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Turned out to only be $110! Saved me over $150 D2Cat! thanks man

Thanks D2Cat. Yeah they can repair - $150, which is less than getting a new one including shipping. Should have back by Friday. And yes Sammy3700, he said that inner nut is turning. Said he would have to "flex" the piston to freeze it and unscrew the rod retainer nut.

Good suggestion! Got one I get my hoses from.

That makes perfect sense, Sammy3700. I used a 4' cheater pipe on my vice and, used a punch & hammer in the spanner slots instead of the pipe wrench, figuring the wrench was probably 'squeezing' the outer nut. tight enough that the piston won't move in or out. Still nada. Guess I'm gonna have...

Thanks Jim L, I do have that manual. Tooljunkie, I huffed and buffed, grandma's house remained but still no set screw. It does appear there are threads on the inner endcap piece. I'm surprised no one has commented on my "clean" work bench:D

Yeah, me too. ToolJunkie really helped out to identify the issue. the compressed air trick says it is definitely the cylinder and not the control. Might have to order the whole cylinder if I can't get it apart. Dang, $200 vs $30 for the seal kit

Guess it was an optical delusion

I think you nailed it. Applied compressed air and, yeah it was blowing out the other connection when the piston reached it's limit. Ditto when reversing the air.

OK, ToolJunkie, that worked. cylinder responded both directions (minimal oil bath). So, does that point me to the control assy? I have a video, but too large. I noted that there was still "flow" from each connection after the piston reached it's limit. I would have thought that the seals...

Thx. Yeah, I really feel "lubricated". Will try this. $200 for the entire cylinder; not sure if this will fix, maybe something in the control

Thanks Lilfoot. was hopeful, but here is what I see.

Thanks Tooljunkie, and that makes sense. Been all around the end, and don't seem to find any retaining mechanism. Here's a 360 deg view of the piston end. Note the "teeth" marks on the rod holder endcap, Turns freely with pipe wrench. I agree there must be something else holding it - just...

Thx. I'll keep you posted.

I've got a '99 L3010, and about a year ago, the glow plug console light started going out before starting. then after a few seconds, it comes on while the engine is running. Now it seems to have a mind of it's own, as it goes on an off randomly. Engine starts fine, although takes a little...

I got the boom cylinder off; trying to unscrew the rod guide (had to use pipe wrench). It turns (ccw) but doesn't appear to be doing anything. I've made probably 20 revolutions and still doesn't seem to have "unscrewed". Manual says there is a set screw, but I don't see one. Any clues? BTW...