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 going to make it any lower, though.
-Steve
At 10:05 PM 4/9/2011, Wayne wrote:
>On 4/9/2011 8:07 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
>>....... The reason it's eaten
>>the seal (whether it's an oring or a cup seal) is because the
>>machining sucks. My experience with cheap chinese jacks is that it's
>>the main seal on the piston that fails. It's bigger than what's in
>
>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 the things. The jack
>saddle on the thing is so dang high, it has trouble getting under
>most new cars anyway. But I worry a new low-profile one will just
>expire quickly anyway. Hmmm.
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