After throwing the cylinder into the parts washer this evening, I'm of the opinion that it was just time for it to go. It was one of those things where I couldn't imagine anything that would cause the problem, but the problem magically appeared after I made a tiny change. Tightening the rod into the clevis should not have done anything because the rod can still turn in the cylinder. I'm looking at my options at the moment. I have not priced a used cylinder yet, but I know the ballpark on the new rod/kit and the entire new cylinder. There are some sources in aftermarket that make a new cylinder seem like an okay idea compared to the price of the rod itself. The only thing keeping me from going used is the possibility that I end up with another time bomb. I'm going to think on it.
I have attached a screen cap of the breakdown showing where this is broken. The smaller picture shows the clevis and all the fittings. The larger shot is the broken down cylinder. Red arrow shows break location in each image.
This post was edited by tipper at 18:11:19 04/16/09 2 times.
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