Bobcat Hydraulic Lift Cylinder Leaking on my T300. How to remove, reseal, and put back together.

[@jerrysmith9780]

You just took the mystery out of replacing seals in the lift arms. I've always removed the entire cylinder and brought it to a hydraulic shop. The next one I'm going to try on my own. Thank you. Your Bobcat videos are amazing. Bobcat should pay you since you're teaching Bobcat owners like myself to become more familiar and comfortable with owning our Bobcat equipment.

[@hightopliving4922]

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[@TransonicDelivery]

#1 out of 45 Hydraulic Lift Cylinder DIY repair video in the wild and probably the best self-help video in 12+ years. Direct to the point explanation, supported by best and safe industry practices - zero fluff. You are an expert at your craft; job well done! P.S. Going to tackle replacing the manual release valve. An overview on that would be great.

[@nighthawk1889]

I’m not a mechanic or a heavy equipment mechanic but I like to watch ur Videos and Learn more!

[@maxjones9139]

Thank you for this! I’m new to machines. Just bought an 863 and e32. Got a few leaking cylinders to deal with. I have the confidence now!

[@dscripps]

Watched your video to change out the seals in my T190. I appreciate your detailed content! I’m not a mechanic, but can follow directions. You saved me a ton of money! Thank you!!

[@megavoltelectrocycles]

Id hardly say your an amateur. I blew my deal trying to dig a stump out and overworked the lift arms i guess on my ‘14 T650. This vid is helping me tons. Thanks a lot !

[@1234554321ep67890]

Always amazed at how organized and neat your work is. You go the extra length to keep your workspace clean and don't rush things. Very impressive!

[@francisdsa6790]

Appreciate very clean professional job with proper tools.👍

[@flfoxkrew9862]

It amazes me how quickly you did the lift cylinder. I’ve always done mine the hard way by taking out the whole cylinder. So I’m definitely the amateur. Thank you again for your professional videos

[@braningd]

Thanks, just used your video to repair a leaking cylinder. Can't believe I've been paying $400 for this all these years, thanks again, great video.

[@woodywood7734]

Your videos are great. I especially like the format and camera work that you do. No nonsense and no hype just straight forward information. I was wondering if you have considered doing a video on older bobcats or maybe just skid steers and mini ex in general that are good candidates for homeowner guys like me that are worth purchasing and putting time into and which ones you think are good to avoid due to bad design or due to parts availability or any other pitfalls that turn these things into lawn ornaments. Anyway thank you for taking your time out to make all these

[@tetradgroup]

Thanks for the idea, I will have to do that.

[@bj2269]

Took me a full day to do both back cylinders. Had to run Bobcat to push the piston rod out with hydraulic fluid (could not get them out). Used that terrible butterfly tool and ended up making my own with zip ties to cut after in place. Also, had to use a 2' adjustable wrench with a 4 foot iron tube handle extension to get the locktite nuts off (no power tool) after replacing the top of the rod into the frame again for holding leverage (had no vice). You would laugh if you saw all my trouble. Wish I found your video before doing that job. Really appreciate your excellent videos and skills!

[@sahmadi1000]

This is the smartest method that I have seen. I have a cylinder in hyd shop. When I get tired of waiting for them to get to it, I will use what I learned from you and try to do it myself. THANKS

[@StephenfCarman]

Thanks, very much! My cylinder just blew out on my 773, squirting hydraulic fluid all over *everything*, but after watching this video, I feel like I can do my own. Thanks, so much!!!

[@jimcox6661]

You certainly make it look easy and I'm sure you took a lot of confusion out of the endeavor that I'm about to take on. Besides the knowledge it's really nice to watch your video with no belligerent talk or obscene music in the background overriding your voice. Thank you

[@garygreen5243]

Man very informative video well done buddy I need this done on my bobcat

[@Modernexodus1]

T300's are the best machines! Great video!

[@Mieuss]

Glad to know for when I need to do mine. Your videos so far have taught me to replace tensioner on drive belt and now I’ve fell in a rabbit hole watching all your videos so I’m prepared for next problem. Thank you sir

[@JimHowDigsDirt]

Thank you for sharing this how to with us! Now I know what to do to replace the seals on my T190. It's much easier than I thought.

[@terrylundquist2646]

As always, great video. I'm plugging away on an S300, and really enjoy learning from you. My big chore coming up is replacing the lift arm assembly, what fun. Thank you.

[@MarcoGuzman-sn1wv]

Thank you for your video. It’s very explicit. I have to replace the gasket in a piston and before I watched your video I didn’t have any idea about how to do it. Now I know how thanks to you. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.

[@JRAD80847]

For my S300 Bobcat lift cylinder, I will be re-sealing all the cylinders including Bob-tach. Thank you!!

[@plainandsimple1]

Well, my t750 has a leaking cylinder on the same side. Glad I found this because I was gonna remove the whole damn thing and do it on a bench like you. Thanks for the video and making this 100x easier on me!

[@j31355a]

Two weeks ago, using your video, I replaced both lift cylinder seals. Removing the gland nuts and removing the large nuts holding the piston in place were certainly the hardest part of the procedure. Replacing the seals themselves was a piece of cake. I would really appreciate it if you could do a video on replacing the seals in the tilt cylinder. Thanks for the excellent work.

[@shaynethomas4257]

My first video of yours. I like it personally when when an instructor teaches things in the ABC manner . I’ll definitely subscribe and watch more.thx for the free knowledge

[@ericching9266]

I have many Bobcats so your videos are so very helpful. Thank you Sir!

[@timmay676]

Thank you for your kindness and your consideration for the interest in helping those of us who are the " newbies "👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✊✊✊

[@HEAVYMETAL0209]

Great video... just order parts to rebuild the bucket and stick cylinders on an E35. Your video helps seeing your short cuts should make the job go eazily.. thanks!

[@eddiedutcher5965]

I appreciate your videos. I've just started working on Bobcats at work and you've been a MASSIVE help. Thank you!

[@petevanrooy9680]

Love your videos for the guys that like to try and do things on their own. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thank you

[@RichardHolder-pl4qo]

Have an S300 with all cylinders leaking. I could see where bucket cylinders could be left on machine. Was thinking I would have to remove lift cylinders until I watched your video. Wonderful and concise video. Hope I can replace seals with out any leaks. Local cylinder shop wants $275.00 per cylinder. Thanks.

[@paulmauer9794]

Getting ready to replace the seals on my 773. Watching a few of these vids first. This is the best one I've seen so far. Hopefully my project goes as smooth as yours.

[@pavermakeover]

Great job on how to do this. I was fixing to go remove the cylinders and take to a shop. Now I am just going to replace the seals myself. Thank you very much for taking the time to film this.

[@plainnpretty]

This helps a lot my cousin has a T 300 that started spraying oil out of that cylinder yesterday. Now we can fix it . Thank you

[@Warm_Pepsi]

Well done. Had just redone a tilt, and had moved onto the lift... Didn't even think of being able to slide it out and up... was trying to figure out how to get it farther up to get the piston out. Thanks a bunch!

[@TheShomare]

THANK YOU! This video is exactly what I needed to know what was needed to work on the bane of my existence... leaking cylinders. I now see that I am short one Millie.

[@tetradgroup]

Glad it helped!

[@gonget]

My god you made that look easy. Thank you so much for making these videos. You’ve got me out of trouble on many occasions. I nearly had a stroke putting in the packing seal thingy. So many other videos sloshing oil over everything had me doing the same, Christ I needed therapy after doing this the first time. You are the man. 👌

[@victoryvisiontour]

Detailed explanation yet easy to understand. Your video clarity is very good so I can see clearly what you are doing. Thank you very much for these informative videos.

[@williamgodden2476]

Awesome took me half an hour and save me hundreds thanks. P.s nice shart at 50 seconds, had me in tears brother!

[@dannyraterman1754]

I wish you would've posted this one before I took my 300 to bobcat to get this done! Good video

[@ShainAndrews]

A cylinder is a cylinder. Everybody tries to do this repair on machine when possible.

[@883mustang]

Im watching these videos of yours at 1 am lol, and you do an awesome job! I love running bobcat loaders but was always worried how to work on them when they break down. You make it look so easy, it makes me less nervous about actually owning one! Keep up the great work and videos!

[@vicslick122000]

Same… 😂

[@spatton7875]

Don’t currently own a bobcat but I’ve fixed several problems on my equipment with the info you share. I appreciate you taking the time to do these videos.

[@nickher7880]

Hard to find directions, thanks for sharing you knowledge and skills.

[@wiscano]

Your expertise and methodology is second to none. I have a 642B that I purchased all the parts for to add auxiliary hydraulics and its videos like yours that help us 1st time bobcat owners tremendously. I wish you nothing but good things for your generosity.

[@louiscripps8253]

Thank you for giving me the confidence to do it myself on my old tractor bucket lift

[@justinwiatrek1864]

Thanks looking to do my T870 myself. This looks way easier than fighting both cylinders out at the same time to send off to a shop

[@DavidG-dm9wv]

Super excited I found this video. Was going to pull the hole thing and send it off. I can easily do this on my own assuming the top part unscrew that easy.

[@demartinsm8479]

I've been waiting for my mechanic buddy to come over and help me with this? Ha! I'm on this...Thanks for taking the time to show this common fix. Subscribing!

[@MrRonluker]

Great video! Nice and thorough. It would be a bonus to have the size nut, seal kit number, and tools used in the description as a quick reference.

[@tetradgroup]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@Lee-tj8bn]

Great video! The last pair of these I did I left it on the machine like you. Your videos are very well done and without a bunch of fluff or off-topic BS. Thanks for the link to the spanner wrench... I just added one to my Amazon cart. I use (used) the u-shaped one with a cargo strap to hold it onto the gland... what a PITA.

[@awhetzel268]

Thx for the video. Could not have done it without you

[@badzioch64]

Love watching a skilled craftsmen. Kudos 👏

[@tetradgroup]

Thank you

[@bigskypatriot7515]

Perfect timing, I have one of these to do today and have never done one before. You should do a video outlining the potential hazards of working on bobcats and how to be safe.

[@marshallbell9354]

WOW! Your video's are top notch - you have a great gift for teaching! I was a bit irritated to find the lift cylinder seals leaking on my T550 and over joyed to see you had a video on replacing them!!! Btw, just got the pump and engine back in after fixing my swash plate issue with the plastic bushing - all is great on that front thanks to your other video!!!

[@joshkahn4408]

I'm doing this tomorrow. Is there anything I should keep in mind on out t550?

[@marshallbell9354]

@@joshkahn4408 , if you mean you're doing your lift cylinders (as opposed to swash plate), the job was super easy - way easier than I made it out in my mind but there were a couple hurdles for me: (1) got to find a good way to support the arms while you're doing the job. (2) knocking the pins out after removing the bolts took a lot more force than I though. (3) the piston looking thing - not sure what it's called - that is held on by the bolt goes on in a specific direction and I accidentally flipped it on the first cylinder. (4) the replacement nut was a slightly different size than the one I removed and I didn't have a socket to fit it. Guessing it was metric so I ended up using a large pipe wrench. Overall, quick and easy - I got aftermarket seals and they've been great thus far.

[@steveashworth6707]

Thank you for showing this I have to one cylinder on my s185. Great video!.

[@ericfraser7543]

This is my next job... thanks for the pointer to that spanner wrench.

[@AlwaysBored123]

Great video. Thanks for the thorough yet concise tutorial. Also appreciate the clear video and audio that helps a lot.

[@j31355a]

Thank you for posting an incredibly clear and concise video on how to perform this service job. You certainly have given me the confidence to attempt it. Liked and subscribed.

[@jimhoelle4013]

You are really good at presenting this in a clear and complete way. I'm going to do it on my T190. Thanks immensely.

[@jparson3309]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge my friend I am very impressed with your teaching skills. Very happy KZbin thought I would like you content

[@Irjdunn1]

bought an ugly sunbelt bobcat, green of course, and watching this to see how easy the bigger cylinders can come off for disassembling/paint. learning a few things along the way. also building a steel barndo in a few weeks and think i'll pick up one of those milwaukees! :)

[@andrewgable7273]

That was great!!! Thanks for sharing this process with us. Appreciate it, a lot!!! BTW, you are no amateur, a very skilled and knowledgeable technician is more on point!

[@andrewgibson1991]

Always fun watching these vides great content

[@awhetzel268]

Great video. Able to fix my 873 on my own. Fixed my fuel problem using your video also Thx so much!

[@robertoacuna2415]

Thanks for the videos; I have a 2017 S650 and I made the mistake of blowing the fuel line backwards, I heard something shooting down to the tank, after watching one of your videos I guess have to get the line out and replace the valve at the beginning of the line in the tank. Great videos, help a lot.

[@tetradgroup]

That sucks, no need to retrieve the parts from the tank, it won't hurt anything to just leave them in there. I've pulled tanks and found as many as 5 pickup tube assemblies in the tank.

[@robertoacuna2415]

@@tetradgroup thank you, I do really appreciate your work.

[@joseesparza9706]

Simple enough, simply explanation, awesome!

[@davidianero5528]

Love the videos it helps a lot on all equipment not just bobcats

[@motionclone231]

Thanks for this video. Just bought a t300 with minor leaks at these lift cylinders. A job ill probably tackle this winter.

[@denniswalker9219]

Excellent! Was trying to get the nut off ,was pretty sure it is a normal right thread . The locktight does explain why it won't budge with 3/4 inch Millwaukee battery rattle gun . May have to heat to break seal .Great help! cheers

[@vternal]

Very clear and concise instructions. This will really help us fix up our t320 that has just been pouring out fluid from that lift piston. Thank you for a great, informative video.

[@robertlinsley7259]

Thanks for the great video! You have a great way of explaining the process and you make it look easy. Although I couldn't help noticing that you set the piston on the dirty track right before re-installing it into the cylinder....just an observation.

[@rogerbailey9826]

Thanks for the help ...beats taking the whole thing off

[@rogerbailey9826]

Forgot to block wheels on truck and put out safety cones

[@Mr.frag-out]

No we really appriciate you doing these videos for us thanks

[@hummervee3395]

Great information! I really like the way you explain the process. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@KittenCloudX]

i have learn so much and you make it look so easy thank you for sharing wisdom and humility

[@tetradgroup]

Glad to help

[@willreeves6254]

Thanks for the video, would be great to see how you get a really stubborn gland nut off, that one was way to easy!

[@size-matters]

Thanks for the video. Both mine are leaking on my S300. Seems like an easy fix. I just ordered the OTC tool on Amazon.

[@robertoacuna2415]

By the way, I did replace those seals on my old machine, I created the tool you mentioned at the beginning.

[@chrisloftis3032]

That metal sleeve is a stroke limiter and the o ring under the piston is an Energizer for the top cap of the ptfe piston seal

[@renecaners4063]

Great video and straight forward how to's. Don't change you're format!

[@jeffhuffman5433]

I have a 318g john deere skid with leaking lift cylinders wondering if the process is the same you made this look very simple. Thanks.

[@jrac863]

Turning out to be one of my favorite channels.And your right those gland nut wrenches are a pain in the butt I bought the otc1266 gland nut wrench and the Toyota spanner wrench u have there and I only use the Toyota spanner.Another great video

[@janhalter]

Is this basically the same process on an S185? Someone told me the cylinder on the S185 is too long to come out the top without raising the arms higher that the safety stop. I just finished resealing one tilt cylinder, but just discovered that one of the lift cylinders is leaking out of it's top. This video was great though. Very well done. Made a lot of sense. The only thing I would change is to make sure that people know that the first two seals have to go in with a certain side up.

[@tetradgroup]

It will come out, it actually comes out at an angle after you pull the pin and retract the rod a little

[@janhalter]

Thank you!@@tetradgroup

[@j.g.a.gonzalez8466]

Thanks so much for the insight I couldn't have done this without your video

[@timlatham9415]

Really enjoy your videos, you explain to great detail.

[@Rprecision]

I have a suggestion for a video, how about a discussion on tires? There's a ton of options, bobcat, Carlisle, Chinese import, etc. How about foam filled, solid tires. What's the most durable, most cost-effective, what has your experience taught you? Love your videos!

[@ToddFathers]

I recently purchased an A300 machine that had the lift cylinder hoses detached for some time. What do you recommend for cleaning out the lines and or system? Thank you for your time/channel!

[@jimmac2784]

Brilliant thank you Now I’m going to try and repair mine 😮

[@janhalter]

Today I was able to get the leaking lift cylinder out of my S185, but my air hammer drill isn't budging the nut at all. When you talk about heating the nut, are you talking about a propane torch, or something else to melt the lock tight? I could probably take this into our mechanic at work on Monday, but I'm bound and determined to fix this darn thing myself!!! Thank you for the video and your help.

[@fallenx6735]

I worked as a cylinder tech for 5 years. I have a couple of tips for you. 1. Invest in smaller picks for more control, When peeling seals out. If you make a burr, the oil will follow it to bypass seals. 2. Flathead screwdrivers work wonders when putting in the u-seal. Feed the u-seal into the groove, and when the last little bit is sticking up use a wide flathead to push the rest down. 3. If you do make a burr with your big pick, you can use alittle sand paper to level it out, don’t over do it. 4. If you have burrs or pitting on your rod, you can polish them out. That’s what usually chews through the u-seal.

[@noahhicks7382]

What’s the best way to polish a rod if it has rust or pitting?

[@mies-bvd]

Hello, Thanks for the great videos! This one really helped me to get my hydraulic cylinder leak free (great info about all the seals required). Would love to see a video about adjusting the speed control plate to the right rpms for the engine. How do you read the RPM from a Kubota Bobcat engine and how do you configure it.

[@clifbrewster8822]

If I'm seeing how you have mounted your vice that's a good idea and I'm really enjoying your vids will help me out definitely when I start to repair things on my s250 4000 hours but haven't had any yet I'm sure they are coming

[@stevewatkin1632]

Excellent job on a very helpful, easy to understand tutorial. I thank you and my 773G thanks you!

[@opuntina]

Good timing. I'm about to do this on the right side of a s250. Just need to get the OTC tool for the gland nut.

[@TheDavidarlen]

Thanks helps a lot I have a few cylinders on my Bobcat E35

[@ccwh40]

Great video! T300 looks well taken care of!

[@chrisspanyer1525]

Video was great. You letting us watch you work is fantastic.a job that pays in knowledge for fellow man 1000 times over. I haven’t had to do this yet. Newer machine 500hrs T64 off topic but maybe you know what makes a T66 engine 6 hp better. And if that’s the only change between machines. As I understand it the frame is the same.

[@davidkrull1709]

Very helpful ! I probably could have made it through my cylinder repack but nice to double check my work 😉

[@hightopliving4922]

Video on a final drive motor replacement, inspection, issues, and troubleshooting of a track skid steer. T595 maybe?

[@tetradgroup]

No problem

[@tommyk1073]

This was a fantastic video! I bought our company’s T250 bobcat, mainly because I put 99% of the hours on and didn’t abuse the machine. I also did it’s maintenance and kept a spreadsheet. My question..can the lift cylinders on this unit, because it’s a radial lift, be rebuilt in the same manner? And yep, liked and subscribed.

[@tetradgroup]

Yes they can be done same way. the problem is if you rely on the cylinder guard to hold arms up the cylinder rod end pin may be difficult to remove because the cab will be in the way.

[@tommyk1073]

@@tetradgroup ok, thanks..good to know.