How To Repair A Floor Jack That Leaks

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How to repair a floor jack that leaks.

When operating a jack with a higher fluid level than normal the higher than recommended pressure risk blowing out seals causing internal leaks and resulting in a jack that won t hold pressure. In this video i show the correct way to. This video will show you the most common way to repair a floor jack that is leaking fluid and thus won t lift. I am repairing a 3 ton floor jack but most ja.

In this video i demonstrate how to remove air from your hydraulic jack and fixes it from bleeding down. Fixing a leaky floor jack is fairly easy and a part of general maintenance. There are a few easy cheap things you can do to bring a floor jack. One of the benefits of having a high quality hydraulic floor jack is that the jack can be rebuilt at any time using o rings available from any hardware store.

Hydraulic jacks that leak down have broken or damaged seals and piston rings somewhere in the jack. Step 1 place jack on work surface. To celebrate my one year on youtube i thought it would be wise to redo my first video which i think is terrible. On the other hand a jack with a low fluid level will usually work fine but the maximum height will be significantly lower.

To refill the hydraulic cylinder make sure to use hydraulic.