Recent content by CRuby1

Thanks. Good to know, as it looks like a welded assembly. After teardown of my jack it appears that all I really needed was the U seal on the piston, but changed all other removable seals because I bought the kit. Re-assembly now to begin!

So I'm rebuilding my sears 328.12002 and changing all seals, but the 10-2 O-ring seal on the release valve seems easier said than done. How do you replace this o-ring? It wasn't leaking at time of disassembly, but I'd like to change all seals while I have it disassembled.

I assume you meant weld & not "welt". I don't see any weld at the base of the tank & the block. See attached pics. There appears to be a uniform ring at the base, but it's certainly not a weld. Is this ring what you referring to as the "welt"? Your linked figure is very similar to one for my...

Hi all. I have a Sears 328.12002 1 1/2 ton green jack, very similar to the one in the tutorial, that I'm rebuilding for the 1st time after many decades of use. 2 questions: 1. How do I remove the large diameter reservoir tank? I was able to remove the main nut & hydraulic ram with its busted...