Hi,
I noticed what I think is a hydraulic fluid leak on a Boyar Schultz surface grinder. I believe this is probably an 80's era Challenger grinder. The hydraulics themselves work fine, but the leak is large enough that I think it needs to be addressed before I use the hydraulic system.
This is the area where I see fluid pooling up. I don't see an obvious source, but I suspect it's coming from behind or below the control box. As a point of reference, the knurled knob is the table travel speed adjustment.
Is this something that can be reasonably repaired? I'm guessing maybe the black sealing material between the plates is the leak. On a related not, while attempting to adjust the cushion settings, I stripped one of the silver screws (also in this photo). The thread is 10x32 so pretty fine thread. That's kind of a secondary problem right now and I think if I could just get that screw to seal, I could live with it.
If it's not repairable, is there any harm in continuing to use it and just keep the reservoir topped up?
Thanks,
Rob
I noticed what I think is a hydraulic fluid leak on a Boyar Schultz surface grinder. I believe this is probably an 80's era Challenger grinder. The hydraulics themselves work fine, but the leak is large enough that I think it needs to be addressed before I use the hydraulic system.
This is the area where I see fluid pooling up. I don't see an obvious source, but I suspect it's coming from behind or below the control box. As a point of reference, the knurled knob is the table travel speed adjustment.
Is this something that can be reasonably repaired? I'm guessing maybe the black sealing material between the plates is the leak. On a related not, while attempting to adjust the cushion settings, I stripped one of the silver screws (also in this photo). The thread is 10x32 so pretty fine thread. That's kind of a secondary problem right now and I think if I could just get that screw to seal, I could live with it.
If it's not repairable, is there any harm in continuing to use it and just keep the reservoir topped up?
Thanks,
Rob