Probably means the seals in the jack are leaking. You should be able to buy a
rebuild kit at your lfps. I did that many years ago for the 30" bottle jack
on my engine lift.
Best regards,
Tom
> From: 75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net; 6pack@autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:08:32 -0500
> Subject: [TR] Hydraulic Jack Question
>
> What causes a jack or even an engine crane to stop holding a position and
> settle back down after a while? Is it low fluid or a bad gasket or a
> combination of things? I know that there's an industry standard for how
much
> one can drop over an x period of time. But I'm talking about a matter of
> minutes with or without a load on it?
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 CF38503U
> Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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