[s-cars] Jack

[Theodore Chen]

buy a jack from costco.  when it leaks, you can either fix the o-rings or just return it.

my current 3-ton floor jack is from costco, and has lasted more than 10 years.  i've had to refill it with hydraulic fluid once, probably about 7 years ago.  i used power steering fluid stop leak (the additive that swells seals) and haven't had any problems since.

i'm sure the $300 and $400 jacks are more durable, but my $70 jack from costco has served me well.  for that matter, so has my harbor freight aluminum jack.  i am careful to make sure the load sits squarely in the center of the cup so i don't break it.  that's where the breakage problems have come from - failing to center the load in the cup, and the edge ends up breaking off.  i've had it for five years and no problems so far.

-teddy

----- Original Message ----
From: Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>
To: Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>; Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
Cc: quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>; s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 3:37:50 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Jack


I 
thought 
about 
this 
when 
I 
first 
got 
my 
drive-on 
ramp 
style 
auto 
hoist, 
and 
did 
some 
looking 
around.  
There 
ARE 
airbag 
lifting 
tools.  
One 
common 
use 
is 
in 
emergency 
situations 
where 
there 
are 
no 
jacking 
points.  
Turns 
out 
the 
bags 
are 
quite 
expensive.
  
 
  
My 
solution 
is 
the 
inexpensive 
two-ton 
roll-around 
jacks 
from 
places 
like 
AutoZone.  
I've 
been 
buying 
them 
when 
they 
have 
a 
sale 
for 
$15-20.  
I 
keep 
one 
on 
each 
side 
of 
the 
hoist 
for 
wheel/brake 
work 
and 
have 
been 
acquiring 
units 
for 
each 
of 
our 
vehicles 
to 
use 
in 
place 
of 
the 
very 
unstable 
OEM 
jack.  

Mark 
R 
<speedracer.mark at gmail.com> 
wrote:
  
Bob,
Bottle 
style 
jacks 
aren't 
really 
very 
stable. 
A 
much 
better 
alternative
would 
be 
to 
et 
a 
cheap 
aluminum 
"racing" 
style 
jack. 
Light 
weight 
to 
roll
around 
(or 
pick 
up) 
and 
much 
more 
stable. 
More 
versatile, 
too! 
That 
said,
to 
answer 
your 
question, 
I 
don't 
think 
they 
make 
any 
airbags 
that 
cheap.
You'd 
be 
looking 
at 
an 
air 
over 
hydraulic 
bottle 
style 
jack. 
Habor 
Freight
or 
Northern 
Tool 
would 
be 
the 
places 
to 
look.

Mark 
Rosenkrantz

On 
Feb 
4, 
2008 
2:57 
PM, 
Robert 
Myers 
wrote:

>
> 
Hi 
Y'all,
>
> 
Ya 
see 
there's 
this 
old 
retired 
fart 
I 
know 
who 
is 
getting 
weak 
of
> 
both 
mind 
and 
body 
and 
today 
while 
I, 
er.. 
he, 
was 
changing 
some
> 
wheels 
I, 
er... 
he, 
had 
an 
idea. 
I 
betcha, 
he 
says, 
that 
there 
are
> 
some 
small 
air 
powered 
jacks 
available 
for 
use 
in 
a 
small 
home
> 
garage. 
Does 
anyone 
have 
a 
recommendation 
for 
me, 
uh,
> 
him? 
Something 
fairly 
small 
and 
lightweight 
and, 
preferably,
> 
inexpensive 
- 
say 
maybe 
$50 
- 
$60-ish, 
at 
least 
under 
$100?
>
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