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** 70 backhoe swing cylinder travel

arnold ยท 2011-07-11 20:18

1978 ** 70 swing cylinders have alot of travel. swing left or right it will travel at least 2ft.If parked on a slant ,boom will creep toward slant.Any info.would be appreciated,especially the metering rod in side the swing cylinder and how it works.

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  1. #1stephen c2016-03-05 11:18

    I have mf70 mine does the same thing. the packing is bad I am trying to find used cylinders to rebuild. it seams to be hard to find parts

  2. #2Delmer2016-03-05 22:06

    They're not especially common. Are your cylinders junk? You should be able to rebuild yours relatively easily if they just need seals.