[encantotom]

jeff, i rebuilt the bode door cylinder many years ago. it was not hard.

the one this post refers to is the pocket door into the bedroom.

i finished it yesterday. i found the seal kit on ebay for 10 bucks shipped (was 40 from regular places).

a very interesting cylinder. it has a piston inside it that has super magnets with nylon spacers and just a rubber seal at each end of the piston. the seal/kinda o ring just pops off and you pop on a new one. one of the seals was clearly deformed from age and use so it was leaking by causing air to come out the muffler on the solenoid valve when the door was open.

then there is the rectangular piece that slides on the outside of the cylinder that the door attaches to with 4 small bolts. that rectangular piece has c clips on each end and when you remove them you can replace the rubber wiper and the nylon glides. there are magnets inside it as well. the kit i got had the right rubber wipers but the nylon glides were too big so i used the old ones.

now it works just fine. i put new 1/8 air lines on since i had it apart. i put the mirrors back up using vhb tape.

i looked and didnt take pictures. oopps

tom