- 1. Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:50:55 -0500
- Does anyone know how a hydraulic jack (ram) works? I did buy some seals and O rings, it doesn't leak anymore. But, when I apply pressure, it doesn't go up. If I help it along it goes up just fine but
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00617.html (7,829 bytes)
- 2. Fw: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:27:31 -0800
- Usually the symptoms you describe are because there is air in the system. Check for a bleed valve. Open it slightly and put pressure on the cylinder. The air will come out and the ram should extend.
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00619.html (8,820 bytes)
- 3. Re: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:54:40 -0800
- Do you have a vehicle with a winch on it? Toss the free end over a beam or tree limb and let your truck do the heavy work. If no winch is available, toss a rope or cable over the beam, tie off one en
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00624.html (8,798 bytes)
- 4. Re: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:41:00 -0500
- Did you accidently close the air vent? It's a common mistake. If no air can get into the reservour, the jack will not extend. Usually you'll find the vent around the ram cylinder, actually it's on th
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00626.html (7,306 bytes)
- 5. Re: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:47:46 -0800 (PST)
- For a quick substitute if the local hardware store is open, A $39.00 cable hoist with the upper hook attacked to a figure eight loop of chain around a four by four, laid across two or more rafters in
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00627.html (8,468 bytes)
- 6. Re: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 00:19:11 -0500
- ??? ...never seen an air vent on any of the hydraulic rams I've ever used. None of my floor jack have any vents..nor the cherry picker ram I just took back to my friend house. Paul Tegler ptegler@cab
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00628.html (8,086 bytes)
- 7. Re: Hydraulic jack help (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:29:03 -0800
- On some of mine, the air vent is the oil fill hole. Loosen the screw and the reservoir is open to theair. I had a bottle jack that wouldn't go all the way down until I realized I was at 9,000'. Opene
- /html/spridgets/2001-01/msg00636.html (7,593 bytes)
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