Hydraulic Bottle Jack Fix

Today I have a broken hydraulic jack that won't pump up at all.
The fix was surprisingly easy. It's now back to full strength.

[@DavoShed]

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[@mattwaters6987]

Nicely done.

[@DavoShed]

Thanks! I wasn’t expecting the reason to be “Don’t Lay it Down” 🤠 The owner was about to bin it. It lives on now.

[@frankburkett7453]

Great video, rotate those CMU blocks a quarter turn so the wooden beam sits on the flat side and the tank will stay level.

[@DavoShed]

They are sinking into the dirt a bit. My thinking was having them this way up would give them their full compressive strength, same as they would in a building. It’s not a big deal really I was just looking for something heavy to jack up. 🤠 That is certainly an option if I can’t stand the lean any more :) Thanks for commenting

[@starshiptrooper7520]

Such a handy tool.

[@DavoShed]

They are handy It was easier to fix than I expected!

[@BottleJackBuddy]

Great video!

[@DavoShed]

That’s quite the endorsement coming from someone with the name “Bottle Jack Buddy” 🤠 Thanks PS. I just checked your channel and I now know what a bottle Jack buddy is. They look like a cool idea.

[@BottleJackBuddy]

@@DavoShed Thank you!

[@Mike-vo8nk]

Did you replace the o ring(s) It looked to me like it was behaving the same way as it would if the valve was slightly open, aka buggered oring

[@DavoShed]

There was still one good one on it. Who needs double redundancy anyway, it’s only 4000 kg. (8818.49 lb) Don’t forget your safety glasses that second o-ring could go at any time. Alright, alright I’ll put a backup oring on 🤠

[@DavoShed]

I forgot to say that the o-ring just stops low pressure oil leaking out. The high pressure bit is on the end of the screw. I didn’t look that close but it’s probably a cone shaped point.

[@mattwaters6987]

Nicely done.

[@DavoShed]

@mattwaters6987 Thanks Matt! I learnt not to store them laying down 🤠