Recent content by James66

Hiball Thanks for the help, stripped it out & flushed with bit more oil & there was a fair bit of crud that come out Now fully working but I have a new leak �� on the pump rod Out of interest is the sears 328.12001 main seal 40x22x10? Would be good to know so I know which rebuild...

Ok, I'll pull it out tomorrow & see what's what I dont suppose you know what brands the orange ones were sold under? Be nice to properly restore it, got an 80's blue point engine hoist which is still 100% working, madness how modern equipment isnt even in the same league as the old stuff

Ok thanks, is it worth stripping out the overload & the other site incase of blockages? If so I'm guessing I should screw in counting the turns so I know how many turns out to set them to when re-assembled?

I can get it up to full extension but not with any load at all, it will try lowering inbetween pumps & once fully extended it will lower semi slowly under it's own weight It lowers much slower than when a return valve is open Also when handle is turned anti clockwise to open release valve it...

Hey Hope this is ok I'm across the pond jn the uk, a nation which is terrible for just throwing out rather than repair/rebuild but I'm not that way In light of this parts etc for Jacks are not so easy to get I have an old orange jack that my dad bought mid 80's, same as the old green/white...