Help with my Jack!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bedford TX
Help with my Jack!
I have a floor jack and it only lifts up about 1/2 way and stops. I thought it might need fluid, but there is an alan head type bolt and a flat head screwdriver type bolt on the jack cylinder itself. Which do i put fluid in? Do i do it with the jack all the way up? or down? If it's supposed to be down... the fluid is full its the alan head bolt. any help is much appreciated.
if it has air in it, how do i get that out?
if it has air in it, how do i get that out?
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
You need to take the allen head bolt off and pump the air out. Then put the bolt back in and fill the oil on the...... What kind of ancient jack is it??? 
Do yourself a favor, go to Sears and get Craftsman low profile jack. You will be glad you did it
Do yourself a favor, go to Sears and get Craftsman low profile jack. You will be glad you did it
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bedford TX
Originally Posted by FactoryRaceCar
You need to take the allen head bolt off and pump the air out. Then put the bolt back in and fill the oil on the...... What kind of ancient jack is it???
Do yourself a favor, go to Sears and get Craftsman low profile jack. You will be glad you did it
Do yourself a favor, go to Sears and get Craftsman low profile jack. You will be glad you did it
I took the alan head bolt out and barely pumped it, but jack fluid came out. I dunno. Think its time for a new quick lift jack
hell, maybe i'll just put a lift in my garage lol.
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St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
Originally Posted by FactoryRaceCar
Sometimes you need a jack as well as a lift 
Maybe even more than one jack
But lifts are
Maybe even more than one jack
But lifts are
Sorry.....but thats just too da*n scary.....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bedford TX
haha... right now, i just need a jack! lol. Trading the Z06 ti's for some B&B Bullets, and stacking 3 landscaping ties on top of the jack to get it high enough is not my idea of "Safe"
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St. Jude Donor '05, '12-'13, '15-'16, '21
Originally Posted by FactoryRaceCar
Do yourself a favor, go to Sears and get Craftsman low profile jack. You will be glad you did it
Great jack and I think they were just on sale.......
Melting Slicks
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From: Fishin' Pole FL
Your avatar shows a yellow corvette in front of 3 loading docks. If you can get you car into that building, you can back your car up to the edge of the loading dock and change the catback without jacking the car up.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bedford TX
Originally Posted by FactoryRaceCar
Lesson learned. Dont ask me for any more advises
It's what i should have done the first time i attempted to use this jack! I should have just asked sooner!