Walker 882 Parts Source?

[thrdrl]

Hi All,
First time posting here. I picked up a nice Walker 882 Series C two ton floor jack last fall. Original paint, no rust, the bottle jack looked like it was never messed with. I believe it is from the early 50's. It came with a URK124 rebuild kit. The jack leaked and had to be pumped up many times to get it to lift a few inches.
I took it to an old time hydraulic shop that specializes in heavy lifting equipment for the rebuild. After being on their back burner for almost four months I finally got it back. It now lifts nice and smooth and stays up but it leaks from the ram. I suspect that the fresh pipe wrench marks on the tank nuts might have something to do with it.
Anyway I have about three bills sunk into it already. I wouldn't mind dropping a few more dollars into it to get it to stop leaking. A replacement tank nut, gland nut, and maybe a ram?
I poked around the internet for a parts source for this jack but came up dry. Any thoughts or leads would be greatly appreciated. I'm just not ready to make it a boat anchor yet!

 

[HCRCnow]

If it is just leaking down the ram and not the tank. There is a ram gland nut that you can remove without taking apart the tank. If you remove the gland nut then remove the glands. From there you can pull out the ram. Replace the seal on the ram and replace the ram and glands without to much trouble. (If you used the old seal kit you got. You might need new seals)
If you have questions, PM me.

 

[Hiball]

Have you tried tightening the gland packing nut? There is packing behind it and when you tighten it, it compresses against the rod surface. You don't want to crank it down, it will wear the packing prematurely and also cause issues with the High speed side. A small adjustable hook spanner will make quick work of it. It's tricky sometimes to determine whether oil is coming from the reservoir or internal, The Hydraulic unit sits a bit forward, thus oil tends to run away from problem and send you on a wild goose chase.

 

[thrdrl]

Thanks HCRCnow and Hiball for the tips. (And thanks Bill for the awesome tool-making tips via PM) I'm going to attack this thing right after spring break. I will have to remove the gland nut first and try to file a square groove back onto it. All of the seals and washers are new and hopefully salvageable. Will keep you posted. Thanks again,
-Mike