Question about my rotary lift

[wit2003]

Hey everyone, I have a question about my rotary 2 post lift.

It's a 12k pound extended height lift(set at lowest setting). Here's my question...

Today I was repairing the exhaust on my fathers subaru legacy and as the car was beig raised, the lift seemed to stutter a little. Best way to describe it is that it didn't seem smooth going up.

Now, when I was working on my 87 Monte Carlo a few days ago it went all the way up with no issues.

I checked the lines and there was no air in them.

Thoughts?

 

[koditten]

Finger didn't slip off the button, did it? Youo might want to check to make sure all the wires behind the switch are solidly screwed down too. Could be a bad switch as well. In any electrical problem, the electrical Is quite often the culprit

 

[wit2003]

Ill take a peek at the connections. My finger was firmly on the switch.

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

I know it's a light car, but did you have it centered right? My lift goes up a little choppy if I don't have a car lined up in there just right. How old of a lift is it?

 

[wit2003]

It's possible it wasn't quite center perfectly.

Not sure on the age. I got it from a ford dealership that moved and bought all new equipment.

 

[bigcountry]

My old rotary 2 post would do that once in awhile, it meant that I needed to grease the carriage sliding blocks. I bought my lift from an old chevy dealer and is more than 20 years old. I keep them lubed up now and have had 5 years of DIY service trouble free.

 

[wit2003]

What do you use to lube them? I assume you mean the inside of the posts?

 

[torquepower85]

My old rotary 2 post would do that once in awhile, it meant that I needed to grease the carriage sliding blocks. I bought my lift from an old chevy dealer and is more than 20 years old. I keep them lubed up now and have had 5 years of DIY service trouble free.

i would agree with this man. idk exactly what the specs are for the rotary, but you would probably need some white lithium grease or something real thick. slap it on the inside of the posts where the "slide blocks" hit the metal.

 

[bigcountry]

Rotary sells "special grease" but I use a good quality water resistant bearing grease seems to work well. My lift is also outside. I was also told not to use it on the equalizer cables, they use a good penetrating oil so the inner strands get protection.