I'd vote for replacing it - new ones are less than $70 - sometimes much
less - depending on where you find them -
I had a similar jack as yours and mine started leaking - but with mine some
of the other parts were starting to need adjustment also - with mine, a new
one was much safer also -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jack Repair
In a message dated 5/28/2006 6:12:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have an 20-year-old Allied (made in Taiwan) floor jack but it "leaks
down"
while jacking, even with the valve closed. I suspect that hydraulic
fluid
is leaking past the o-ring seal on the main piston. Otherwise, it is a
nice
heavy-duty 2-ton unit with a pretty high lift capability; although it is
heavy.
Question: Should I try to repair this or just replace it? If repair,
what
are likely sources for replacement seals?
Even if you could find parts for that jack, they would not sell them
directly to you because of liability problems. You would have to send the
pump into
them, or buy a rebuilt exchange. The cost would surely exceed the very
nice
jacks available at Costco and Sam's Club, for about $70.
I had a very nice old name brand jack and spent several hours doing the
parts chase thing. I ended up scrapping the thing for the 1/2" steel side
plates
and stuff.
Regards,
Jim Friesen
Phoenix AZ
79 300SD, 262 K miles
98 ML 320, 142 K miles
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