Recent content by FrankFIII

I started my Christmas shopping early and got something for my newly acquired HW WS floor jack. It is a saddle pad. This pad just drops right on top of the existing cast iron saddle and should allow me to safely jack without chipping away or gouging any finish on the body or frame.

Thank you, I am looking forward to using it as well. Next job for the jack, put the snow tires on the car. I like to wait until the day after thanksgiving for that.

As promised, here are some pics of the jack. Only thing missing is a label and rivets on the lift arm. It came with the rivets but no label, I took out the rivets in case I come across a label at a reasonable price. It's not perfect but does not leak or leak down...

It was a success! I had the jack hold up the loaded Tahoe again overnight for 24 hours. There was no leak-down or oil spots under it when I released it this morning. When I have a chance I will take a picture of it and post it.

I'll retest mine overnight then.

Yes, I was able to fully lift, and hold, without any gradual dropping or oil spots on the garage floor, the back of my 2002 Tahoe loaded with 1/4 ton of sakrete and 250 pounds of landscaping rock. I did not want to leave it jacked up overnight as that would probably not be good for it, but I...

I'm getting closer to the end on this HW. This one had one caster in the air about 3/16" on a flat cement surface. I've seen it mentioned on the forum in several spots. I loosened up the nuts on the pivot point on the lift arm just a tad, then did the same on both sides of the main block where...

Thanks Paul! I filled it with oil and was able to get it up to 20.5". I was disassembling the front wheels and on each side there is a bushing that is retained to the front axle by the same rivet (callout # 30 - 19095). I removed it to get the axle out and while it is used, it has a 0.178"...

I'm getting a 12 1/2" lift, I think it needs some more oil. New find on this jack, on the cross pin or bridge (#14) is a pin #11 that is described in the parts list as a "rd head rivet" #11 - 19095. Does anyone know the diameter and length of this rivet? This jack has a piece of bent-over coat...

I am using my home computer and work from home computer, but they are viewable now. My jack looks similar, the lift arm has an "HW" cast into it. it is painted "rattle can red" but where ever the paint is scratched I can see orange underneath. I found a picture online that looks like my jack...

Roberts210 - I can't see any pictures. Do I need to make a change in the setup on my side?

My major concert is the frame. Someone welded a 90 piece of 1/4" thick angle iron with punched holes on it as a "nose" along/between the front wheels. Maybe to keep the frame plates in line? Whoever did that should have opened a shoe shop as he was a real cobbler.

kginty, get a few more and you can form your own vice squad!

Thanks Paul! that's one problem down on this. I'll be working on the rest of it one piece at a time. I also got a new plug # 28 so if I can clean up the unit block enough, I'll throw some locktite 518 at it.

I recently acquired an old Hein Werner service jack. I don't know the model as the tag on the lift arm is missing where the 4 rivets are located. On the lift arm it is cast "H-W" and "1 1/2 ton" below that. I assume it is a WS. Is there another location on this jack where a model number can be...