Recent content by Sledhead70

Thanks, that helps me quite a bit. My brother has a machine shop so if it comes to it I can consider it. I’ll try the 518 first, but would I use it on both sides of the plastic ring or use it in place of?

No damage on the ram seal that I can see. The leak only comes from the body to tank mate with that plastic seal. I used a massive wrench that is about 2.5 ft long and tightened pretty good. I guess I can crank down some more. I’ll have to call HPS tomorrow and see if they have something to...

Do I have to wait for pictures to show up? I did a link for each one to a public Dropbox folder.

Hopefully these pictures show you what you need to see. Thanks!

Ugh, one more post.

I have 5 pictures showing the ram, tank, nut, and body including the seal.

So apparently I need to post 5 times before I can submit pictures.

Thanks Hiball. I’ll tear it down later this week and get some pictures. There was no o-ring inside, just that plastic piece. I have been paying close attention to the fluid track (it was at the top before I tore it down but now right at the bottom). In the meantime, what is that called (an oil...

Hiball, as others have said...thanks for doing this post, but also for keeping it going for almost 10 years! Wow. I have a HF 4 ton that we were using on the front (heavy end) of my Dodge Diesel, but unfortunately my son in law didn’t know to stop pumping once it reached the high point. Now it...