Recent content by ckleine

I have my Hein Werner 2 ton model M floor jack just about reassembled after a big learning curve and a rebuild , Now , how do I bleed the air out once I get it filled with new oil . For that matter , how full do I fill it ? There is a fill plug in the top if the main body . I'm thinking I fill...

Roberts210 , pure genius . That coupler worked beautifully . thanks for the tip . ckleine

Thank you for the help , all . I was thinking along the same lines as some kind of hard funnel type tool . I'll have to make something up to accomplish this feat as I can't find a ring compressor small enough . I have my doubts as to whether a ring compressor would be strong enough anyway . I do...

I am rebuilding a Hein Werner model M 2 ton floor jack . Anyone know how to get the leather cup that's on the nain ram's piston into the cylinder without destroying it ? I soaked it in jack oil for a few days thinking that it would make it pliable enough to squeeze it into the cylinder . Not...

I am getting to the reassembly stage of an overhaul of a Hein Werner model M 2 ton quick lift floor jack . Anyone know what a good quality oil I should use to fill it with if I ever get that leather cup to seat in the main ram properly ?

I have a Hein Werner model M 2 ton floor jack . Got a seal kit , got it disassembled and cant figure out how to get the piston off the 5/8 " ram to replace the leather cup . It looks like the piston was staked in 6 spots around the ram . I'm not sure if I can grind or punch these spots without...

I'm not sure . For the time being , I'm assuming it's normal threads . '

Got a Hein Werner model M quick lift floor jack . Got the main ram cylinder taken off the rest of the jack and need to remove the end nut off and the cylinder screwed off the body . The end nut is 2 - 2 1/2 " . I put a pipe wrench on the nut while the cylinder was in my vise . It wouldn't budge...

It's not the whole handle that turns , it's the cap at the top . Just wanted to clarify . Thanks , ckleine

got a seal kit from a hydraulic place that we use for work . I was moving the jack around the garage looking for a good spot to start disassembly and noticed that the handle seemed to turn a lot with no stop . these handles do have a point at which the release stops turning , do they not ? It...

I recently bought an old Hein Werner 2 ton floor jack . Orange , not blue . The only ID on it says model M . and the last digits of a serial # . It's leaking and I want to replace the seals . Is there a way to find out just what model , series , etc it is and how do I get a seal kit for it ...