[Shop-talk] filling a floor jack

[Tim .]

"Did you wait for the oil to run down and try again?"

I didn't wait but will this weekend. 

"Also, lifting the arm up may fill the cylinder with air."

Not sure how air could get in with the plug still in?

"Suggest instead you pump it up as high as it will go, add oil, repeat."

But if I pump it up and then remove the fill plug won't that cause the pressure to release and the arm to come down pushing out even more fluid onto the floor? 


Thanks and keep 'em coming!
tim
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From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 3:42 AM
To: 'Shop  Talk'
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] filling a floor jack

> My dilemma is how does one go about filling the hydraulic fluid on a floor
> jack? I lifted the arm all the way up, opened up the fill hole but was
> only able to put a little bit of fluid in before it was full.

Did you wait for the oil to run down and try again?  On my floor jack it
takes a fair length of time for the oil to run down and level out.

Also, lifting the arm up may fill the cylinder with air.  Suggest instead
you pump it up as high as it will go, add oil, repeat.

Randall


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