[AT] Hydraulic tank leak

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Sun Jul 24 11:57:43 PDT 2011


I normally would try the thin super glue ( from a hobby shop ) with a spray
on accelerator for an instance cure ( within about 10 seconds ) . I use it
for most everything .

Bo Hinch in S/West Louisiana

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Carl Gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> I have a small leak at a welded seam (would you believe on the bottom?) of
> a 10 gallon rectangular hydraulic reservoir.  It is a small leak and seems
> to be a defect in the seam weld.  By small I mean maybe a shot glass worth
> over a week or so, Just enough to keep the floor looking junky.
>
> Anyone got a simple idea of how to plug it without getting crazy and
> draining and cleaning and brazing or welding.  I noticed there was a bottle
> of hydraulic leak stop product at TSC (tractor supply) but do not have a
> real desire to put any of their magic into good Case IH Ankcella hytran oil
> – or just do it and not worry about it?  How about some of the magic
> plumbers tape? – not having any good ideas of how to wrap at an edge.  Any
> other ideas?  Bondo?  – drill a small screw with a rubber washer into the
> hole?
> Carl
> Manlius, NY
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