Michelin 3.5 ton floor jack leaking, kit#?

[trs71]

Hi my 25? year old Michelin 3.5 ton floor jack is leaking. I'm bounceing between fixing it or getting a 120 $ low profile 2 ton from HFT

I might fix anyway, anybody know the right part number or a good place to go?

A repair video mentions a sears kit( with MOST parts) but its like $90 with shipping.....

 

[trs71]

Once I spelt Michelin right (I just got its a take on Michigan?)

part# G73504-0000 came up.

http://jackparts.hydraulicparts.com/parts/2726-t250-03000-000.html

IDK if I should bother, it was cold out and hard to pump, I came back an hour later and all the hydrollic fluid is now on the floor.

 

[ajchien]

Once I spelt Michelin right (I just got its a take on Michigan?)

part# G73504-0000 came up.

http://jackparts.hydraulicparts.com/parts/2726-t250-03000-000.html

IDK if I should bother, it was cold out and hard to pump, I came back an hour later and all the hydrollic fluid is now on the floor.

Well, putting in new seals is what someone could do to make it easier to pump and prevent hydraulic fluid from leaking onto the floor. Probably won’t fix the cold weather though.

Seems like a good price ($15) on the seal kit in that link. That Michelin G735 jack is shown with a U cup seal on the main ram, albeit an o ring+ backup ring on the pump. Seems to have the same rebuild kit number as the Pro Lift 737 jack.

Whether you fix it or buy a new jack isn’t going to get anyone upset, I don’t think anyone would be sentimentally attached to the Michelin jack except maybe you since you’ve owned it ... but a standard garage journal answer would be: buy a new jack AND fix the old one.

 

[Toyo72]

I had one of those Michelin jacks, and it was great until it wasn't. I intended to repair it and keep as a backup, but at the time (about two years ago) couldn't find a seal kit that had everything needed. Before purchasing, I figured I'd disassemble and pinpoint all the critical seals. No matter what I tried, including long cheater pipe on a large pipe wrench, I could not remove the cap from the cylinder. That was the end of the jack, it ended up sold for scrap.

If you're going the repair route, disassemble (and document/photograph) first, before you order the parts.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Nice I had no idea Michelin made Jacks.


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[Two Speed]

They just slap their sticker on whoever they get a deal from. I have a mini mchelin floor jack I carry in my car that is your typical made in China mini floor jack.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Be careful taking it apart. Under one (or more) of the cover screws is another screw. This sets the maximum lift amount. You have no way to test this on re-assembly so COUNT THE NUMBER OF TURNS IT TAKES TO GET THE SCREW OUT !

If you set it too low, it won't lift. Too high and something might fail CATASTROPHICLY !

 

[trs71]

Whether you fix it or buy a new jack isn’t going to get anyone upset, I don’t think anyone would be sentimentally attached to the Michelin jack except maybe you since you’ve owned it ... but a standard garage journal answer would be: buy a new jack AND fix the old one.

Yes it does, the last present I got from my dad that I remember, at .

Yes I want to do exactly that, keep both, but I have roughly 5 years @ 40hr/week to just catch up on my "projects"

I love to start something, buy the ****, get 2/3 done....then something else comes along....sound familiar?