[s-cars] Racing Jack

[Manuel Sanchez]

This one lowers slowly, for now at least. I am sure the next time I  
use it its going to suck though.

Regards,

Manny

95.5 urS6 Avant

On Jul 19, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Ian Duff wrote:

> So, does this one lower slowly, or ballistically?
>
> -Ian Duff.
>
> On 19 Jul, 2010, at 15:30, <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>  
> <manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
>
>> This might be one of those threads similar to discussions about  
>> motor oil, anti-seize or torsen diffs....
>>
>> I think I have the worst luck with jacks.
>>
>> I have a 3 ton, steel, crapsman jack that weighs almost as much as  
>> my car. It has always dropped the car too quickly for my taste so  
>> I stopped using it due to the lack of control (my back thanked me).
>>
>> I had the cheap HF aluminum jack that bent under the weight of Ms  
>> Piggy.
>>
>> My latest is the visually beefier HF jack:
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-4000-lb-capacity- 
>> lightweight-low-profile-aluminum-racing-jack-92782.html
>>
>> which is around $160.
>>
>> I really wish I could fix the numerous other jacks I have in the  
>> basement. I've tried bleeding them, adding hydraulic jack oil,  
>> bleeding them again, but I've never been able to get that nice  
>> controlled descent feeling that they had when brand new. My sears  
>> jack was plain scary when I had to drop the car down.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Manny
>> 95.5 urs6 Avant
>>
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