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Marquette floor jack info needed

deathbound

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I need any info on this Marquette floor jack. I first started using/borrowing it 30 years ago when I turned 16 from a neighbor/good friend of the family. About 10 years ago, he gave it to me, about 2 weeks ago, he passed away at the young age of 90. Does anyone have any info on this floor jack, maybe approx age, repair parts, history, etc. Thanks in advance.
 

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Well, Im away from home currently and will to check my books when i get back. I dont know much about the marquette line from that era, I would venture to say it from the 50's just guessing. As far as rebuild kits, Im sure i can get them and any hard parts are gonna have to be manufactured if required. It looks like a great jack and having knowledge of its history makes it that much sweeter. :thumbup:
 
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I am new to the GJ forum and just picked up a Marquette jack exactly like this from my grandfathers house today. I know this thread is a little old but searching around on the web led me here so I thought I'd register and post. This is an awesome jack and I plan on rebuilding it. I would love to some info on this thing if there is any out there to be had. From reading around a little here on the site it seems Hiball is the local jack guru so I'll probably be contacting him for some info if he doesn't chime in. Anyway this site is great and it seems like you've all got a fantastic community here.
 
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deathbound

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I am new to the GJ forum and just picked up a Marquette jack exactly like this from my grandfathers house today. I know this thread is a little old but searching around on the web led me here so I thought I'd register and post. This is an awesome jack and I plan on rebuilding it. I would love to some info on this thing if there is any out there to be had. From reading around a little here on the site it seems Hiball is the local jack guru so I'll probably be contacting him for some info if he doesn't chime in. Anyway this site is great and it seems like you've all got a fantastic community here.

Welcome to the GJ. Got any pics of your jack?
 

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Heres a few pictures. I expected everything to be 'seized-up' pretty good since its been sitting outside at least 10 years but after spraying it down with penetrating oil last night it came apart really easy. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures before I tore in to it, but it looks just like deathbound's jack except it doesn't have the handle to adjust the main handle height (it still has a little rod at the bottom just no linkage and handle at the top.)
It hasn't worked in a while but I thought it would be something cool to have in the garage if I could get it working again (and way better than some chinese POS). This is the first time I've ever pulled a jack apart and to be honest I don't really know what to expect, so any advice from you guys would be awesome. I ran into my first road block about an hour ago (see the last two pictures). I guess I need some spanner wrenches so until I can pick those up I am at a stand still. Well thanks for the welcome and dont be afraid to throw out any advice you may have.
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deathbound

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Heres a few pictures. I expected everything to be 'seized-up' pretty good since its been sitting outside at least 10 years but after spraying it down with penetrating oil last night it came apart really easy. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures before I tore in to it, but it looks just like deathbound's jack except it doesn't have the handle to adjust the main handle height (it still has a little rod at the bottom just no linkage and handle at the top.)
It hasn't worked in a while but I thought it would be something cool to have in the garage if I could get it working again (and way better than some chinese POS). I am only 22 so this is the first time I've ever pulled a jack apart and to be honest I don't really know what to expect, so any advice from you guys would be awesome. I ran into my first road block about an hour ago (see the last two pictures). I guess I need some spanner wrenches so until I can pick those up I am at a stand still. Well thanks for the welcome and dont be afraid to throw out any advice you may have.=quote]


Looks like a good start. If you need any pics during reassembly, let me know. Also, check out the following thread with another Marquette jack, which has a few posts with quite a few detailed pics of my jack, if needed. Good luck.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56550
 
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