HI all I know this one can be made at home but I'm trying to find something done professionally , if anyone knows of one for sale please let me know Thanks
FrankM83 wrote:HI all I know this one can be made at home but I'm trying to find something done professionally , if anyone knows of one for sale please let me know Thanks
Well I will ask what is it and what's it for.
Cheers
Kevin
Lovejoy 1968 Smoke Grey Traveller (gone to a new home after13 years)
I don't think the Nitrogen in the Hydragas systems is replaceable - unless you cut a hole in the sphere and solder in a schrader valve, that is. On that basis, I believe that a Hydrolastic pump will do the fluid side of a Hydragas system too.
I do very much stand to be corrected, but that's what I remember from a discussion on this subject on another forum - where a member had got one of these pumps, by the way!
Some people are like slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you throw them downstairs.
Ahh - so hydro gas is really just good old hydrolastic - with a bit of gas trapped in the springs instead of solid rubber ? Many used to just make their own - all you need is an Enerpac jack cylinder - and use antifreeze (maybe not necessary in Malta! ) instead of hydraulic oil.
bmcecosse wrote:Many used to just make their own - all you need is an Enerpac jack cylinder - and use antifreeze (maybe not necessary in Malta! ) instead of hydraulic oil.
Hmm antifreeze instead of hydraulic oil that doesn't sound good engineering.
Cheers
Kevin
Lovejoy 1968 Smoke Grey Traveller (gone to a new home after13 years)
As I said as used on my Austin 1300. I used to have to go and get it "pumped up", but in those days the garage had the equipment. Didn't know you could get it in pumps! And no not good engineering Kevin as the wretched thing kept going down!
Yes - I know especially when it sprang a leak on the way to work!
Seriously though I just googled a suspension pump and the guy says "Make him an offer" Worth a try. Is anyone going to Malta on holiday and could take it with them? Worth a try surely?
Frank-what do you have against making one yourself? Mine was simple, an old clutch cylinder mounted on a 2 ft long 3x2 framework with another long bit as the hand operated lever. I was amazed that a/ it worked! and b/ it took very little to pump up the suspension. The bit to screw on the schraeder valve was the only part I had to source from a hydraulics supplier. Only problem was the eventual corrosive effect of the water mix, but this afflicts some of the "professional" ones also!
well the problem with the grease gun was that I couldn't find connection to connect the low loss connector valve to the grease gun pipe as these were both male threads (not sure if that's what you call them)
