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Floor Jack Rebuild

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joechevy2

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This may be off topic, but here goes.

 

My trusty 2 ton floor jack has blown a seal. I would love

to rebuild it instead of buying a new one.

 

Does anyone have any advice on where to buy rebuilt

kits or get instructions on how to do a rebuilt.

 

Has anyone had a jack rebuilt before?

 

Thank You

 

Joe

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Hotrodvw

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Find a Hydraulic Hose and fittings shop in your area, and see if they have someone they can send you to, or do it for you. Possibly even a machine shop can clean up anything with grooves in them to help the new seals do their job.

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Been there done that!!! The first question to ask is what kind is it? If it is a "Name" brand you can have pretty good luck getting it fixed but if it is an import best thing to do is just buy another one. I spent about 3 weeks chasing kits and o-rings and other things to rebuild one, and after everything was said and done first time I went to use it started to lift then puked :P it guts out again!!! I think I spent about $50.00 to "fix" it then bought a GM Goodwrech at O'Rileys for about $65.00 and that was 5 or 6 years ago and haven't looked back.

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

99silveradoz71

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What would you recommend for maintaining a floor jack? I had an AC-DELCO that came in a case and broke. Now I've got a regular floor model. Is there oil to add or??

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