[AT] Hydraulic tank leak

[Cecil Bearden]

I have repaired small leaks like that with some epoxy paint.  We polished it 
down to bare metal, put a vacuum pump on the tank, washed the polished spot 
with acetone, then painted it with the epoxy paint.  It stopped the leak... 
I think the trick was pulling a vacuum on it to get the epoxy into the pores 
of the weld..

Cecil in OKla



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: [AT] Hydraulic tank leak


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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