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Grey_Mountain
Explorer
Oct 08, 2013

Too Much Hydraulic Fluid in the Jacks Reservoir?

One of my jacks is leaking fluid. I have to top off the reservoir quite often, which is no easy job. Is is possible to put too much fluid in the reservoir, or does the excess just leak out? I'm on ...
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wolfe10
Explorer
Oct 08, 2013
Depends on the brand/model of jacks.

Tell us what you have, and we can be of more assistance.

Some have a dipstick, some you fill to a mark on the fill hole, some you extend one jack 6" and fill until the light/buzzer goes out. VERY different.

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