Recent content by DavidClapp

It took a torch to heat the screw up to break it loose, but I got it apart and installed it just the way you said. Works like a charm. Thanks to everybody that contributes on this board. This thing had been taking up garage space for years. Now it is a tool again.

OK. I think I have it figured out. The square male part on the shaft in my third picture down is stuck and acting as a single piece. It will not screw in or out. I thought it was one part, but found some pictures showing it apart. I will have to break it loose like is in the below picture.

I have the same problem as some have described in this topic before. My release handle spins with no stop, with no effect on the cylinder, and jack will not pump up. I have studied the pictures in the tutorial, and looked at several other internet sites and pictures. Although my jack looks...