Smith's Hydraulic pillar Jack
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:34 am
Does anyone have any information on Smith's Hydraulic Jack suitable for P2 chassis jacking system.
http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/Smiths%20J ... 20Post.JPG
I've just bought one of these jacks at the National Rally @ Burton on Trent. I had already got
the jack handle in the boot of the P2 next to the wheel brace (but no jack) !
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I've now stripped down the jack, freed off the hyd cylinder tube, opened up the valve block
and cleaned everything up. Obviously after 60+ years the rubber seals are very fragile.
Reassembled everything and low and behold it worked. Only one problem, the pump piston
seal leaks externally. So until I can get some new square section seals, the jack is only
for display.
Anyone got any ideas or information on this type of hyd jack. " Smith's Hydraulic Jack - Cricklewood London"
Many thanks
http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/Smiths%20J ... 20Post.JPG
I've just bought one of these jacks at the National Rally @ Burton on Trent. I had already got
the jack handle in the boot of the P2 next to the wheel brace (but no jack) !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've now stripped down the jack, freed off the hyd cylinder tube, opened up the valve block
and cleaned everything up. Obviously after 60+ years the rubber seals are very fragile.
Reassembled everything and low and behold it worked. Only one problem, the pump piston
seal leaks externally. So until I can get some new square section seals, the jack is only
for display.
Anyone got any ideas or information on this type of hyd jack. " Smith's Hydraulic Jack - Cricklewood London"
Many thanks