Originally Posted by bjo (Post 307771)

14mm hex socket for Diff fluid changes
13mm and 16mm flex head gear wrenches
32mm thin socket for fan clutch/tie rods
4lb sledgehammer for brake rotor removal and/or general use :thumbup:
last but not least.... and air compressor with 1/2" impact and sockets!!

Originally Posted by Ghost-Flame (Post 864012)

For years I have been working with multiple 6 ton bottle jacks and wood blocks and jack stands. I just got an SUV floor jack that gets the truck up in 6 or 7 pumps and it raises the whole vehicle up to 24 inches. drops down to 5 inches for my sons jetta. Its so much handier.

I caught it on sale at sears 2 weeks ago normally $90, got it for $50. with 2 jack stands included.

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5 (Post 864014)

I bought a Craftsman jack few years ago and it now looses height slowly and needs oil refilled. But its a pain to fill oil in it.

Originally Posted by Ghost-Flame (Post 864012)

For years I have been working with multiple 6 ton bottle jacks and wood blocks and jack stands. I just got an SUV floor jack that gets the truck up in 6 or 7 pumps and it raises the whole vehicle up to 15 inches. For higher vehicles I slip it into a 6 inch jig I made out of an 6x8 wood block. The jack's wheels fit inside 2 v groves I made with my circular saw on the 8 inch side that match the wheels. the jack can't roll forward, backward or sideways, gravity holds it in place. Drops down to 5 inches for my sons jetta. Its so much handier. so I can go up to 21 inches. If I want more I just slip another 6X8, 4x8, or 2x8 under the jig.

I caught it on sale at sears 2 weeks ago normally $90, got it for $50. with 2 jack stands included.

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Originally Posted by Ghost-Flame (Post 864019)

Have you purged the air? every couple of months. the proceedure is on the side of the jack.

Here is the owner manual http://c.sears.com/assets/own/00950138e.pdf drain and fill fluid every 3 years purge air when you feel a loss of lifting power or every 3 months instruction in manual.

Originally Posted by JCL (Post 864042)

Maybe I'm not understanding your spacer block placement, but it sounds like it is under the jack if you are using locator grooves to stop the jack wheels from rolling.

If so, that sounds very dangerous. A trolley jack has to be free to roll, as the lifting contact point doesn't go straight up, it moves through an arc. If the jack can't roll, you can topple the load off. Anytime you use a trolley jack you need to watch the wheels to make sure they are rolling freely, as an obstruction on the floor (gravel, etc) can cause the same problem.

If the spacer block is positioned on top of the jack saddle, then there is a similar risk of toppling, but due only to instability, not to the lift arm motion. Be safe.