaster, and just heat. There was far too much iron for me torch set up to heat it cherry red though. I ended up needing to cut the pin in three sections, but to do this I needed a bigger grinder for the depth of the cuts. Bought myself a nice little 9" Dewalt grinder. It worked great. Using the BFH and a make shift punch guide out made from some boards I had laying around. I was able swing like a b*****d and drive the stuck pieces out. The "punch" I use is a 1" cylinder rod I pulled out of a scrap bin years ago, works Great. "It only takes one bolt to turn a 20 minute job into a 3 day project."