Since everyone said it wasn't worth it to fix them, I pulled the rubber plugs on the side of the cyl and filled them with Hyd oil. Couldn't get the plugs back in so I stuffed rags into the hole. Figured they would just shoot out the oil when I used them, but they didn't, and they worked just fine. I got to do some JB welding tomorrow, and will try to cover the holes with that.
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casecollectorsc
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- Location
- E central SD.
Use a tiny screwdriver and work the plugs back in, don't JB the holes shut...it will need oil again.
huntingreen2day2
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Good luck with them. I bought 5 at one time and they wasted no time blowing the main seals when under load. I have 1 of the 5 that still works.
Ultradog MN
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- Location
- Twin Cities
I've had my 12 ton Walker jack since 1981. It still works good.
I think I've had to add oil once or twice since I bought it.
I think I've had to add oil once or twice since I bought it.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
Spray or soak the plugs with some oil and they'll be easy to get back in.
i have an old homier floor jack ( pre harbor freight ) as well as a few bottle jacks, also older.
the bottle jacks i was able to repalce orings out of a generic kit.
the floor jack leaked. it was also an oring job, again. i found one in a multi kit to fit.
after that i filled them all with 90wt gear oil.
none have had a problem since. hold and jack fine. apparrently no leaks either.. even from the pretty crude needle valves they use to drop them.
the bottle jacks i was able to repalce orings out of a generic kit.
the floor jack leaked. it was also an oring job, again. i found one in a multi kit to fit.
after that i filled them all with 90wt gear oil.
none have had a problem since. hold and jack fine. apparrently no leaks either.. even from the pretty crude needle valves they use to drop them.
old
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- Location
- Camdenton Missouri
Those rubber plugs are a pain but with a small screw driver a man can get them back in I know I have done it many many times
Robert Major
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Hi
I got a 20 year old cheap 8 ton here,from a company i used to sell jobber tractor parts for. sounds like that was a quality jack in those days. The plug fell apart on that. But i got one of those 600 piece," half the rubber wire grommets don't fit anything" kits. I found a softer rubber one with no hole in that fits my jack fill hole. it works perfect and if i mess it up I got 50 more L.O.L.
The jack before that had a thread tapped in the hole and a short bolt and fiber washer on it, when that plug got lost on a job and the oil was leaking out, i don't remember that not working right after, it got the thread bent on the extension in the end so it was scrapped.
Regards Robert
I got a 20 year old cheap 8 ton here,from a company i used to sell jobber tractor parts for. sounds like that was a quality jack in those days. The plug fell apart on that. But i got one of those 600 piece," half the rubber wire grommets don't fit anything" kits. I found a softer rubber one with no hole in that fits my jack fill hole. it works perfect and if i mess it up I got 50 more L.O.L.
The jack before that had a thread tapped in the hole and a short bolt and fiber washer on it, when that plug got lost on a job and the oil was leaking out, i don't remember that not working right after, it got the thread bent on the extension in the end so it was scrapped.
Regards Robert
jimg.allentown
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Funny you should mention HF jacks. I have one of their older orange colored jacks that I have had for many years. I bought it when they first opened their store in my area. The only thing that was ever wrong with it is that it will not go down slowly. No matter how carefully or slowly you twist the handle, it doesn't go down until all of a sudden it drops rapidly. For that reason, I never really liked it. BUT....it has been sitting outside in my driveway for at least 5 years, and still works just the same as it always did. I was really hoping for a reason to replace it. {{{sigh}}}
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