Skeptic68W
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Anyone following my last thread (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=458826) knows that I stumbled upon an enormous Napa Fleet floor jack on FB marketplace last week.
When I got it home I decided to tear it down to get rid of the rust and lubricate all the moving parts. It turned into a much bigger project that I had originally planned, but it's done now and it works really well. Someone has had it apart before judging by the apprentice marks on the hydraulic unit. There were also a couple of joints that had been knicked hard or where the axles or bolt had been mushroomed/damaged a bit. It took quite a bit of time to get that all corrected. Also had to fix a couple stripped screws. Lastly, when I put it all back together I discovered that the jack actually has a "rapid pump" feature that wasn't working when I first picked it up. I'm not sure if my cleaning the pistons fixed a leak, or if the previous owner had just over-filled it.
Here's some photos.
When I got it home I decided to tear it down to get rid of the rust and lubricate all the moving parts. It turned into a much bigger project that I had originally planned, but it's done now and it works really well. Someone has had it apart before judging by the apprentice marks on the hydraulic unit. There were also a couple of joints that had been knicked hard or where the axles or bolt had been mushroomed/damaged a bit. It took quite a bit of time to get that all corrected. Also had to fix a couple stripped screws. Lastly, when I put it all back together I discovered that the jack actually has a "rapid pump" feature that wasn't working when I first picked it up. I'm not sure if my cleaning the pistons fixed a leak, or if the previous owner had just over-filled it.
Here's some photos.
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