Hyd. cyl gland nut

[Frank S]

The gland nut on 1 of the Siamese cylinders had some weak looking threads once I had it removed. I decided I should make a new one rather than try and clean up the threads on the old nut.
I started out with a roller I had left over from a bygone era of manufacturing 2 post lifts

I faced off 1 side

then bored to size deep enough to make the nut

Then added the wiper grove

Then turned the OD and treaded to 12TPI and used a stone to smooth the threads

Its hard to see but I scribed a mark on the OD incase I needed to return the nut to the lathe and take off a little more of the thread depth

Once satisfied the nut would mate up to the threads in the cylinder I chucked it from the opposite side and removed the excess thickness

the finished nut


Assembly

Carving a piece of wood makes the best drift for tapping the gland in place. My brass and aluminum drifts were too large in diameter.

I will put this in my tool box to use again

Fully assembled

[DIYer]

Thanks Frank S! We've added your Hydraulic Cylinder Gland Nut to our Miscellaneous category,
as well as to your builder page: Frank S's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Hydraulic Cylinder Gland Nut by Frank S

tags: hydraulic

[baja]

Thanks for the luck on my forklift project, Frank. I heated the end of the pin for a couple three minutes with a small welding tip and whacked the pin and it started moving. Sitting on the bench right now waiting for me to pull it apart.

[piper184]

Nice work Frank. Always amazing what you can do with some scrap and the proper tools.

The tendency to save "everything" pays even larger dividends now that I have a lathe. I now understand how a sculptor can look at a rock and "see" the art inside. Now I see parts inside of other parts. The trick is getting them to come out.

Now if I can just find a mill....

[Frank S]

Nice work Frank. Always amazing what you can do with some scrap and the proper tools.

The tendency to save "everything" pays even larger dividends now that I have a lathe. I now understand how a sculptor can look at a rock and "see" the art inside. Now I see parts inside of other parts. The trick is getting them to come out.

Now if I can just find a mill....

The worst thing about getting a mill is you will start to invent things you would never have thought of. I'm starting to think of a scraper and a surface grinder