I have a jack very similar got it from halfords here in the UK must be 40 ish years ago still goes great quite well made

I never knew this was a thing. I bought a jack from a car boot sale that worked under no load but when I got it home I couldn't get the car up. Had some transmission oil laying around so a perfect fix. Thank so much

@NotSealed

6 ай бұрын

Your welcome glad you got it working 😁

I've owned a jack just like it for about 40 years or more and it's still good. I might have to put some oil in it from time to time but it still works.

Simply explained!! Best video out here that I can understand fully so far. Thanks man!

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome, Glad it helped!

So many jacks thrown out because of this problem found 1 like this put oil in wala it worked thanks

@Fred-mp1vf

Ай бұрын

Hydronic fluid is not "oil".

I have the same jack and I was fixing it… I did not bleed it until I watched this… thanks man

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Glad you could fix your hydraulic jack. Once you know how to bleed them most jacks are easy to fix.

Note to self. Just because a jack will pump up, does not mean it will hold a load of heavy weight.

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Not holding weight is a sign of an oil leak. Load test it first after repair.

@vertihvost7675

8 ай бұрын

Any jack can fail at any time that’s why you use jack stands as soon as your vehicle is high enough from the ground. This trolley jack is in use probably a few minutes that’s all. It’s disgusting how unreliable modern jacks are ! What do you say?

@labourlawact7826

6 ай бұрын

@@vertihvost7675 anyone who goes under a car without Jack stands and only supported by the trolley jack is an idiot

@dynoshane2651

Ай бұрын

Exactly..

You are a life saver. I have an old trolley Jack which l discarded(but fortunately didn't throw away) because it was not lifting. I was actually planning to buy a new one. Thanks to you l refilled it with ATF

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Glad its back in action 😁

Super find, man.

Thank you very much for showing this. It helped a lot. 👍👏💪

@NotSealed

11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help.

Thanks man, helped me sort out my no name china jack. BTW I checked and it seems that ATF is not hazardous.

Thanks man. Helped so much.

I just watched this video as I am changing the oil on mine, which looks exactly the same as yours, but yours looks in better condition 😅

PROTIP about old rusty steel-wheeled trolly-jacks: Re-OIL the 4 wheels, and 2 casters while you are restoring it. #Winning !

@NotSealed

4 ай бұрын

Great idea thanks

I have this exact jack in silver, and it's been giving me issues. I've had other trolley jacks, but they don't lift quite as high as this one. I'm going to have a go at this. Thank you!

@NotSealed

4 ай бұрын

Often if jacks dont lift high enough they just need a top up with and and bleed all the air out. Good luck

Perfect ... Well Done 👍 Thank You

@NotSealed

10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help.

Preciate the video just fix my jack in 5 min and no money out of pocket thanks

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Excellent glad it helped. Saving money is the name of the game in this environment lately.

just what I was looking for thanks a lot!

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome glad the video helped you out

you may have saved my jack, lemme try it, i hope you can do a vlog how to repair excessive leaking of the oil

@NotSealed

2 ай бұрын

Excessive leaking of oil is often due to worn seals or a pitted rusty piston shaft. It would require a total tear down to replace the seals.

@jamesortega8681

2 ай бұрын

after closer inspection i see the leak coming from the hydraulic cylinder itself and not the piston. i managed to remove it but quickly realised i need a bench vice which i dont have and it costs as much as the jack, so instead of fixing it im just getting a 3 ton jack to replace the 2 ton@@NotSealed

I would try a gain thank u

Where'd you get the syringe with tube? Does that come with transmission fluid?

@NotSealed

22 күн бұрын

Some auto transmission fluid bottles do come with a tube otherwise your local chemist will have what you need.

Thanks sir for your demonstration of how to fix the roller jack. I did the same way as you did, but the oil is showing it’s full and some oil even flows out. So I did not get to put oil into it. What should I do to get it to work again sir?

@NotSealed

10 ай бұрын

Must have an air lock. Watch the video again and follow all the steps to purge. Just don't put oil in it.

Having major issues with engine hoist. Tips on bleeding this?

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the engine hoist has the hydraulic pump mounted vertically. It will be the same procedure to bleed as this video. Just look for the oil fill plug and the bleed screw.

Someone else commented and it was my thoughts as well that being tossed due to no oil and non-pump would make me leary of the seals and therefor have little trust raising anything heavy. Oil does not just evaporate. It may leak out and usually leave a stained trail. However, an jnstance could be a storage issue which may have placed yhe jack at an odd angle which allowed oil to seep out of the fill plug. If I deemed it a keeper I would need to do a leak down test with a heavy object and a tape measure. Just my thoughts. I have had one instance if a seal blowout while raising a racecar and had a specialty brake disc crack upon impact. That sucked. This is rare and hard or slightly leaking seals would normally be a slow let down. (Pardon the pun)

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Yes doing a load test is a must on any old jack. I always place some metal axle stands under the car when I am working just in case a hydraulic jack let's go. Safety first.

@cpzmelbs

3 ай бұрын

What're ya doin raising or lowering a trolley jack with wheels removed and without jack stands? Dont blame Jack. Unless thats your name? Then yeah blame Jack. Stop blowing ya seals mate

Sometimes the sealings are the issue.

@NotSealed

6 күн бұрын

Yes if an oil seal is blown out or worn it will need to be replaced.

A couple of drops of brake fluid will soften the seals

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

I have heard about this old method to restore old seals. Never tried it myself, thanks for the tip.

how come american company never made this pump jackfloor... i have one orange pump jackfloor and put 2 handles on the both side... much help alot

@ThePeopleVerse

Жыл бұрын

Dude, use better grammar when claiming to be American and communicating with an English man. He may think we are all illiterate. Um that is ... unless you're Yoda. LOL

@JustScottPaid

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePeopleVerse No kidding! I didn't understand that at all!🤨

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one lol.

I’ve done all the steps but it’s still not lifting. Doesn’t seem to be leaking anywhere. Any other ideas what I could try??

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Must have a blown oring, air lock, or still low on oil.

Spray it clean with brake cleaner.

I did this i bleed the jack but when i pump it up it is still dropping can u give me some help

@NotSealed

8 ай бұрын

You must have leak somewhere or an airlock. Have you added more hydraulic oil?

If the jack pumps up the load, but get stages where the handle seems to only pump very little at a time, is that due to low oil, or could it be the seal in the pump mechanism?

@NotSealed

6 ай бұрын

Usually means that the jack is low on oil. It can also mean that the system needs bleeding as air is taking up volume.

@labourlawact7826

6 ай бұрын

@@NotSealed Thanks for your reply. How do I bleed all the air out?

@NotSealed

6 ай бұрын

open the screw anticlockwise that lowers down the jack and pump it up a few times. Then tighten the screw back up. The procedure is in this video.@@labourlawact7826

@labourlawact7826

6 ай бұрын

@@NotSealed Thank you. My jack is exactly the same blue one as yours, I bought it in 1985, and only now did it start giving problems. There's a very small oil leak under the handle pump thing.

@labourlawact7826

6 ай бұрын

Mine still has the metal plate over the piston, it's a 1.8 ton jack made in Taiwan. Very good jack

mine dont even lift, added fluid and bleeded it still having problem

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Piston seals must have failed. Sometimes its just cheaper and simple to buy a new one amzn.to/3z9Lhtb

If it was low on fluid, there has to be a leak!

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Possibly it's a junk yard find so far it's working great no leaks. Held up to a 400kg load test.

@labourlawact7826

6 ай бұрын

The leaks are slow leaks man just put oil in, Jack your car up and put Jack stands under it in your fine

All that low oil had to go somewhere . It doesn't evaporate .

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Yes overtime small oil leaks onto the floor. Everytime you use the jack a small amount of oil lubricates the ram. Air also can enter the system over time with worn seals.

My rubber plug ripped

You tell us not to put oil in it, but then you keep calling the hydrolic fluid "oil".

@NotSealed

Ай бұрын

You will be amazed at how many people put engine oil in their hydraulic jacks. This is wrong and you must use hydraulic fluid or hydraulic oil. Both terminology are correct as some manufacturers call their products differently. Guess it depends on what part of the world you come from.

Good information

@NotSealed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.