[Shop-talk] air over hydraulic bottle jacks

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Thu Oct 30 14:41:28 MST 2008


> I got the same (type) jack for the same purpose last year.  

So, what happens when what you are pressing on breaks loose ?  Does the ram
then extend all the way as the air expands ?

Also, I assume that silver cylinder starts out full of hydraulic fluid,
which gets displaced by the air.  How does it get refilled for the next
time?

Randall


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