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Floor jack repair

rmanrman

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I’ve found a lot of info on repairs for hydraulic floor jacks but no info on a very slow decline under load. Thought I had ghost in my garage when I jacked up my car then turned around to install the jack stands and the car was too low
Yes I did check the hydraulic fluid. It’s a 3 ton Torin jack I bought new about 15 years ago Is it worth fixing and where to get parts?
 
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HWgeek

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You have a leak through the seals. Been there and done that with craftsman floor jacks. Can be a royal pain if its made in china piston. They will use whatever size (aka unknown) laying around to make the run of hydraulics.
I ended up fixing my "vintage" 90's craftsman by going to a hydraulics shop and spending 20 min with them to find a couple close fits. They didn't charge me, I left $10 on the bench for them.
Don't like throwing out tools. peeves me off.
Thats how I got a hein-werner for free - it was being thrown out as it needed to be rebuilt. sheeze.
 
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