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Who has rebuilt a floor jack?
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:29 pm
My buddy gave me this older floor jack that is mid-grade quality, but it wouldn't pump up when you try and lift any amount of weight. It was full of fluid, so I am thinking it is the seals.
The internal ones are gonna be extremely hard to get out, and the ones on the bolts, etc are hard and gritty. Should I replace them all, or just do half?
The internal ones are gonna be extremely hard to get out, and the ones on the bolts, etc are hard and gritty. Should I replace them all, or just do half?
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Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:32 pm to Hammertime
just go to Harbor Freight and buy a new one.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:35 pm to TBoy
I don't enjoy dealing with POS tools. That is akin to buying a shitty weedeater with the expectation of it breaking in two years and replacing it again
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:35 pm to Hammertime
I don't see the risk vs reward being in your favor to rebuild it.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:38 pm to Hammertime
You already said it's mid grade. Buy a new one cheap arse.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:39 pm to Trout Bandit
screw rebuilding a floor jack... have fun replacing your rotor when the thing gives out
Posted on 12/6/13 at 12:53 pm to tigers win2
Bunch of lazy mf'ers in this thread. I don't have $200 to be spending on a damn floor jack
So next time my light bulb goes out, throw out the whole fixture, right?
So next time my light bulb goes out, throw out the whole fixture, right?
Posted on 12/6/13 at 1:04 pm to Hammertime
You said you didn't think you could get the seals out.
Harbor freight
Harbor freight
Posted on 12/6/13 at 1:24 pm to Cracker
quote:I guess I am gonna let this thread sink into the abyss of old OB threads. No useful info whatsoever
extremely hard to get out
RA'ing myself
Posted on 12/6/13 at 1:35 pm to Hammertime
Motion industries should have the seals. As far as the rebuild, I helped my dad rebuild one when I was a teenager. Don't remember much but you need the right tools. Snap ring pliers of different shapes and sizes I think.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 2:28 pm to Nodust
Just picked up a few o-rings from AutoZone. Gonna leave the internal seals alone.
Remembering where these check balls and springs go is going to be a challenge though. Damn woman stepped on the piece of cardboard that I had them all organized on
Remembering where these check balls and springs go is going to be a challenge though. Damn woman stepped on the piece of cardboard that I had them all organized on
Posted on 12/6/13 at 4:07 pm to Hammertime
That's why you always take pitchers
Posted on 12/6/13 at 4:26 pm to Hammertime
Here is a thread on Q/A on rebuilding a floor jack. I haven't done it yet, but if I had a older floor jack I'd be all over it
Floor Jack rebuild
Floor Jack rebuild
Posted on 12/6/13 at 4:31 pm to Hammertime
Needs to be said at least once in this thread: Never trust a floor jack and put any part of your body underneath a car that isn't on jack stands.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 4:48 pm to weagle99
quote:
Never trust a floor jack
Unless you get a mid-grade floor jack someone else doesn't want anymore and partially rebuild it using You Tube as your guide.
That is a floor jack you can trust.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 4:52 pm to pooponsaban
Posted on 12/6/13 at 5:09 pm to Flair Chops
Sign up at garagejournal.com
Then look for a user named HiBall and send him a pic of your jack. He can tell you everything you need to know. The guy has forgotten more about hydraulic jacks than most people will ever learn about them.
Then look for a user named HiBall and send him a pic of your jack. He can tell you everything you need to know. The guy has forgotten more about hydraulic jacks than most people will ever learn about them.
This post was edited on 12/6/13 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 12/6/13 at 5:11 pm to Hammertime
sounds like a pain in the arse to me
Posted on 12/6/13 at 5:30 pm to pooponsaban
quote:
Unless you get a mid-grade floor jack someone else doesn't want anymore and partially rebuild it using You Tube as your guide. That is a floor jack you can trust.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 5:47 pm to Stexas
quote:I normally do, but had hydraulic fluid all over my hands, so I didn't. Really regretting that now. It's all in a 1gal plastic bag now
That's why you always take pitchers
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