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Thank you again, MolaKule!

Thank you, MolaKule! This is extremely helpful and gives me some great direction in my research! You mention ensuring "sufficient fluid is getting to all the seals", so I'll begin looking into what that looks like for the piston and rod seals in our hydraulic cylinders. I'll also dig into the...

I am experiencing elevated rates of rod and piston seal leakage in hydraulic cylinders used with various hydraulic oils that publish a very high viscosity index (VI>220). I'm on a quest for any knowledge around this topic, and especially interested in answering these questions: 1. When the...