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numbskull · 05-06-2006, 05:44 AM

$500 dollars is a rip off. You can buy the whole cylinder for that. The seal is more like $50, and it takes about an hour (and 2 bottles of fluid) to replace it. Very much a DIY project. Seastar sells a sealkit for about $100 that includes 2 end seals, a bunch of O-rings you won't need, instructions, and a spanner wrench. I just changed mine. Really easy. If I was doing it again I would have just ordered one seal from seastar and borrowed or bought the spanner elsewhere. If you want, pm me, and I can probably fax you the instructions and part number.

05-06-2006, 05:44 AM	#2
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	$500 dollars is a rip off. You can buy the whole cylinder for that. The seal is more like $50, and it takes about an hour (and 2 bottles of fluid) to replace it. Very much a DIY project. Seastar sells a sealkit for about $100 that includes 2 end seals, a bunch of O-rings you won't need, instructions, and a spanner wrench. I just changed mine. Really easy. If I was doing it again I would have just ordered one seal from seastar and borrowed or bought the spanner elsewhere. If you want, pm me, and I can probably fax you the instructions and part number.