Recent content by Rusty Ratchet

@Hiball @American Locomotive you nailed it... fortunately the piston was not all the way out..just had to screw it back in, top it off with jack oil ($4 AZ ) , bleed, close her up, and I was in business do better branded Jacks have some kind of stop to keep you from doing that? just...

@American Locomotive and @HiBall... thanks indeed gentlemen, will try this tomo... and see if I can get back in business with it. will be back to post results... be a nice occasion to save a couple Ben Franklins for a new one

@BoneeBone.. why didn't I think of that... haha @Hiball... thanks for the reply... should I need to remove any parts to get at the release valve.?. sorry I have pretty much 0 experience trying to refill or repair these things..

I bought a Pittsburgh 3 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight about a year ago.. used it maybe 10-15 times over the time period since.. Used it on a standard SUV... I think well within normal usage parameters, less than 2 tons curb weight. I took it out today, and tried to put the handle in the...