I purchased a lift from a friend of mine over a year ago. He had it repainted and all the markings signifying the make and model are long gone. Ive looked for any and everything that could give me some kind of info but i cant find any markings at all !

EDIT: After more inspections have come to find out its a Rotary lift.

EDIT x2 : Rotary SP55 model.

well long story short, its leaking hydraulic oil from the cylinder. I called a Lift repair shop and they said if I can get the cylinders out of the housing myself it would save me alot of money.

Well now i see why it would save me so much money ! What a pain in the A$$ up to this point !!!!!!

I cant get the cylinders out of the housing ! One end had a bolt capping it off and the other end has what looks like a retaining cup at the bottom of the cylinder. If anyone has had any experience removing these cylinders please help me out here. I can supply more pictures if needed. TIA









Modified by NeKe1point0 at 3:51 PM 5/23/2008


Modified by NeKe1point0 at 4:20 PM 5/23/2008

 

A DeLorean!!

 

Are you trying to remove the complete cylinder from the vertical column or trying to take the cylinder apart? I rebuilt one of those style rotary lifts a few years ago.

 

hard to tell from the picture but as i recall you should be able to slide the carriage out the top then remove the cyl. Its been 10 years since i did the last one. I would check local hydraulic repair shops . I had the last one rebuilt for MUCH less then a new one. Is it leaking out the hole thats in the top around the screw/bolt?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tfnaaf &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hard to tell from the picture but as i recall you should be able to slide the carriage out the top then remove the cyl. Its been 10 years since i did the last one. I would check local hydraulic repair shops . I had the last one rebuilt for MUCH less then a new one. Is it leaking out the hole thats in the top around the screw/bolt?</TD></TR></TABLE>

After looking up Rotarys archives I found out this lift was made in the 80's and designed for smaller vehicles. Only capable of lifting 5k lbs.
I recently did maint on a Toyota Sequoia which was def overkill for this smaller lift. So i think i blew the internal seals. There was no hydro oil on the pump, hoses, or any of the fittings leading to the cylinders and pump.

Im atttempting to remove the entire cylinder from the cradle its housed in. It will not simply slide up and out. I think the silver cup in the second picture is almost like a retaining cup preventing the outer housing of the cylinder to slide all the way up and out. Could it require a specialty tool ? Im open to any suggestions. Thanks again


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you are correct !!

 

Sorry I can't help with the topic, but damn!

A DeLorean, a Cobra (looks like a kit, but none the less) and a Porsche, why are you on a Honda message board?

 

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I think the silver cup in the second picture is almost like a retaining cup preventing the outer housing of the cylinder to slide all the way up and out. Could it require a specialty tool ? Im open to any suggestions. Thanks again
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You can remove that silver cup by removing the clip that is just next to it, but I'm not sure that is what you really want to do. At that point you will be disassembling the actual cylinder and exposing it's internals. If that is your goal and you have the seals go for it, they are very simple to rebuild. If you are trying to remove the cylinder so that a hydraulic shop can rebuild it for you, you want to remove the bolt and possibly a hydraulic fitting from the very end of the cylinder where it attaches to the steel column.

In this pic the clip that you need to remove is circled in red.

 

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You can remove that silver cup by removing the clip that is just next to it, but I'm not sure that is what you really want to do. At that point you will be disassembling the actual cylinder and exposing it's internals. If that is your goal and you have the seals go for it, they are very simple to rebuild. If you are trying to remove the cylinder so that a hydraulic shop can rebuild it for you, you want to remove the bolt and possibly a hydraulic fitting from the very end of the cylinder where it attaches to the steel column.
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Thanks !

My goal is to not have to take it to the shop and repair it myself. I already attempted to remove this clip with a flathead and a hammer but I didnt hit it to hard in fear of damaging the cylinder. So i will try this again but with a little more force.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by starion88esir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sorry I can't help with the topic, but damn!

A DeLorean, a Cobra (looks like a kit, but none the less) and a Porsche, why are you on a Honda message board?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Im on this board bc I have a turbo Honda.

Good guess on the others! The Delorean obviously was correct but you are wrong abt the others
Your "Kit Cobra" is actually an Austin Healy, and the Porsche is really a Lotus.

 

an europa stock twin cam in it?

 

It does have the factory twin cam, not the most ballzy car ive driven but def well balanced in the turns. I need to give it a good polishing and engine cleaning. Its next on my list of things to do. After the Delorean is finished and outta here..... and this damn lift gets repaired ! (still havent finshed what ive started !!!)

 

Wow, way off on both. Lotus huh, didn't know they got uglier than the Exige.

The Healey you have to admit from the front looks like thos kit "cobra"s though. What other odd **** do you work on?