How To Restore A Hi-Lift Jack - COMPLETE TEAR DOWN, RESTORATION AND RE-BUILD!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- A complete tear down, restoration and re-build of an old, rusty, well used genuine Hi-Lift Jack.
The Hi-Lift Jack is a very useful 4x4 off-road recovery and multi-purpose tool. It can be useful in situations where a 4wd vehicle may have to be: winched, lifted, turned around on a tight track etc. It can also be used a multi-purpose tool for: spreading, clamping, reseting a bead on a vehicle's tyre, using the removable pole/handle as an extension pole for extra leverage on a wrench or ring spanner etc.
As part of this rebuild we strip, wire brush, sand blast the original paintwork and any rust, freshly paint, replace worn parts (using the Hi-Lift Jack Fix It Kit) and re-build the Hi-Lift Jack from the ground up. We hope you enjoy this video!
Wish you had put it together Normal speed as I'm trying to see what part goes where, having to stop/rewind to try and figure it out.
couldn't figure out what was wrong with mine, it wasn't ratcheting and it turns out it was just the "pitman pin" fell out. But I took it all apart trying to fix it before I realized that's what it was. but couldn't have done that without your video thanks man
Glad it helped!
He obviously fixed pins
I've used one of these myself know how frustrating when handle won't go back up
Works great on tree stumps breaking them up and lifting them out
lovely video
Excellent work - great video!!!
Thank you very much!
Great job, love the video.
Thank you!
Really good job man!
Cheers, thank you!
I have a brand new Hi Lift that won't lower, with or without a load on it. I tried all the suggestions from Ew Toobers and still have the problem.
Why didn't you show your jack lowering a load or are you having the same issue?
Did you replace the locking pins, if so, are they installed correctly? Try also some WD-40 around the moving components...
@@NJSInstructional do you mean the cross pins that go through the climbing pins? If yes, yes I have replaced them with the pins NOT going through the springs. There is so much WD-40 it could be considered an oil well!
I am presently conversing via e-mail with Hi Lift. Hopefully they can help.
What prevents the running gear from going down after lowering the load lever to the down position?
I made sure the lifting arm is in the up position. I figured out to pry the top pin away from the bar with screwdriver and then it slides easily up and down.
Why is the top pin not staying in the out position?
Don't really need to pull main handle if you just pull pin back wiggle the sackle up
The fence post looking connection rod usually gets stuck on central pin bar
Pull handed retainer fell off after buying it
Can you add a link to your hi-lift jack handle hack? Thanks.
I'm not sure if mine is beyond restoring; lift pins are so rusty they need to be pried out when there isn't wd40 and handle is welded into the socket and is so rusty it snapped when I slammed it shut too hard.
I have a question about the kit your used on your jack I have a jack very similar to the one you have made by another company by the name of larin I have not found anything yet on this jack modal and it strait up looks like anything else that does this work of lifting now if I were to use any of the rebuild kits by any other of these jack companies would they be at all compatible by the qay this jack I am talking about I found it an d think I can get it back in to service after a few questions
Thank you in advance
I'm not sure if this genuine kit would suit non Hi-Lift Jack models. Each manufacturer might have slight differences in design, dimensions etc.
@@NJSInstructional thank I greatly appreciate your honesty I will guess find a kit save the receipt try it if it don't work out take it back 😭😭 nothing lost to trying
Thank you
I was looking for a vidoe that showed the teardown and re-assembly. This wasn't it.
Does it matter what direction to pull the pins out?
I don't believe so...
If you contact Hi-Lift on their website and tell them you repainted your jack, you can ask for new stickers and they will send them to you for free!
Wow, didn't know that. Thanks for sharing!
WHY would you do a video on disassembling and maintaining a tool, and set it to a high-speed playback?
It was worthless. 😕
Totally agree. Could have edited out much of the stripping part, since little is learned from that, and spent more time at a slower speed with the more critical parts.
@@pearl7477 Yea , I was trying to see your pin placement on the assembly high speed racing technique and was not able to follow it.
Okay this isn't a troll comment just a serious question. Since you didn't use any primer is that paint gunna hold up at all? I would think it would just come right back off. How did it hold up since it's been awhile now.
Good question. It has held up quite well actually. The paint I used was a primer and top coat in one. Cheers.
High lift jack
Paint you used
Hello
Way too fast while changing the jack pins. I'm outta here!
lovely video
I just did the exact same thing and watched your video for the reassemble. Gotta say, yours looks way better and I obviously suck at painting. Thanks for the vid
Cheers, thank you!