Recent content by icecap 30

Glad to hear from you again, I really appreciated your taking the time to help all of us with your tutorial. Gary

Hyball has not been responding for some time, however if you click on his name, it will open a box so you can send a private message to him. I hope this helps. Gary

Just for general information, I had two of these $29.95 special floor jacks sitting in the garage that had frozen up. I unscrewed the pump off one, and had to drive the plunger out of the pump. I took the seal off the plunger and put it in the drill and wrapped the plunger in emery cloth, and...

When I checked it this afternoon, it was set at 1 3/4 turns, so it looks like I must have already set it when I found it so far off. That didn't help it so I pulled the hydraulic unit out. I'll open it up and see what I'v got. I'v got the unit that looks like the one in the piece you wrote up, I...

When I checked that last night, it was set at 2 3/4 turns, so I'll adjust it and see what happens. Thank you, Gary

I guess you missed my reply of yesterday morning so I'll repost it for you. It will lift a load part way up then start slowly dropping back down. Should I try installing springs? Or is there something else I should look at? Thank's, Gary Also I'm curious about the aluminum jack's. Do they fail...

It will lift a load part way up then start quite slowly droping back down. Should I try installing springs? Or is there something else I should look at? Thank's, Gary

Nice tutorial on jack repair. My jack doesn't leak any oil externally, however, if I try to jack it up, it will go just so far then quit, and slowly lower itself back down.When I checked the chamber with the two check balls next to the pump, I found two balls with no springs or weights. Do some...