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Old 08-27-2019, 09:09 PM   #15
dieselguy
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M.O.C. #3085
Our cylinders will always have some oil in them whether retracted or extended as it takes fluid pressure to move them either way. When retracted, the rod side of the cylinder will have less oil as the rod itself displaces some of the volume of the cylinder. Unless you cap the lines themselves when you remove both ends from their fittings, you'll get some mess as there is nothing to hold the oil inside ... it's unavoidable.
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