Conv Lift Cylinders
January 20th, 2016, 07:01 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Kent Island Maryland
Posts: 256
Conv Lift Cylinders
Does anybody know where to buy new seals to repair my top cylinders or am I forced to buy new ones, have mine rebuilt? I'd love to DIY mine?
thanks for any input
Eric M
1970 cutlass
thanks for any input
Eric M
1970 cutlass
January 21st, 2016, 07:58 AM
#3
Olds Fever
Join Date: May 2011
Location: New York (Upstate)
Posts: 4,443
Plenty of parts supplies available, such as Grainger -
http://www.grainger.com/category/rep...ecatalog/N-9df
January 21st, 2016, 09:21 AM
#4
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 13,806
It's been a while since I looked at the cylinders on my car, but from what I remember one end is crimped to seal the internals. This "crimp" is a full-circle around the perimeter of the cylinder tube. You would need to be able to open up the crimp to access the internals, then have some sort of fixture/press/whatever to re-crimp the end after replacing the internal seals.
For $100 per cylinder, it is probably more cost effective to buy new ones, but if you figure out how to rebuild them let me know. I like DIY rebuild stuff.
For $100 per cylinder, it is probably more cost effective to buy new ones, but if you figure out how to rebuild them let me know. I like DIY rebuild stuff.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Nasty455
Big Blocks
1
April 9th, 2012 11:06 AM
cts-v
Big Blocks
5
January 22nd, 2009 12:44 AM
