Well, its more Weiler headaches this last week. I got called out for a hydraulic leak under the machine. There is a bracket that the cut off door cylinders pin to, which also doubles as a guide plate for the conveyor chains. The only thing holding all this weight and the cylinder pressure is 5 grade 8 1/2 bolts.

The 2 bolts on the left outer bracket mount had sheered off and when the cylinder closed the door, it would torque the bracket to where th fitting struck the mainframe.........instant crack and spewed oil like a mofo!

This is the old bracket once I got it removed. It doesn't look too bad at first site but it was tweaked bad enough that it wouldn't drop out from between the frame....................had to torch it to get enough clearance. Since the conveyor chains lay on the guide plate that it bolted to this bracket, the chains had to be jacked up to the bottom of the floor and supported to get the weight off of the bracket for removal. I had to back the machine onto good sized lumber to even have enough room under there to do anything. It was a royal pain in the ass.

This is the new bracket installed. The mount bolts for that side are behind the cylinder. Again, this is just too weak of a design for the purpose that its intended for.
Til next time.............