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Subject: 
Dismantling old style pneumatic cylinders?
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Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 03:39:51 GMT
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I just got a 8851 excavator,  and Would like to get inside the cylinders to lube
'em up.  Has anyone successfully dismantled a old style cyilender,  or am I just
dreaming?

Chris



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  Re: Dismantling old style pneumatic cylinders?
 
(...) Work 'em a few cycles and see if that helps. Otherwise it might be the rubber seals that are stiffening from age. Sucking some sort of lubrication into the piston is quite feasable. Also to lube the shaft. Opening them w/o destruction is not (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)

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