Finally got a cylinder back on my machine, now the next part of the saga. Once hooked up, the cylinder will retract fine, and bogs down the motor all the way back. Tilting down, it does not seem to have any pressure. Do I need to bleed the air from the lines? The tilt pedal locked up at one point, possibly air bound? Got it free, by exerting a bit of extra force on it. THe cylinder I put on, is from a later model than mine, but the only difference was the steel tube on the side, I put my old one on, and everything lined up fine. If any one can tell me what to do from here, I am getting frustrated, seems like every time I get closer to having things running, I run into a road block. I need some help on this one. THe reason there may be extra air in the system is because when I had the cylinder off, I started the bobcat, and did not notice all of the hydraulic oil coming out, until my clothes were saturated on the legs! The other thing I noticed, is when I retract the cylinder all the way, and then shut down the engine, the hour meter keeps running because something is holding pressure, if I press the tilt forward pedal and relieve pressure, all goes back to normal.
Help!