I have had my HF jack for about 2 years now, but no leaks yet. I have used
it only 2 dozen times though, and usually for lifting the Sprite. I am sure
it makes a difference if you put the jack in a high use area, vs a home shop
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:29 AM, <uniquelittlecars@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> all jacks have a problem after awhile. It is usually the O ring seal. After
> it
> is replaced my leeks always go away. My jack was made in the USA. This is
> the
> only problem i have had is every 5 or 10 years. After yhe O ring i am good
> for
> another 5-10 years.
>
> My friend got a Horrible Freight jack. So far the wheel came off and it
> leeks
> in less then 6 months. We serviced it and it is ok now. Not sure how long
> it
> will take to fail again.
>
> Vigil
>
> --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Marc <smarc@smarc.net> wrote:
>
> From: Marc <smarc@smarc.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] HF jack
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 8:08 PM
>
> FWIW, I bought a heavy duty floor jack at Sears maybe 7 - 8 years ago.
> It's been problematic for a few years, and now won't hold a load. Yeah
> I
> bled it, bled it again, checked fluid level, bled it again. Finally said
> enough and picked one up at Horrible Freight during a recent sale. Other
> then the color, it's about identical. I'd say it came from the same
> factory as the Sears jack.
>
> So maybe see if Sears will sell parts - it's obviously the same
> manufacturer.
>
>
>
> David Lieb wrote:
> >> My cheap Harbor Freight aluminum jack has sprung a leak in the master
>
> >> cylinder. (Yes, Frank. It's Chinese.) I recall some discussion
> of
> >> parts/repairs for these jack a few months ago, but do not remember the
>
> >> outcome. Has anyone tried to fix one of these cheap jacks?
> >>
> >
> > My experience with researching repairs to one of these jacks is that they
> > will not sell you the parts they show in the manual; they will only sell
> you
> > select subassemblies. Unfortunately, the cost of the subassembly rivals
> the
> > cost of replacing the whole jack. In my case, I was able to come up with
> a
>
> > bushing from a Spridget front suspension lowering kit to substitute for
> the
> > roller that had taken a sudden flight to parts unknown. If you opt for
> the
>
> > replacement option, I could sure use the little roller that pushes on the
> > top of the pump... Just in case I try the lowering kit again someday.
> > David Lieb
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