Need advice/info on repacking my stabilizer cylinders as I've not come across this type before and not certain the last person who repacked it did it correctly. The piston threads onto the rod and uses squash
point(s) to hold it in place. The cylinder always leaked off slowly for as long as I've owned it and this year it started leaking faster prompting the repack. There is an o-ring between the piston and the rod.
The piston was not tightened all the way to the beveled edge of the rod so o-ring was not compressed. Hoping the photo is clear enough to show the gap between the rod and piston. The o-ring is very fine
(small) so I can't see it withstanding much compression. Any help advising how tightly must the piston be threaded to the rod would be greatly appreciated.
point(s) to hold it in place. The cylinder always leaked off slowly for as long as I've owned it and this year it started leaking faster prompting the repack. There is an o-ring between the piston and the rod.
The piston was not tightened all the way to the beveled edge of the rod so o-ring was not compressed. Hoping the photo is clear enough to show the gap between the rod and piston. The o-ring is very fine
(small) so I can't see it withstanding much compression. Any help advising how tightly must the piston be threaded to the rod would be greatly appreciated.