Hi i have an old Epco 55 trolley jack its a very stong jack plus has a max lift hieght of 36" and a minimum hieght 51/2" so very handy in the garage, its developed a small leak of hydraulic fluid do any of you guys no of a company or person that could repair it? im based in Wickford Essex so some one in the local surrounding areas would be good, searched google but no luck

redcat said:

Hi i have an old Epco 55 trolley jack its a very stong jack plus has a max lift hieght of 36" and a minimum hieght 51/2" so very handy in the garage, its developed a small leak of hydraulic fluid do any of you guys no of a company or person that could repair it? im based in Wickford Essex so some one in the local surrounding areas would be good, searched google but no luck

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hi,

OLD is good, a decent hydraulics company should be able to supply new seals,

modern Chinese is a pain, as they use some really Odd sizes,
Charlie

varesecrazy yes i did think about fitting new seals my self, but just thought i could take it some where local get it seviced and pick it up in a couple of days, i havnt tried it out on my fiat stilo yet but itl lift the front end of my 1972 mk2 triumph 6 cylinder saloon up high enough to put the car ramps under the front wheels then i put it under the rear diff lift up the rear end and put the fully estended axle stands under, this gives me enough room to remove the gearbox, or rear diff,

I have a newish trolley jack (actually is old too....) that was so crap when bought, that the pump cylinder was worse than porous. A mechanic at my work reamed it and made a new piston. Seals are so easy to fit its untrue. He found and fitted a new seal and I it has been going strong for about 25 years now.

Ask your local garage who services their trolley jacks. In many areas teh servicing company visits monthly and takes stuff away for repair. Anything hydraulic, jacks, press rams, body rams from the bodyshop, etc. These companies will also do similar hydraulic work for small and large industry/manufacturing, but tend to be there without advertising, as tehy don't have much demand for retail work.

petercresswell said:

I have a newish trolley jack (actually is old too....) that was so crap when bought, that the pump cylinder was worse than porous. A mechanic at my work reamed it and made a new piston. Seals are so easy to fit its untrue. He found and fitted a new seal and I it has been going strong for about 25 years now.

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25 years..probably not Chinese..

We had a 700 quid tool. That had a leaky seal..after drawing a blank with service parts..due to irregular sizes.

We contacted importer.. every delivery comes from a different factory in china..so zero continuity in supply..or spec. :/

Keep your decent working kit alive..!!

Definitley good advice to keep the old kit in good working order, thanks portland bill il have a chat with a couple of garage mechanics i no