Lake & Elliot hydraulic bottle jack seals

Hi all I recently acquired an old Lake and Elliot m6 DL bottle jack. This currently serves as a door stop however providing I can get spares or get them made from a seal manufacturer it could be very handy for jacking the car, panel van etc. Can anyone point mW to a suitable supplier. Before anyone asks I have used jacks before and only use them with stands. Said jack does go up and retrack but looses oil as the seals are missing and or shot.

PS it would be quite handy to know the approximate age of this jack and company. Bonus points for a PDF service manual.

Photos in my album under bottle jack.

Edited By jon hill 3 on 15/07/2023 17:24:10

Sorry, I can't point you in a specific direction, but when I've needed hydraulic seals (jack, tractor, pallet truck, etc.), I've just gone to the local hydraulic/pneumatic seal dealer (who may also be a bearing distributor). With luck, it'll be a standard size and configuration - and cheap.

Nice bit of kit, especially compared to the oriental stuff available here.

This might help... www.classic-british-car-jacks.uk/Lake_&_Elliot_Jacks_4.htm

Edited By Kiwi Bloke on 16/07/2023 07:09:55

I recently used these people,123bearing.com for seals for a pallet truck. I first took it apart and measured the seals then matched them on their website. they are in France but postage was reasonable and the website easy to use.

These guys might be in a position to help:-

Commercial SuppliesLtd

Allseals (east anglia) are in Norwich and have got me out of the mire many times. Careful measurement of the old seal and a description of it's shape should get the job sorted. Replace both the ram seal and the pump seal. Noel.

Thanks guys,

any suggestions as to a suitable grade hydraulic oil if seals are available?

Pics above for those who haven't had a look in my album.

Edited By jon hill 3 on 16/07/2023 13:23:24

A good jack mif it will work satisfactorily. Lake and alliot were a good marque.

When I needed seals for a bottle jack (Being used in a bench press) I got some from a local seal supplier.

In my area, I would try Anglia Bearing Co, so look for a similar supplier near to you .

When you slacken the big top nut, whatever oil is present inn the jack is going tom pur out from around the base, so have it on a tray with plenty of rag ready!

Ideally refill with a hydraulic oil (Tellus? ) to your local oil company depot for their recommendation.

If the worst comes to the worst just use ordinary engine oil. The flow rate is minimal, and all that is neded is for the fluid to be incompressible.

It could be argued that the higher the viscosity the less it is liable to leak. But conbversely, thicker oil will make the jack harder to pounp up, and slower to retract.

HTH

Howard