Hydraulic repairs and ram reseals in Bristol
Hydraulic equipment is expensive to replace and, far more often than people assume, straightforward to repair. A ram that sinks under load, a jack that lifts slowly or a press that will not hold is usually seals, and seals are a service item rather than a death sentence.
Jacks, jacking beams, transmission jacks, workshop presses, engine cranes and vehicle lift rams all come into the workshop, get stripped, cleaned, resealed and put back together. Pumps are rebuilt the same way. Everything is tested under load before it goes back, because a hydraulic repair that has not been tested is a guess.
The cost is normally a fraction of replacement, and it keeps equipment that was built properly in service rather than replacing it with something built to a price. A twenty-year-old jacking beam from a decent maker, resealed, will outlast a new budget one.
If something is sinking, weeping oil or lifting slower than it used to, the useful thing is to stop using it and ask. Hydraulic equipment tends to give warning before it fails properly, and that warning is worth acting on.
- Jacks, beams and presses
- Lift rams and cylinders
- Pumps resealed and tested
- Tested before it goes back
Hydraulic Repairs — questions we get asked
My jack sinks under load. Is that repairable?
Almost always. Sinking is the classic seal symptom, and a reseal is a fraction of a replacement.
Do you rebuild vehicle lift rams?
Yes, along with jacks, beams, presses, cranes and pumps.
Is it tested before it comes back?
Yes, under load. A hydraulic repair that has not been tested is not a repair.
Is repairing cheaper than replacing?
Normally by a long way, and it keeps well-built equipment in service. Where it is not worth it we will tell you.
Our other service lines
Every one of these runs out of the Kingsland Road workshop, on equipment we supplied and on equipment we did not.
Calibration Services
Torque wrenches and equipment calibrated and certificated.
Garage Equipment Repairs
Repairs to lifts, compressors and workshop plant.
Hydraulic Repairs
Rams, pumps and hydraulic systems rebuilt.
On-site Repairs
Engineers to your workshop, so the bay is not out for long.
Tool Repairs
Air tools stripped, repaired and returned.
Warranty Repairs
Approved warranty work on the makes we supply.
Book in hydraulic repairs
Tell us the bay, the vehicles and what it has to lift, weigh or measure, and we will tell you what fits — and what it will cost installed, trained and certificated.
If something has stopped, ring. Breakdowns are not a form.
- Phone 0117 955 6133
- Email sales@pomphrey.com
- Open Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm
Tell us what the workshop needs.
Send an enquiry 0117 955 6133