[Spridgets] HF jack

[Marc]

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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Marc