Hydraulic flowpath through a cylinder wall

A hydraulic cylinder assembly comprising:

• a cylinder liner defining a generally annular cylindrical wall defining a cylindrical axis and a radial direction, the liner also defining a first enclosed end and a second open end disposed along the cylindrical axis and an interior space;
• a hydraulic manifold attached to the cylinder liner proximate the first enclosed end;
• a head cap attached to the second open end of the cylinder liner, the head cap defining a hole;
• a cylinder rod extending through the hole of the head cap, the cylinder rod including an exposed end and a encapsulated end;
• and
• a cylinder piston attached to the encapsulated end of the cylinder rod inside of the interior space of the cylinder liner, dividing the space into an extend volume on one side of the piston nearest the enclosed end and a retract volume nearest the open end;
• wherein the hydraulic manifold defines at least a first channel that communicates with the extend volume and at least a second channel that communicates with the retract volume and the cylinder liner defines a first axially extending bore, a second bore extending at least partially radially, and a third bore extending at least partially radially, the first axially extending bore, the second bore extending at least partially radially, and the third bore extending at least partially radially being in communication with the at least second channel of the hydraulic manifold.