"leaking" hydraulic jack

Rebuild it, but if it's an inexpensive consumer-grade jack there are likely no parts available and you're at the luck of the draw that the internal o-rings, etc., are anything you can get from distributors.

Just went thru the problem w/ one here--no parts from the no-name chiwanese maker; not standard-sized to fit w/ generically available.

Did take a larger diameter ring and "force-fit" it by pushing the handle piston (where the leak was) through it--made a slightly rough cut but it holds better than did before altho not perfect.

Problem is, if it's the actual pressure seal instead of just the handle pump piston, even a little is too much.

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Yeah, i have a cheap-o one also that has started to leak.

I could jack up autos for hours and no concern. Now I get a few minutes. I guess it's a reminder that a jack is not a jack-stand, but many times it's not easy to find a place to "lift" and the "hold" at the same time.

Since a Jack is a male donkey, I suggest you get a veterinarian.

This message was posted by the Democratic party, and we are experts about donkeys !!!!

Easy or not, using only a jack while working w/o a stand or blocking is a statistic waiting to happen...

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dpb wrote in news:geutq9$n4j$ snipped-for-privacy@aioe.org:

Guess I live dangerous. With no stand or blocking, once used a jack, pipe and chain to pull a stuck cap off a septic tank :-)