Pneumatic cylinders turn line pressure into movement. In a commercial vehicle they shift gears in the splitter and range groups of the gearbox, tip a body, work the exhaust brake flap and operate the clutch. A cylinder is chosen by bore, stroke and port thread, and its repair kit by the same three figures, so these are the numbers listed on every product page in this section.

Cylinders is grouped into 7 sub-categories:

This category lists 85 Büyükdemir references cross-referenced against 301 original equipment numbers. The cross-reference tables cover DAF, Iveco, Volvo, Scania, Knorr-Bremse and MAN parts.

Most looked-up references in this group: Working Cylinder / Arbeitszylinder 1-1510, Working Cylinder 1-1420, Shifting Cylinder 1-1120, Working Cylinder / Arbeitszylinder 1-1590, Clutch Master Cylinder / Gelberzylinder für Kupplungs 1-9000.

Manufactured by Büyükdemir Otomotiv in Istanbul, a producer of truck and trailer air system parts since 1957.