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Piston rod that serves as the moving shaft inside a hydraulic cylinder on Hyster lift trucks, transferring fluid pressure into the linear force that raises the load or tilts the mast. Its polished surface extends and retracts through the cylinder seals, so a straight, unscored rod is essential for a tight, leak-free stroke. A pitted or bent rod causes drift and weeping fluid.
Hydraulic pressure becomes lifting force at this piston rod, the polished moving shaft that rides inside a hydraulic cylinder on Hyster lift trucks and transfers fluid pressure into the linear push that raises the load or tilts the mast. The rod extends and retracts through the cylinder's seals on every stroke, so its surface finish is not cosmetic: a straight, smooth, unscored rod is what lets the seals hold pressure and deliver a firm, leak-free stroke.
That same duty makes the rod a common failure point. Pitting from contamination, a bend from a side load, or scoring that chews up the seals shows up as cylinder drift, fluid weeping past the gland, and slow or soft lifting response. A rod in that condition keeps degrading the seals it runs against until it is replaced.
Installing a sound rod restores full stroke length and firm hydraulic action within the cylinder. Match the rod to the bore diameter, stroke length, and cylinder type of the unit being serviced, since a rod sized to a different cylinder will not seal or stroke correctly.
