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Look here http://www.ohiohydraulic.com/store/page6.html

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Any pictures of them ?

Yes it has multiple pivots . It can make it awkward to use as a general purpose vise but for some things it's perfect . From what I've read the patent date was 1958 've read

Here is a little 3 incher I've had so long I can't remember where it came from . [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Just a follow up on the AC Delco 34700 . I filled off the stuck piece of metal slag from the piston rod and checked dimensions . Honed the cylinder with 240 and finished up with 320 , all had . there was still a slight scratch about a 1/2" long half way down the cylinder . I filled it with JB...

That looks identical to my Craftsman 1HP , 12 gal . Bought in the mid 80's and it's still going . They came in 1,2,and 3 HP

I have one of those old boys kicking around my shop . Most of the paint is gone so not real pretty but it's all there and it all works , up down , front to back and side to side .

Hiball , thanks for the input . I'm going to try a small cylinder hone to see if I can polish the scratches . If that works I don't think the piston is as critical if I take off that high spot because the seal is what makes contact . Am I just dreaming?

Yes there are a few vertical scratch marks in the cylinder with corresponding marks in the seal cup . Not very deep but you can detect with a finger nail . Having never worked on a jack before I have no idea what critical tolerances are.

OK , first post . Have read all 36 pages and decided to do some jack repair . This is for an AC Delco model 34700 , 3.5 ton service jack . It has 2 pumps . Trouble was it would lift to full height but not lift a load . It worked one day and the next it didn't . It is all apart now except for the...