Recent content by oreo9

So I found this video on YouTube where the guy in the video has the exact same problem as me. A couple of guys commented in the comments section to tighten the bolts on the side of the jack. I will try that on the weekend and see if that fixes it.

I think you are right because the handle comes out of the lower assembly easily. If I bring the handle down to be in the range of the pump piston I have to be extra cautious not to accidently pull the handle out of the lower assembly otherwise the lower assembly will snap back up to the upright...

Good to know there is a way to fix it. Now I just need to figure out how.

So I thought the gear you circled was the gear with the cotter pin as the other gear looks bolted/screwed to the base of the floor jack. In the image I shared, the bar was in the upright position and sitting all the way down flush on the square nut that you have to tighten/loosen to raise/lower...

Thanks for your reply @Hiball. I have never disassembled the jack nor did my father when he was alive (it was his jack and it passed down to me). I am not sure if he got the jack new or used, but am 100% positive he never disassembled it. I definitely would have remembered that. So are you...

Hi Hiball, I have one of these older jacks and I am having difficulty lowering my jack. The release gear attached to the handle is not sitting flush inside the gear attached to the jack and is just spinning freely without engaging the other gear. Is there anyway to reposition one of the gears...