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1. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 14:27:42 -0400 (EDT)
Last year I bought an light weight aluminum "racing" floor jack from horrible freight. It has worked good but now is leaking hydraulic fluid. existant. Can these jacks be refilled or is it meant to b
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00043.html (6,774 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 16:23:02 -0700
I don't know which model jack you have, but picking one at random from the HF web site, I see that the warranty is only 90 days (so you're out of luck there), and there are instructions for filling i
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00045.html (8,244 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:45:06 -0400
Check out this thread on The Garage Journal. The guy who wrote this tutorial can also provide some parts. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105 -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net _
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00046.html (8,198 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:07:13 -0400
from It's worth a try, but lack of parts support is one of things that really, really sucks about cheap imported hydraulic jacks. In theory, all of the parts that are likely to wear out are reasonabl
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00047.html (9,448 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:05:52 -0400
Would something like a brake cylinder hone clean it up well enough to work for a while? I have a Sears 3 ton floor jack that is starting to fail after about 18 years. Wish I knew more about fixing th
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00050.html (8,024 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 22:49:36 -0400
A jack thAt's lasted 18 years is probaly just worn seals. These jacks have an oring or cup seal (sometimes a set), either on piston (most common, I think) or the bore. The surface w/ the seal doesn't
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00051.html (8,875 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:50:39 -0400
There are a lot of people who would tell you that your older jack is well worth rebuilding. Take a look at the link I posted earlier: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105. That isn't
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00052.html (8,405 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:07:15 -0400
Wow! Thanks Steve. That link is a great how-to. The pix look just like my old Sears, though I don't know if it's domestic or Asian. It actually came with a replacement O-ring and some other seal that
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00053.html (7,875 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:40:59 -0400 (EDT)
it appears that mine is leaking along the seam between the main piece on the right side and what I assume is the reservoir; not at all near the piston...... Is this even a spot that would be able to
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00054.html (9,031 bytes)

10. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: tputland at charter.net (Tim)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 14:27:42 -0400 (EDT)
Last year I bought an light weight aluminum "racing" floor jack from horrible freight. It has worked good but now is leaking hydraulic fluid. existant. Can these jacks be refilled or is it meant to b
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00256.html (8,339 bytes)

11. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 16:23:02 -0700
I don't know which model jack you have, but picking one at random from the HF web site, I see that the warranty is only 90 days (so you're out of luck there), and there are instructions for filling i
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00258.html (9,167 bytes)

12. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato)
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:45:06 -0400
Check out this thread on The Garage Journal. The guy who wrote this tutorial can also provide some parts. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105 -Steve Trovato strovato at optonline.ne
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00259.html (9,281 bytes)

13. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:07:13 -0400
from It's worth a try, but lack of parts support is one of things that really, really sucks about cheap imported hydraulic jacks. In theory, all of the parts that are likely to wear out are reasonabl
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00260.html (10,937 bytes)

14. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne)
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:05:52 -0400
Would something like a brake cylinder hone clean it up well enough to work for a while? I have a Sears 3 ton floor jack that is starting to fail after about 18 years. Wish I knew more about fixing th
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00263.html (9,577 bytes)

15. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 22:49:36 -0400
A jack thAt's lasted 18 years is probaly just worn seals. These jacks have an oring or cup seal (sometimes a set), either on piston (most common, I think) or the bore. The surface w/ the seal doesn't
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00264.html (9,987 bytes)

16. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: strovato at optonline.net (Steven Trovato)
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:50:39 -0400
There are a lot of people who would tell you that your older jack is well worth rebuilding. Take a look at the link I posted earlier: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105. That isn't
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00265.html (9,964 bytes)

17. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne)
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:07:15 -0400
Wow! Thanks Steve. That link is a great how-to. The pix look just like my old Sears, though I don't know if it's domestic or Asian. It actually came with a replacement O-ring and some other seal that
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00266.html (9,255 bytes)

18. [Shop-talk] aluminum floor jack (score: 1)
Author: tputland at charter.net (Tim)
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:40:59 -0400 (EDT)
it appears that mine is leaking along the seam between the main piece on the right side and what I assume is the reservoir; not at all near the piston...... Is this even a spot that would be able to
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00267.html (9,451 bytes)


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