Dave Williams wrote:
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> -> I suspect this thing was made by someone else and labeled for Sears,
> -> but I don't know where to start looking for parts or repair. Sears
> -> is no help at all.
>
> Coats is your major player, then FMC, and lately a few imports. I'd
> try Coats first... aaahhhh... dang, I have a manual for mine around
> somewhere... try your Yellow Pages and call one of the places that
> carries supplies for tire stores and see if they have the number handy.
> Chances are 9 out of 10 Coats made the thing. If you can describe it,
> or fax a picture to them, they might be able to tell what model it is.
>
> -> about 5' long, 3' high not counting the post. The former owner says
> -> the cylinder is worn out. I took out the cylinder and it is sealed.
>
> If it's leaking air badly it might have a worn packing. Since it's
> sealed and doesn't work anyway, you might try cutting off the very end
> of the cylinder and dismantling it. There's not much in an air
> cylinder.
>
> A hydraulic repair shop should be able to re-tube the cylinder if
> needed. Hydraulic cylinders are welded, so service requires cutting end
> ends off and putting them on a fresh tube. Here in East Jesus there are
> more hydraulic shops than computer stores.
>
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Sears started with "Coats 1500" and then progressed upwards from there,
but the first 20 years of Sears tire shops were "Coats", beleive I know I
help open the first mega store in Arlington, Va. in 1961.
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