The first question on every repair call is the same: "kitna lagega?" Fair question, and most workshops answer it with "depends, bring it in." This page is the actual answer. These are our working 2026 numbers at the Sector 9 workshop, the same ranges we quote on the phone, so you can decide whether the trip is worth it before you make it.
2026 repair prices by cylinder size
Ranges below cover a standard double-acting tie-rod cylinder (ISO 15552 / ISO 6432). The low end is a straight reseal; the high end includes rod re-chroming. Exact quote comes after we strip and inspect, and you approve it before any work starts.
Notice the pattern: the bigger the bore, the more lopsided the maths gets in repair's favour. A ⌀160 cylinder has serious raw material in the body; the seals that failed cost a fraction of it.
What moves the price inside those ranges
Seal kit availability. Standard ISO sizes are stocked and cheap. Odd brands or obsolete models need seals matched or custom-cut, which adds cost and a day.
Rod condition. This is the big swing. A clean rod means a reseal at the low end. A scored or pitted rod needs re-chroming — the rod goes out to a chroming shop, adds 2-3 days, and pushes the job toward the top of the range.
Bore condition. Light scoring gets honed out. Deep corrosion or gouging means the barrel is finished, and we'll tell you to buy new rather than sink money into it.
End caps and cushions. A cracked end cap is replaceable on most tie-rod cylinders. Cushion seals and adjusters add modest cost.
Quantity. Maintenance teams sending 5-10 cylinders at once get a better per-piece rate. Worth batching your spares cupboard.
Repair or buy new? The honest threshold
Our rule from years of doing both: ⌀40 bore and above, tie-rod construction, repair first. Below ⌀25, buy new. Compact (ISO 21287) and rodless cylinders are harder to open and often not economical to repair. And if the repair quote ever crosses about half the price of new, we'll say so — we sell new SPAC cylinders at the same counter, so we genuinely don't care which way you go. The full decision logic, including the failure modes that tip the verdict, is in our repair vs replacement guide.
How the repair actually runs
- Drop off or send it in at C-101, Sector 9. Nameplate intact helps; missing nameplate is fine, we measure.
- Strip and inspect — seals, rod, bore, end caps. Same day.
- You approve the quote. No work, no charge before this point.
- The work — reseal, honing, re-chroming as needed.
- Bench test under air, then pickup. Straight reseal: 24 hours. Re-chroming jobs: 48-72 hours.
Brands don't matter much to the process: SPAC, Festo, SMC, Janatics, and the unnamed customs all open up the same way if they're tie-rod construction. The full service detail is on our pneumatic cylinder repair page.
Get an exact quote in 10 minutes
Skip the trip if you want a number first: WhatsApp us a photo of the nameplate (or the whole cylinder), the bore and stroke if you know them, and what it's doing wrong — leaking, drifting, slow, seized. We'll come back with a repair range and the new-cylinder price next to it, usually within minutes during shop hours.