Strip-down and condition report
Every cylinder is dismantled, cleaned and measured before we quote the repair. You get a clear account of what has actually failed, what is reusable, and what needs replacing or remaking.
A hydraulic cylinder rarely fails without warning. Weeping seals, a scored rod, a drifting ram that will not hold load — these are all signs that the cylinder needs attention before it strands the machine it is fitted to. We strip, assess and rebuild hydraulic cylinders and rams at our workshop on Aycliffe Business Park, and we machine the replacement parts ourselves rather than waiting on a supplier.
Because we have the lathe and mill in the same building as the bench, we can make an undersized gland, an oversized piston or a one-off rod end to suit the cylinder in front of us. That matters most on older or obsolete equipment where the seal kit is no longer catalogued and a replacement cylinder either does not exist or costs many times the price of a repair.
Typical work
- Excavator, loader and telehandler rams
- Tipper and trailer tipping cylinders
- Agricultural and forestry equipment
- Press, baler and compactor cylinders
- Static plant and production machinery
- Obsolete cylinders with no catalogued replacement
Talk to the engineer doing the work
Describe the part or the fault and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth repairing. If it is not, we will say so.
Call 01325 522430Send an enquiryWhat this involves
The detail of a job varies, but these are the operations that make up most hydraulic cylinder repairs work we take on.
Seals, bearings and wear rings
Seal kits sourced to specification, or measured and matched from the old seals where the kit is obsolete. We also machine nylon and PTFE seal carriers and wear rings in-house.
Bore honing and barrel repair
Honing to restore bore finish and remove light scoring, plus barrel replacement where wear or corrosion has gone beyond a serviceable limit.
Rod repair and replacement
New rods turned and finished to size, thread repair and re-cutting, and replacement rod eyes and spherical bearing housings fitted and welded where required.
Bespoke cylinder manufacture
Where repair is not viable we build a replacement to match the original mounting centres, bore, stroke and port positions, including welded manifold blocks and formed steel pipework.
Hydraulic motor and pump refurbishment
Orbital and gear motor strip-down, inspection and refurbishment, returned cleaned, resealed and tested for fit.
Enquire about hydraulic cylinder repairs
Tell us what you have and what has gone wrong. Include dimensions if you have them, and say if the machine is currently out of service.
Other Services
Most jobs draw on more than one of these. Because everything happens in the same workshop, a part can be welded, machined and rebuilt without leaving the building.
CNC Milling
CNC milling for housings, manifold blocks, flanges and prismatic parts, worked to drawing or reverse-engineered from a sample.
Read moreManual Turning & Machining
Turning, boring, facing and thread cutting on manual lathes — the fastest route to a one-off shaft, bush, rod or flange.
Read moreWelding & Fabrication
TIG and MIG welding on stainless and mild steel, from hydraulic pipework and manifold assemblies to structural repair and bespoke fabrication.
Read moreComponent Refurbishment
Worn and damaged components restored to serviceable condition, typically at a fraction of the cost of buying new.
Read moreNot sure which service you need?
Most enquiries start with a description of a problem rather than a specification. Tell us what the machine is doing and we will work out the rest.
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