How to Remove a Stubborn Hydraulic Cylinder End Gland with a Spanner Wrench

Removing a frozen hydraulic cylinder end gland is often the hardest part of a cylinder rebuild. In this heavy-duty shop tutorial, with @Dirt,Grain&Steel we demonstrate how to use an adjustable spanner wrench to safely unthread a stubborn gland without scoring the cylinder barrel or damaging the chrome piston rod. You will see a practical mechanical hack on adapting metric gland pin holes to standard spanner wrench bolts, followed by using a square steel cheater pipe to increase rotational leverage. Get the same hydraulic cylinder piston nut wrench featured in the video: https://shop.fridayparts.com/3QwAFB9 Chapter 0:00 - Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Cylinder Disassembly Obstacles 0:46 - Securing the Cylinder Casing to a Tractor Hitch Mount 1:04 - Modifying Spanner Wrench Pins for Metric Gland Alignment 1:29 - Using a Steel Cheater Pipe for Maximum Leverage 2:14 - Breaking the Gland Loose and Unthreading the Assembly 3:10 - Complete Component Breakdown and FridayParts Outro #hydraulicrepair #wrench #heavyequipment #hydrauliccylinder #FridayParts #equipmentmaintenance