HYDRAULIC PORTA-POWER REPAIR (part 2)

[@N269]

Nice presentation. Thanks for showing a few of the attachments. I've used that wedge (jaws) many times for shifting boat engines on the beds for horizontal engine alignment.... makes real easy work! Thank you.

[@LarryYaw]

Excellent job on getting the old gal back in service. I have had one for about 25 years myself. I've use it for a ton of things you would even think a PP would do. level houses etc. The clam shell is really handy. It's great as a third hand when tightening belts and as a wedge to move a motor a little to get a mount to line up etc. keep up the good work.

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!! Yeah this one got me outta alotta jams!!☺

[@mabast007]

Thank for the demonstration. I bought a brand new 10 ton and when I got it, it was broken. The company refunded me and told me to keep it. Now, I will try to fix it because it is brand new.

[@aleblanc3547]

I knew you had this, Roadking, with parts to spare. Simple machine, which is why it'll probably outlive you (and me.)

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah I'll put them spare parts in a safe place, so when I need them I'll never find them!!☺

[@anthonyrespass3090]

thanks much restoring my Dads ever so faithful J-20 .

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Good job EJ and a neat old piece of equipment. They were very helpful in the body shop for sure.

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks George!! It should outlast me now!!☺

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

I knew the king could repair it ! Great job man .. Thumbs up ..

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!!☺

[@stevenjames2919]

i use to repair hydraulic pumps and cylinders and jacks, you did good for a first time repair

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!!☺

[@MrWoodfiddler]

Nice job Everett. Such a valuable tool set. Thanks for keeping it real! Chuck in Kansas

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks alot Chuck!!☺

[@coolrides]

Great that you were able to improvise when original parts weren't available! :) Jack

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks god for the internet!!☺

[@udizzy1969]

I have used one of them before, very handy to have around the shop, good fix, Cheers The Dizz.

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah Buddy!! This one got me outta alotta jams!!☺

[@popeyeman69]

Wow I'm glad you were able to renew your Porta Power RK! Now it's ready for another 50yrs of service. The old stuff is just better if ya ask me. The videos on this were interesting as heck.

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bruce!! It'll outlast me for sure!!☺

[@joeheilm]

Thanks! Your video helped me fix mine. Great stuff. Cheers

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Joe!! Glad you found the video!!☺

[@thenextstepp]

I used to have a similar unit that was made by Greenlee. The thing was a monster that would do whatever you asked of it. We used it for bending larger electrical conduit and we had an attachment for punching holes in electrical panels. Made short work of anything we threw at it.

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah they pay for themselves the first few times you use them!!☺

[@skycarl]

Nice piece of equipment RK,,,, first thing I thought of was the " jaws of life ".A real body man's tool for sure.

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah Buddy!!☺

[@krazy45cat]

Thats a priceless item for any repair shop , nice Job . Happy Thanksgiving to your family and all the crews families :)))

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Col.!! Happy Thanksgiving to You and Dot!!☺

[@not2fast4u2c]

You have a good selection of pieces in you Kit

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah Buddy!!☺

[@MalcOfLincoln]

Nice job mate - good for another 40 years :)

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Mate!!☺

[@slimjim119]

yes and still usable on today's cars and trucks seen them used on other things

[@regsparkes6507]

Very important tool if you are going to do some heavy body work. Thanks, ROADKING.

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah Buddy, bring it on!!☺

[@molsenice]

where did ya order the parts? - I have one that leaks. I like the Duck bill attachment for squeezing deck boards together before screwing down a deck, just screw a sacrificial spare scrap of lumber to the joists, slip the duck bill in and a couple pumps - no gaps. Once the pressure treated sits in the sun, they always shrink up and leave a nice even gap. I just have to make sure mine is on some cardboard since it has leaked for what seams like ever

[@805ROADKING]

A place called The O Ring Store!!☺

[@kevinrobertfrasier1309]

Great Job at fixing the pump. Out of curiosity do you have a website link to those blue seals and the name of them buddy.? I need to repair my own pump here in the UK but finding bits here is a joke. Manufacturers of the pumps don't want to know once they are a few years old.

[@queenofyeay]

Considering how cutting edge that porta power was in the mid seventies I can understand you paying $1200 for it! ...And you could buy a really good used car for that kinda money back then! I have two full porta power sets (and a couple of spare hydraulic hand pumps), I didn't NEED two sets, but the last one I bought was barely used at a yard sale; the guy had it for sale for $60 and I just couldn't pass it up for that price!

[@BrucesShop]

Still a good tool today!!! Nice fix

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Mate!! It's all ready for the next generation!!☺

[@juanmartinez-uo4oy]

Hello, you will have the diagram of the porto power pump since I have the same one and I have already changed the piston gaskets and it does not want to work

[@locouk]

That spreader would have been ideal for getting my ex bosses wallet open.

[@campermike8879]

Test fit. Good save. lol I haven't used one in years but the only thing I used one for was to get stuck wheels off a semi trailer.

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!! Yeah I can't begin to tell you how many things I've use that for that wasn't Bodywork related!!☺

[@eldigitom9680]

my 4 ton astro will pump ok for a few strokes but will then start losing it's advance on each upstroke of the handle (this can be overridden by pumping very fast but is almost like treading water). It is full of fluid and has no leaks, I've tried bleeding it several times, but what could be a possible cause for this?

[@ThumperDana]

I have the EXACT same tool with the EXACT same problem. Any chance you have the part #'s you used for those blue cup seals?

[@TheMrkylester101]

awesome videos road king

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!!☺

[@huck01955]

Great repair . It will do many more jobs for you cheers

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Joe!! Yeah it should outlast me now!!☺

[@Mopardude]

That is a pretty cool tool!

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah Buddy!! It got me outta alotta jams!!☺

[@FretsNirvana]

Good tutorial thanks! One thing if I can ask. The rams on these things seem to be single acting (one one port in), do you have any idea how it is double acting (pump it it goes out, release the pressure it goes in)? Somehow with one port you get double acting ...otherwise it would be like a bottle jack.

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!! This porta-power has a heavy spring to return the piston!! Most bottle jacks just use gravity or manual pressure to return the piston!!☺

[@FretsNirvana]

Cool ...I really wondered on what the deal was. Thanks for the fast reply.

[@Bojangles1987]

What’s the model and manufacture of that vise ?

[@johnstrange6799]

What is the mechanical force of that particular unit? Like a 1 ton or something?

[@805ROADKING]

Mine is a 4 ton, but they also come in 10 ton also

[@eldigitom9680]

interesting video, thx for showing

[@DriveShaftDrew]

good job

[@WillsGarage91]

nice repair bud!

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!!☺

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I used to use a buddys portapower, he sold it and didn't tell me. "I didn't think you wanted that old thing." $25.00 at a flea market....... geeze......

[@805ROADKING]

That Bastid!!☺

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

805ROADKING Yea, he told me he would have given it to me if I wanted it, he just wanted it out of the garage :-(

[@spanermantim]

Cool I also have a ram that pulls in but not that part that goes over the ram end.

[@805ROADKING]

The push and pulls are nice!!☺

[@blueberry6613]

that brass nut can be found in pressure washing repair shops as well buddy!

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!! I'll have to keep an eye out now that I know they're available!!☺

[@Darryl603]

The old ones could be thinner than they were originally due to being compressed for so long...

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah I'm sure they were!!☺

[@TheCatMilton]

I am going to try to repair my floor jack. I think it must have a similar issue.

[@805ROADKING]

Go for it Bud!! what do you have to lose!!☺

[@towrecker]

thought I was the only one with more than one set of attachments for a porta power , the things I have done with mine , only half were OSHA approved LOL

[@805ROADKING]

I have a Blackhawk set somewhere, but I forgot where I put it!! It's tough getting old!!☺

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Nice job RK, does it take a load?

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!! Yeah works like it's brand new!!☺

[@CalvinsCorner72]

You go Man. getter done. LOL

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Mate!!☺

[@JoshKilen]

nice job

[@805ROADKING]

Thanks Bud!!☺

[@Hemotem]

Cool it worked ! Now you have enough of the washer things just incase.

[@805ROADKING]

Yeah we should be good for a while!!☺

[@markthecraneman1076]

They dont look like vee pack seals....just normal poly u ring seals....the vee pack fit inside each other and when squashed you have like 5 tight sealing edges.....i bet that works at like 8 to 10000 psi not sure the poly u rings will stand up to that pressure. Have to see i guess when you use it in anger. Cheers.

[@ThumperDana]

I have the same tool/same problem. What would you recommend to replace those seals with?

[@ziggassedup]

I knew a girl who had U cups...Well she said they were EEE's but I recon they were easily U's..lol

[@805ROADKING]

Aye yi yi!! It took 72 comments, but I knew it was coming!! lol !!☺

[@chefkeith99]

steel ring goes BETWEEN 2 cup washers

[@TheMrkylester101]

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