Snap on floor jack, jacking hard

[jrsavoie]

I have a Snap on floor jack YA700. A 2.5 ton jack at least 30 years old.

It seems to be taking a lot more pressure on the handle to make it jack.

It seems to still work as it always did. It just seems to take a lot more pressure on the handle to jack the truck up. The truck is a 1994 K3500 crew cab 6.5 diesel.

I've had the jack since new.

Is there something I should check?
Or am I just getting old and weak?

 

[jrsavoie]

My old Snap-on 2-1/2 ton floor jack seems to be getting harder to jack.
We feel like we're pressing down so hard on the handle that we're going to break something.
The part the roller goes over on the pump was very worn and I added some steel to improve that.
The jack goes up to 23" which seems to be just enough, but not any too much.

It works fine on our other, lighter vehicles.

I've used other jacks that wouldn't do anywhere near their claimed capacity.

I'd like something better than this in height and weight.

I was looking at a Harbor Freight 3 ton, low profile.
I think it said it had a jack height of 25" - not sure.

Are those really a 3 ton jack.
Is there a made in the USA alternative?

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton...PDByhrDDV1H1h0iIOy5SafxTGnbFyD8BoCdGAQAvD_BwE

 

[Steve_P]

Hein Werner is now the global parts, USA assembled type product. But, it uses a decades old proven pump design with u-cup seals, and rebuild kits are available. I have the 2 ton HW and it's far heavier than any of the 2.5 ton HF jacks that I've had over the years- all of which have leaked or leaked down after a few years. The new Daytona jacks get good reviews so far, but I'm done spending $ on disposable jacks.

Edit: Another possible choice for a high quality jack is AC jacks, made in Denmark.

 

[jrsavoie]

Hein Werner is now the global parts, USA assembled type product. But, it uses a decades old proven pump design with u-cup seals, and rebuild kits are available. I have the 2 ton HW and it's far heavier than any of the 2.5 ton HF jacks that I've had over the years- all of which have leaked or leaked down after a few years. The new Daytona jacks get good reviews so far, but I'm done spending $ on disposable jacks.

Edit: Another possible choice for a high quality jack is AC jacks, made in Denmark.

I'm going to look on marketplace, maybe auctions.

I don't want one of the super long heavyduty jacks. But I've passed on a lot of them at estate sales

 

[asdanzig106]

I've just finished overhauling my 4th jack (all lincoln/walker/napa/hein-werner/snap on. They are all the same manufacturer (at least they were). the kits are readily available pretty much anywhere, and about 30 min watching youtube video and if you have any mechanical abilities, you can do it. After buying multiple kits and parts and pieces, i recommend Lazzar's HCRCnow for the parts. They have hein-werner branded parts, which i feel are superior to the no-name replacement parts. There are enough people in these forums that could help you rebuild it if you have any issues. You'll need a 47mm socket to remove the can nut unless the jack is really old. then you'll need to make a tool to remove the large nut holding it together. If you have any questions, contact me back. I'm happy to share my experiences.

I would most certainly overhaul or have someone overhaul that jack as opposed to going to harbor freight.

Alan

 

[Wamsutta]

Oh wow. Just for the heck of it I picked up my 1995 catalog to see if the YA700 was in there. It is! Very nice looking jack.