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Old 6th April 2022, 17:15   #3
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Originally Posted by Popcorn View Post
Is the piston scored if so dirt/grit will have worn the seal also how old is the jack old rubber degrades
jack is 4 - 5 years old at a wild guess but it could be 10.
There is one heck of a score in the cylinder wall and inch or so long, as if an internal cutting lathe tool was wound out instead of in and then withdrawn from the cylinder. Your post has made me wonder, does the ram fully extend or once the seals get to the score, is fluid bypassing the seals?

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