Finished cylinder assembly today. Found the missing gland cover cap screw. Purchased a missing nut for the tie rods.Had a heck of a time getting the dust seal over the shaft. Went on what I thought was the wrong way but not with the lip facing into the cylinder. Should not matter much in that there is no pressure on this seal.
Torqued them to 100 ft/lbs. Was wondering if my old torque wrenches still worked seems they did. It's a lot harder to torque something that is not part of a larger object. C clamped the cylinder cover to the work bench then it was doable.
After they were assembled I ran into trouble mounting them to the press. The rods are not a tight fit in the end caps. After too much messing about with the digital caliper and a rasp I drilled 3 of the 4 holes 1/16th inch larger and they fit. So far have just fitted one cylinder. These cylinders are heavy and my back hurts. :)
Did a little more general cleanup on the machine.
Added a muffler and found the leaking hose.
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