anybody have experience rebuilding bimba cylinders?

[jvanick]

My indexer cylinder on my Javelin started leaking past the seal today (leaking back into the valve when it's at the far extreme).

I ordered a new one from Bimba, but when I was looking through their catalog, I found that they have rebuild kits and parts.

I'm considering ordering up parts from them to rebuild it, so at least I have a spare...

I know that the rest of them (other than the table-up cylinders) aren't rebuildable, and I do keep spares of them on-hand, but for the large ones, it might make $$$ sense to not replace.

[fanhood]

Any luck on rebuilding the cylinder?

[jvanick]

never got around to it, it was just easier to buy new ones...

the old Javelin press that they were for is now mothballed until I have enough time to find a buyer.
-J

[Binkspot]

Most of the cylinders on the Jav are disposable. The ends are crimped on. A cylinder like that most likely the bore will be worn in addition to the seals leaking.