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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION => Topic started by: oldnslo on July 24, 2023, 07:03:01 PM
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Do I need one? No. Could I use one? Kinda. I have a line a leaky one, and for the intended purpose I was going to put a lightweight welding project on it to wheel around and save me from firing up the front end loader. Really no need to use the jack portion, but I would want to rebuilt it.
Is it basically just like a bottle jack? Piston/ram puck/seal?
Any tips?
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No but im going to learn from your mistakes.
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Honestly the time you'd spend fixing one (trust me I'm cheap too) you could have a new one. We don't rebuild manual pallet jacks at work. By the time you get time and parts your at the price of a new one.
Yes there pretty much the same as a jack. So if you could get the seals out and want to match them up go for it.
Sent from my Twisted Mind Of The Mudman
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You should be able to get a kit for most brand name pallet jacks. Not much different than a standard bottle jack. A couple of Orings and a couple of teflon wipers.
https://www.hcrcnow.com/
Give these guys a shot. I get lots of jack parts from them.
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Step 1, buy the jack. Done. It's a German Jungheinrich. For $20 I cant buy a set of wheels for rolling projects around on.
I'll drag it home tomorrow, and check the fluid level, but for now, I dont care if it lifts. The wheels are in great shape, paint is decent. I'm happy.
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As others said, the hydraulics are Bout the same as a bottle jack. No clue how difficult the bottle will be to get out though.
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Step 2, dont stop looking, and find another one. Done. It's a BT and for just another $20 for this specimen (and it works fine), I am:
1. Up and running in no time at all
2. Have a project for those times I have less than 12 projects running concurrently
3. Quite pleased these are both 2.5 tonners
The YouTubes I have viewed, reveal even a 5th grader can rebuild these. While there tons (get it? humor?) of similarities between pallet and bottle jacks, these lack a top nut. That dang shaft just pulls out! :93:
Case closed. I may be oldnslo, but I am a happy camper at the same time!
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Good job, man!
And getting it for $20? Priceless! :)
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I have a pallet jack that worked but leaked at the top seal. Ordered a kit, had lots of orings and seals. Replaced the top one only and solved my problem without getting an oil bath and making a mess and breaking a working jack :))
Have another that I need to play with that doesn't jack up and was just given a third that seems to works.
I need one, second will get used, third is excess at the moment :D
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Parts are easy to find (once you have the schematic with part numbers), then shop around on the 'net and let price be your guide.
In my case I didnt need the top wiper seal, the U cup disintegrated and was the cause of the external leak. 1 part. Done.
These things are dirt simple.