hey gang. im new to log splitters and the forum. here's my issue. log splitter bogs down under load. i realize it should bog a little but it seems to be getting worse. so i searched the forum and found out that there is an adjustment screw on the actuator. i dont know the make/model of splitter. think it was built in someones garage. anyway i was told that the adjustment was under the round cap on the front side of the actuator. i took off the 4 hex screws on the cap and under this was a large spring. the same guy that told me that this is where the screw is. he also told me i could adjust w/ the motor running. needless to say, i recieved a face full of hydr. fluid when i operated the handle. shut engine down, cleaned the fluid from my face and reinstalled cap. then i found the adjustment screw under under the round topped bolt on the actuator (not really sure thats what that part is called, the part w/ the handle that opperates piston) now i know i should have counted how many turns out from fully tightened, but i didnt. so i messed w/ the adjustment screw a bit and the bog seems to be a bit less noticable. however fluid is leaking from the front of the actuator in the area where i removed the 4 hex bolts initially. so, my 2 questions are as followed: how many turns out from fully tightened should the adjustment screw be, and second, can i use a rtv sealer to seal my new leak or is the leak caused by an improperly adjusted adjustment screw, i/e, too much preasure? thanks guys, bradford. if the info ive provided is not clear enough, please feel free to call me @ 845 707 4330