Next meyers plow ?....O-ring replacement

[Ryan_V]

Is replacing an o-ring a job someone can do at home, or should this be done by someone qualified?? I'm going to drain/replace the fluid with aeorspace hydraulic, and right now the plow drops slowly on it's own, so it's going to happen faster with the new oil so I'd like to fix the o-ring. just wondering how to go about it. anyone ever done their own???

[jeffreyd]

is it leaking in the spool valve or the controller? or is the cylinder leaking? if it is a spool it is not too hard, most have a large nut shape on the bottom of the spool you take out and pull the cartridge out replace with the oem or rebuild kit. if it is a cylinder then you need to pull the clyinder off, remove the mount off the rod end, pull the cap and then pull the cylinder out. problem is that usually the cylinder wont come out and you have to put a touch of air to the base end. this makes one huge mess. If it were me i would pull the cylinder and have a hyd shop rebuild it for me. good luck