Hydraulic Ram Seals - DIY job?

[M@tt]

The ram on my car lift is leaking a little bit of oil, i think the seals might need doing, anyone know whether this is a diy job or a job for the pros? also any idea what sort of price i'd be looking at (ball park) to get new ones

cheers

 

[brightspark]

The ram on my car lift is leaking a little bit of oil, i think the seals might need doing, anyone know whether this is a diy job or a job for the pros? also any idea what sort of price i'd be looking at (ball park) to get new ones

cheers

there quite easy to strip. not a lot in it. the seals are readily available at a bearing supliers as long as u take a sample in they will match them up a set for my epco jack cost 20 quid

 

[the snooper]

The ram on my car lift is leaking a little bit of oil, i think the seals might need doing, anyone know whether this is a diy job or a job for the pros? also any idea what sort of price i'd be looking at (ball park) to get new ones

cheers

seals are not usually that dear and can be done easily

 

[M@tt]

excellent cheers BS i'll get the ram stripped down this week then and see whats what

 

[M@tt]

right stripped the ram tonight so off to city seals and bearings tomorrow to get a new seal, one question though, whats the procedure for bleeding the system now that its all been apart is it a case of just running the pump and extending/contracting the ram a few times for it to self bleed?

 

[the snooper]

right stripped the ram tonight so off to city seals and bearings tomorrow to get a new seal, one question though, whats the procedure for bleeding the system now that its all been apart is it a case of just running the pump and extending/contracting the ram a few times for it to self bleed?

with the ram fully retracted connect the feed and bleed that as you connect it

if its only a simple ram with one feed then as you say lower and raise a few times

 

[M@tt]

Cheers Snooper

yes its only got one feed, it lowers back down to the ground due to the weight of the lift itself and also due to the car on the lift