Free floor jack acquired

[MacMcMacmac]

Picked this up for free on the local classifieds. Saw the brand name and figured I was getting a USA made jack, but saw the made in China as I was taking the pic. Worth fixing? Can I get seals from the local hydraulic shop or am I out of luck?

 

[i7083]

Is the cylinder screwed together, or welded? If it comes apart, you can usually buy seals, etc. Pretty sure they're metric...

 

[ajchien]

the original Hein Werner had an imported jack line using the “winner” label. Kind of like Snap on uses the Blue Point brand. I had thought the winner jacks were from Taiwan, but it seems that your is from China.

I think you should be able to follow Hiball’s import jack rebuild thread for this one if you choose to open it up.

 

[powertrip]

Home | Lazzar's Floor Jack & Hydraulic Cylinder Repair Center

Lazzar's HCRC is a leading supplier of repair parts and seal kits for floor jacks, air hydraulic pumps, hand pumps and rams. We also sell Metric and Standard Seals.

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[qqzj]

You can try to fix it, but it is not cheap or easy. I think you should try the stop leak jack oil first. They do work, sometimes.

 

[ScottsGT]

I had that same exact jack I bought off a tool truck probably 40 years ago. When it died I took it to a jack shop and the guy told me to throw it away. Wasn’t worth rebuilding. Kind of a tough thing to do since it lasted me a good 20+ years.
Of course the jack repair shop went out of business a year or two later. I’d hate to think the guy just didn’t want to do it.

 

[MacMcMacmac]

Lol. It's always some kind of monkey's paw deal with me.

Anyhow, I'll probably throw way too much time at it. I remember doing some forklift cylinder seals back in the 90s, it shouldn't be too hard. Seals is seals after all. I thought it might be a cheap way to not have to get on my hands and knees to operate the 20 year old Princess Auto jack every year to swap out my tires.

Thanks for the link powertrip. I'll strip it down and see if the local hydraulic shop can set me up first. They are kind of hit or miss though.

 

[theoldwizard1]

You have to disassemble it to get to the top/tank nut. You will need a big wrench and an even BIGGER cheater bar. The real problem is holding it while wrenching.

There are one or two caps on the base. One has a screw under it. DO NOT MESS WITH IT ! This is the overload valve. You need special tools to set this.

 

[lilredex]

I found a free one and it had castors like the first picture. I have had the same jack as yours for more than 40 years, it says Blackhawk on it it. You should find the needed seals locally. Where are you?

 

[MacMcMacmac]

I'm in the Ottawa area