Jake 41 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 how to know model# on 4 ton walker floor jack serial#b657y06212. I need to order the right seal kit. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I had a Walker Low Boy and finding and buying a seal kit cost more than a new 3 1/2 Ton Michelin jack at Sam's Club, 25 years ago. Sometimes we just have to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Have you tried asking at garagejournal.com? Lots of discussion about floor jacks on the site. Zeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I use a 1970's Walker 3 ton jack that I completely rebuilt in the early 1990's. I just took the cylinder to a local hydraulic shop and they resealed it. I'm sure it was under $100 back then. I have a couple of newer jacks in various sizes, but I always grab the old Walker. The newer ones don't have as nice a two-speed action. I did remove the rubber "tires" from the casters. That was an improvement. A friend of mine got that jack new. He ran a garage and bought a basic stock of Walker mufflers. The jack was a free perk. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I have had a Hein-Werner 1 1/4 ton for as long as I can remember and wasn't new then but looks like seal kits are still available. Suspect tons were larger then. Has a hole in the center of the saddle that makes it easy to mount things like a door cradle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real61ss Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I have that same Hiem Werner Jack that bought new in 1965, paid about 65 dollars for and I would love to have the Jack restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I'd love to find the Two Ton Snap On jack that rolled out of a Ryder rented 24 footer. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 The best thing to do is take the seals out and measure them and then search online for the seal. In the Eighties I bought a new jack off one of the tool dealers at a flea market. Fifteen to twenty years later it failed and I brought the seal into a repair shop and they just laughed after asking if it was Chinese. I stuck it on the shelf and bought a new jack. A couple years ago, I went on line and found the seal and possibly a entire rebuild kit, so I suspect you could as well and knowing the manufacturer will make it easier. The main ram seal is the best place to start and match it's style from online listings and then find your size. Somewhere along the line you will get a part number of the basic seal. Then searching with that, you'll starting finding kits as well. On the other hand I have my uncle's jack from his Sunoco station that looks like the Hein-Werner 1 1/4 ton pictured above. My uncle had it rebuilt by a local shop but couldn't find the right parts (late Eighties) and the resulting symptoms is it only pumps the last 5° of the handle swing. The point is just following the books may be a dead end but usually no jack manufacturer required new special seals to be made. They used existing seals and are likely still made. It's the kits that might not be made anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Seem to be a bunch of seal and piston kits available for a Hein Werner 1 1/4 ton including on eBay. Think I replaced mine twice in 40+ years. (Was my first hydraulic jack & will probably outlast me). Edited March 22, 2018 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Maybe they have something here: https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Parts-Accessories/Hydraulic-Cylinder-Parts-Accessories/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 i bought seals for my ancient Allied floor jack at a local hydraulic hose place. I just took the old one to them and they ordered new seals. Less that $10.00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) I used a wheel cylinder piston cup to repair my ancient Hein Werner jack, it works like a champ. Edited March 24, 2018 by Dave Henderson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 OP seems MIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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