The seal on my electric splitter has an oozy leak at the seal on the ram. I noticed an oil spot on the concrete, so I cleaned it up real nice, and stored it vertical, instead of horizontal, as I usually do. The oil oozed out around the seal, even though the oil is lower in the reservoir than the level of the seal. Two questions, and the first one is the important one: Can the seal be repaired? Second, how is the oil in the reservoir creeping up the ram cylinder to leak out, when the level is well below the seal? A couple of pics, from two different angles. The oil is collecting just above the wing nut, in the "honeycomb", in the second pic, when stored vertical.
I have purchased parts for my Homelite electric splitter from Parts Tree https://www.partstree.com Because of the welded cross-bar on the end of the ram, the entire cylinder/piston assembly will have to be removed and disassembled to replace the seal. The seal can probably be purchased from a hydraulic supply once you have it out and determine the size.
Thank you. There is a chance I just need a new copper gasket for fill hole/dipstick. It came with a spare, which leads me to believe that could be the problem. Unfortunately the spare got discarded along with the lever switch and manual by someone when it was only about a month old. Guess it was my fault for leaving it on the counter... I'll order a couple of new ones, and try that before I disassemble to replace the seal.
