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I bled the jack right away following the instructions. The jack works great, I can tell air isn't an issue, it does a great job lifting the car, just that I have to bend over while I jack the car up.

I have Matco 3/8" and 1/2" sets used professionally every day. I've had them for 8 years and have never broken one.

I wondered the same thing with my new HW 2 ton jack. I found it very odd that there is no pumping action the first 50-60 degrees. One reason I don't like it is if the handle is bumped it will fall down since the pump pressure can't hold it up. The other problem is if I had to jack something...

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Hopefully this works

Another thing to consider is I find wrenches of any kind much less comfortable than a thicker ratchet handle. Wrenches are just harder on the hands. And with the (typically) added length of a socket wrench you get more leverage on rusted in bolts. I love my flex head ratcheting wrenches and they...