Can you trust a trolley jack. ?

[television]

A 10 ton jack with a tiny leak - that was some let down eh? :wink:

Well I was going to paint it and make it look nice

 

[dieselman]

I assume you don't still have this jack, if so take the seals to a local seal supplier, they will match them.

 

[television]

I assume you don't still have this jack, if so take the seals to a local seal supplier, they will match them.

That was approx 1973, and no it went as scrap No internet then

 

[Dosco]

NEVER trust hydraulics - 1959 as a craft apprentice I was on the afternoon shift carrying out maintenance on a power loader and was sent off the face to make up a new 1.5 inch diameter return hose for the cutter head lifting rams. Whilst I was off the face the craftsman crawled under the cutter jib, all 7 tons of it, and started to remove the cover plates when the leaking hose burst releasing the h/oil from the rams allowing the 7 ton cutter head to drop down - he was never to see his family again.

When working under a car it is also wise to chock the wheels even when on axle stands - takes no time at all.

 

[television]

When working under a car it is also wise to chock the wheels even when on axle stands - takes no time at all.

Very true,,I have my car on stands right now, I point the odd foot towards the front as they can tip with the P brake off and in N unless the ground is dead level, just the effect of undoing a wheel nut on the opposite side could roll the car off

 

[47p2]

Well I was going to paint it and make it look nice

I've often thought I should give my old trolley jack a paint, but I'm sure if I did it would start leaking :lol:

 

[television]

I've often thought I should give my old trolley jack a paint, but I'm sure if I did it would start leaking :lol:

Just wash it down and spray the thing with any old left over paint

 

[47p2]

Just wash it down and spray the thing with any old left over paint

I couldn't do that Malcolm, I would need to have the paint matched up to the original colour and a full restoration done

 

[stargazer]

the old ones are the best, mercs, jokes, women, diets, manners, beer, etc. herbiemercman.

Trolley jacks?

 

[television]

Trolley jacks?

They can give you a lift

 

[stargazer]

They can give you a lift

AAAAAhhh but would you be safe ?:lol:

 

[Alex M Grieve]

AAAAAhhh but would you be safe ?:lol:

which bit needs a lift my dear?

 

[HERBIEMERCMAN]

we don't need to go into the "benz bin", we can mix it with engineering, sort of lightening up the subject, it's a bit like the bbc news, they just showed 20,000 dying in the floods in pakistan, then the next item was a man who had the worlds largest collection of chrisp packets!. if stargazer is like her picture then we need to have more member's meetings. herbiemercman.

 

[Xtractorfan]

They can give you a lift

And be a real big let down

 

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Last time i had a puncture i found out how Strong i was !! ..... I changed the wheel with a Smile

Plus a short skirt???:lol:

Is this a bare faced attempt to get noticed????

 

[kebo57]

i have just had two 1.5 ton trolley jacks supporting the front of my car, one under each side whilst i am changing the autobox oil cooler pipes on my e-300 est. car..

both jacks are the diy types, i think "nu-tool" is one of them, it is 2 yrs old and working fine. the other is a similar make and i have had it 20 yrs, this one today started to slowly lower itself, with oil seeping passed the oil seal on the pump shaft. gave me quite a scare.!

because i was using two jacks i felt safe, but i am now questioning this? and i am buying two axle stands tomorrow.

i have seen many mechanics relying on just the one jack and a local mechanic was crushed to death some years back here in bamber bridge, pear tree garage, where a 10 ton tower jack hydraulics failed and he was stuck under a coach. familarity breeds contempt. i am posting this as many out there may have got complacent as i had. herbiemercman.

Hi could be an easy fix for that jack
(started to slowly lower itself, with oil seeping passed the oil seal on the pump shaft)
Probably a ball bearing in one of bores/holes in the jack housing that isn't seating properly you need to make that seating better maybe tapping the ball with a flat end punch

Kevin

 

[stargazer]

we don't need to go into the "benz bin", we can mix it with engineering, sort of lightening up the subject, it's a bit like the bbc news, they just showed 20,000 dying in the floods in pakistan, then the next item was a man who had the worlds largest collection of chrisp packets!. if stargazer is like her picture then we need to have more member's meetings. herbiemercman.

Im good enough! but im afraid my car isn't good enough !!

 

[television]

This is my trolley jack, it cost me £3 some ten years ago, the nice thing about it is it is so low and will go under any car with ease

 

[stargazer]

Plus a short skirt???:lol:

Is this a bare faced attempt to get noticed????

no short skirt ..... nuns habit actually!!!!

 

[Dosco]

This is my trolley jack, it cost me £3 some ten years ago, the nice thing about it is it is so low and will go under any car with ease

Do I see some rust young sir warranty claim pending I'll be bound