Is this jack worth rebuilding?

[Sk8Crash69]

Hi everybody, I have this jack that was passed done to me from my great uncle. The problem is that it will not raise the lift plate up at all when being pumped, especially when it is cold. When it is warm and I put weight on the pad, it while raise and then fall slowly. When it is cold out, especially like it is now it will not move. I don't know anything about this jack, the sticker on the front is faded and unreadable, I don't know if there is a model of serial number stamped some where. I don't even know what kind of kit would be used to fix it. Any information would be useful, and in your opinion, is it worth a rebuild? Thank you.







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[ex-x-fire]

Looks like a common import, probably from the 70s. At least it has a large lifting pad. There's a thread about rebuilding them I think.

 

[ex-x-fire]

Here it is.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51105&highlight=import+jack+rebuild

 

[Richard Cranium]

HiBall is our jack expert, Unless there is some emotional issue, It is most likely not worth fixing.

 

[Sk8Crash69]

No, there is no emotional attachment to it. Do any of you guys have any experience with those light Harbor Freight jacks, they look pretty nice.

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[TheEuronater]

If you're talking about the aluminum ones, the one I have works fine.

 

[miketyler]

I have the 1.5 ton blue anodized lightweight jack and it works great. Nice low profile and fast lift as well but if I had to complain about something I'd have to say it requires substantial force to raise the vehicle and gives me the sense that I am lifting the vehicle with muscle effort. Still a great tool, with a coupon cheapest I have seen is around $80. Maybe someone else has done better?

http://t.harborfreight.com/15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-62160.html

 

[astroracer]

Your worn out jack looks exactly like the 3 ton I got from sears in the late 70's. All it needs is a couple of O-rings and it will work fine. Mine is still going strong and it's 37 years old...
Mark

 

[jacked_72]

Read the overseas jack rebuild thread. You'll see that in the past 10 years manufactures have gone from seals to orings on the piston which raises the pump. Conventional wisdom is that they're designed to fail after a year, and in come cases, three or four uses. Your jack likely has the higher quality cup seal. For the price of tearing it down (free) you can get into it and see where your leak is coming from and then decide. its probably just a couple of cheap orings. I rebuilt three older jacks with Hiball's thread and his help. Its doubtful that you'll get any kind of long life out of the current crop of jacks. Just read the thread and don't take of screws near the pump mechanism until you know what you've got. Its a series of ball bearings and springs and if you lose one ball you're SOL unless you can figure out what size it was.

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

for the cost of a quality seal kit and some time I would rebuild that before dropping $100 on a new import jack. That's just me.

 

[Sk8Crash69]

Thanks everyone, really appreciate the input

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[toplessHO]

just did 2 of them like that
both sears one was 1.5 ton,the other blue one like yours is 2 ton.

 

[toplessHO]

PM sent I have a couple extra seals

 

[landrover bodger]

PM sent I have a couple extra seals

are they seals or O rings as I have a jack that looks the same . its leaking at the pump .

 

[dogzbody1]

I have the 2 ton version of the same, imported yes but from Japan which was making some good stuff in the 70s, as evidenced by the fact that my jack works this many years later. (Yes, I would prefer a US made jack of the same era but as kid that was what I could afford)

 

[anndel]

It looks like the Made in Japan Craftsman I had and yes, it is worth rebuilding. I believe HiBall sells repair kits for that jack.