Re: [MBZ] Do Harbor Freight floor jacks
I just went and bought a 3ton low profile on sale for $139. I guess I need to find rebuild kits for these various jacks I have and get them fixed up so I don’t get derailed in the middle of a job. I think there are 5 dead jacks kicking around now I have had for various lengths of time. One of them is a big ancient lift, probably 5T and a coupla old sears and i think now two HFs. There’s a shop I took my engine hoist cylinder to that had all the various seals and such. Maybe I should get them apart and go there and let them match up proper bits --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 18, 2023, at 2:27 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Like you, I have accumulated several harbor freight jacks [and others] that > are either leaking down when loaded, or fail to pump up.. all need > resealed.. > After seeing your post, I was finally stimulated to do a you tube search > for video of rebuilding such jacks.. there are several videos, teardown is > quite simple, it seems the magic trick is knowing the size of the shaft and > sleeve the needed O'Ring or seal is, or the model number/brand of the > jack... > Looks like complete re-seal kits run in the $15 or less range, and it's a > "simple job" to get to them. > So... something else to add to my "must do work list" since new jacks are > now into the $200 range [or more]. > Thanks? hahaha.. > >> On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Last more than 2yr before the seals go bad? I’ve got 2 now that have >> crapped out and the newest one just now in the middle of changing air bags >> on the GL. I guess it’s off to get yet another one since I don’t have time >> to mess with these I have. >> >> What a PITA >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Harbor Freight floor jacks
Like you, I have accumulated several harbor freight jacks [and others] that are either leaking down when loaded, or fail to pump up.. all need resealed.. After seeing your post, I was finally stimulated to do a you tube search for video of rebuilding such jacks.. there are several videos, teardown is quite simple, it seems the magic trick is knowing the size of the shaft and sleeve the needed O'Ring or seal is, or the model number/brand of the jack... Looks like complete re-seal kits run in the $15 or less range, and it's a "simple job" to get to them. So... something else to add to my "must do work list" since new jacks are now into the $200 range [or more]. Thanks? hahaha.. On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Last more than 2yr before the seals go bad? I’ve got 2 now that have > crapped out and the newest one just now in the middle of changing air bags > on the GL. I guess it’s off to get yet another one since I don’t have time > to mess with these I have. > > What a PITA > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Harbor Freight floor jacks
I have not ran into any issues with them. I have a couple of the grey ones and 2-3 of the old orange ones and they are fine. Although I don’t use the that often anymore now that I have 2 lifts. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Last more than 2yr before the seals go bad? I’ve got 2 now that have > crapped out and the newest one just now in the middle of changing air bags on > the GL. I guess it’s off to get yet another one since I don’t have time to > mess with these I have. > > What a PITA > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Do Harbor Freight floor jacks
Last more than 2yr before the seals go bad? I’ve got 2 now that have crapped out and the newest one just now in the middle of changing air bags on the GL. I guess it’s off to get yet another one since I don’t have time to mess with these I have. What a PITA --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
