If a local hydraulic shop can't fix it, I second the recommendation for Lew Townsend in Seattle.
When you get it back, get a rubber washer for $1 or so at a big box or hardware store and slide it down the shaft to rest on top of the cylinder. It will protect the upper seal from UV, a cmmon failure mode. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, May 14, 2019, 5:38 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > It appears that the backstay adjuster is in need of a rebuild. Although > the gauge reads to 2500psi, it struggles to reach 500, and slowly bleeds > down. It is marked Hydra Tech Marine, Vancouver, BC. (which appears to be > out of business), and looks like this: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/DmEJJG4KKXt66bxr5 > > Is this something I can rebuild myself by obtaining seals and o-rings, or > should take it to a hydraulic shop? > > Also, what range should it be set to on a '74 35, with twin > forestays/furlers? > > Thanks. > > -- > Shawn Wright > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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