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jimbo74 · « **on:** Dec 17, 2005, 10:32:31 PM »

our floor jack is dead basically, it will pump and immediately fall... so basically it will raise an inch and fall an inch..... it wont support any weight... my dad gave me an owners manual and its got a bag of orings and c/e clips... should i jsut start pulling it apart and replace everyhting i can? or is there a certain part that pretty much always fails?

kneedownnate · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 17, 2005, 11:29:47 PM »

I've never torn into one, but probably the piston on the pump itself has a leaky seal/oring, so I would look at that first. I say just start tearing it down.

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM »

very first thing, fill it up with fluid

may give you a better idea of whats wrong.

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 12:14:18 AM »

Quote from: BLACKDOG on Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM

very first thing, fill it up with fluid may give you a better idea of whats wrong.

Yes that would be #1

*FFC* · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 12:14:58 AM »

Quote from: BLACKDOG on Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM

very first thing, fill it up with fluid may give you a better idea of whats wrong.

BD you took the words right out of my mouth $Beer Chug\'n$

jimbo74 · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 18, 2005, 06:41:58 AM »

i tried filling it up with fluid, didnt seem t odo anything.... maybe i jsut dont know how to fil it up properly.... it did not appear to actually be leaking....

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 19, 2005, 11:41:45 PM »

Quote from: jimbo74 on Dec 18, 2005, 06:41:58 AM

i tried filling it up with fluid, didnt seem t odo anything.... maybe i jsut dont know how to fil it up properly.... it did not appear to actually be leaking....

That's pretty much the only thing that can go wrong with these, is a leak. pump it up some, then listen to it. Is there air escaping somewhere? there shoudn't be.

Is it really grimy, that could be covering up the leak

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	Author Topic: floor jack rebuild (Read 2031 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. jimbo74 Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 2872 Posts: 8,707 Member since Sep '05 floor jack rebuild « on: Dec 17, 2005, 10:32:31 PM » our floor jack is dead basically, it will pump and immediately fall... so basically it will raise an inch and fall an inch..... it wont support any weight... my dad gave me an owners manual and its got a bag of orings and c/e clips... should i jsut start pulling it apart and replace everyhting i can? or is there a certain part that pretty much always fails? Logged The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ~ John F. Kennedy ~ kneedownnate Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 1128 Posts: 9,757 Member since Oct '04 Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #1 on: Dec 17, 2005, 11:29:47 PM » I've never torn into one, but probably the piston on the pump itself has a leaky seal/oring, so I would look at that first. I say just start tearing it down. Logged RIP KYOTA You can go through life being scared of the possible, or you can have a little fun and tease the inevitable. Give a man venison, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to hunt Blacktail, he'll be frustrated for life! BLACKDOG 3.0 Killer Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 718 Posts: 7,644 Member since Aug '04 I used to fit Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #2 on: Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM » very first thing, fill it up with fluid may give you a better idea of whats wrong. Logged Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. " "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves." -Ronald Reagan Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent Rocksurfer Momentum Man Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 730 Posts: 13,860 Member since Jul '04 Lego Enforcement Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #3 on: Dec 18, 2005, 12:14:18 AM » Quote from: BLACKDOG on Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM very first thing, fill it up with fluid may give you a better idea of whats wrong. Yes that would be #1 Logged The Ghost-Rider/Ghost Runner No matter how far you fall, the ground will always catch you FFC Platinum Turtle Award Rock Ninja Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 11 Posts: 8,265 Member since May '04 ~Moderator~ Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #4 on: Dec 18, 2005, 12:14:58 AM » Quote from: BLACKDOG on Dec 18, 2005, 12:07:44 AM very first thing, fill it up with fluid may give you a better idea of whats wrong. BD you took the words right out of my mouth $Beer Chug\'n$ Logged "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift - that's why they call it the present." - RW Emerson - jimbo74 [OP] Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 2872 Posts: 8,707 Member since Sep '05 Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #5 on: Dec 18, 2005, 06:41:58 AM » i tried filling it up with fluid, didnt seem t odo anything.... maybe i jsut dont know how to fil it up properly.... it did not appear to actually be leaking.... Logged The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ~ John F. Kennedy ~ BLACKDOG 3.0 Killer Gold Turtle Award Turtle Points: 718 Posts: 7,644 Member since Aug '04 I used to fit Re: floor jack rebuild « Reply #6 on: Dec 19, 2005, 11:41:45 PM » Quote from: jimbo74 on Dec 18, 2005, 06:41:58 AM i tried filling it up with fluid, didnt seem t odo anything.... maybe i jsut dont know how to fil it up properly.... it did not appear to actually be leaking.... That's pretty much the only thing that can go wrong with these, is a leak. pump it up some, then listen to it. Is there air escaping somewhere? there shoudn't be. Is it really grimy, that could be covering up the leak Logged Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. " "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves." -Ronald Reagan Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent