Tried it and it fixed my at least 10 year old Harbor Freight 3 ton floor jack. It stopped working altogether so I added jack oil and bled it at the rubber plug the way everybody says to, and that made it work. But it still leaked down slowly, about maybe an inch or two an hour. I bled it the way you said and it's working like new now. Thanks!
@@SteveRobReviews sometimes my floor jacks sit around in my back garage for months till I need an oil change or rotate tire. My 2 ton Craftsman I’ve had for close to 40 years.
Steve ... I have the same jack you are showing 3 1/2 TON Mitchelin in the video with no obvious leaks. Follow your tip pumping the jack on the top end and now my jack works fine. I saved having to buy another jack or wasting my time installing a new jack kit that was not needed. Thank you, … Juan
Wow, it worked! I was going to buy a new floor jack. I tried it out, jacked the car up, let it sit for awhile, didn't budge an inch. Thank you, and God Bless.
This guy is a wealth of knowledge. I remember seeing your video on that tire stem device that allows you to install a stem while the wheel is still on the truck. I decided to buy one and WOW.....worked like a charm! I have a roadside assistance business so now I can repair stems in the field without taking the tire off. Ive done it a few times already and made about $35 off of each. Thank you, Sir!
Thank you Steve. I have a very expensive low profile/high lift jack that would always leak off and lower it's load over a 2 or 3 hour period. And after the load was off, it would drop all the way to it's lowest point. I had tried to find a jack repairman locally, but could not ... so i went to TH-cam. When I saw your video I thought "That's so crazy it just might work." After cycling through the jack exactly the way you showed, I jacked up the back of my pickup about 4 hours ago and measured the distance to the ground. So far the jack has not lowered even 1/4" of an inch. Many thanks Steve!!
Another happy customer here. Same jack same problem. I had the "add oil" plug out from previous efforts of jackfix. Following the simple steps created a workin jack. Now to get that plug back in. Thanks. . Thanks. . Thanks!
OMG! My Pro-Lift F-350 was slowly dropping after jacking up. I had already started looking for repair kits when I came across this video. I immediately went outside and tried it - worked like a champ! Thank you for saving me a lot of time and trouble!
My 4 Ton Jack started leaking off. I just searched the tubes. Seen 10 or so vids your title was exactly what mine was doing. Had this Jack for ten yrs last year or so nvr used it. Tried your remedy it’s solid so I wanted to post a comment to ya and thank you. New subscriber as well. Thanks again.
My 30+ year-old Sears jack just started doing this! Going to try your suggestion. Thanks. Yours is the only YT video that addresses this problem. All the others are about leaking jacks.
My pop was mechanical inspector had a german guy who was a masterful experienced expert at his job ..~ My dad said the guy would cuss up a storm when taking care of business , so i always made sure i cussed a whole hell of a lot , doing my mech work, hoping to be as expert as the German fella,gah! So cussing and working on hard mechanics stuff, goes hand-in-hand, around here !!! 😊 Carl NY 9/6/23
You are a genius. AC Delco 3.5 ton jack. Use it infrequently. Last weekend I needed to jack up a beam in my garage to take the sag out of it in order to build 2 temp walls for beam replacement. I would jack up the beam, measure the stud length, run to my miter saw, cut the stud, run back in, pump up the jack again, install the stud. What a beating. I was looking into rebuilding it when I ran across your tip. Worked like a charm. Thank you very much. I will be back at it this weekend to cut our old beam and replace with new. The jack will come in handy.
Another thing I've found in my experience, most of the videos showing bleeding hasn't worked for me. What I have found that did work was to pump the jack to almost full height, tip the jack vertically on its front end (wheels off helps hugely), open the release for the jack to go down. When on end like this, ALL the air is released from the lift cylinder before fluid starts being released. Set the jack down, open the fill plug, add oil as needed. Repeat at least one more time. I had a solid lift immediately, where previously I had a spongy jack following instructions from various videos. When doing it like this, you have to be DAMN careful, as there is a lot of weight to these jacks! Maybe even use a rubber pad when standing the jack on end.
Awesome help video Steve! I was at home yesterday trying to swap off the 4 tires on my truck, but my 30 year old floor jack kept sinking down making it impossible to do. Figured i was in for another job of rebuilding the jack and saw your video. I tried what you suggested and WOW it WORKED!!! Saved my day!!! Thanks Steve!!!
All the floor Jack's I've owned in my day, that one right there is my all time favorite!! I still have it. Been close to a decade since I used it. Needs rebuilding. One day I'll get around to it. I used to know this "trick" but as most things over the years I stored it deep in the memory vault (basically forgot) so thanks for the reminder ✊🏻
Seriously, from pulling the pots on my guitar amp to fixing some shotty wiring in my house, I've never seen a bad Canadian fix-it video. Good lookin' out guys!
My jack from harbor freight had to be purged of air from a bleeder screw when i first got it if I remember correctly. No problems with it so far. Great tips! I really hate that nut and bolt to hold the two pipes together.
YOU Sir are a GENIUS!!! As a Rep for many Tools such as Air, Hand AND Hydraulic Equipment including Jacks I tend to over complicate things. THIS is as easy as it comes without dragging a Jack back for warranty/repair or exchange if it's a new one. God Bless you and THANKS A LOT!!
At first I did not believe that this hack fix will work. Tried it on my jack that has been in storage for the past couple of years. It works. I have Now a working jack. Thanks Steve for sharing.
WOW, it worked. Had this jack for 40 years and then it let me down. Good to go for another 40. I am keeping the bent nail that holds the handle together though.
I tried purging the air the way the instructions said to like 4 times and it would still creep down. The second I tried your trick the jack now holds. Thank you!!!
thank you for the tip, ,,, I was about to send one down the road and figured why not give it a try, ,,,,,it worked great and now thanks to your tip I have jack back to working order again and could not be happier!
I’ve had the problem of my old jack slowly dropping, I’ve had time to get a stand underneath but it’s been getting worse, I’ve tried filling and bleeding and still wasn’t any better. I gave your method a go and now my jack works perfectly!! Thank you for saving me money
Pro tip-never trust your Jack! Always put a secondary support, Jack stands, tire, wood, or something else under there. My friend Red trusted his Jack-Reds dead.
Been having trouble with my 3 ton floor jack for years. Slowly leaking down and getting worse. Tried this procedure today that your video suggests and WALA it is now working normally. Thank you for this video suggestion!
Fu%$ me it worked! Not at first but after doing everything you said, it was stiffer but still not lifting. Out of sheer desperation I just kept pumping it 7-8 times because it was so stiff. Eventually it went up👍
Tried it and it helped. So what happens in the mechanism of the jack to cause this? Thoughts? I had my car very high on wooden blocks in a confined space and had to lower it carefully. Can slow lowering under load cause this to happen? Great video. Thank you.
Hello..my name is Marwan and I am from Libya.. I came across your channel the other day.. I tell you what..I love the stuff you talk about... now I am proudly big fan of your videos.
+STEVE ROB REVIEWS correct it's quite warm in Libya.. but currently I am in Istanbul and it's freezing right now.. anyway I appreciate your reply.. thanks
Awesome, I’ve had this craftsman for over 4 years, it if started slowly lowering a couple years ago and i thought it was defective. She works perfectly now, thank you
Thanks for this trick. My 2 1/4 ton jack started doing this for the first time. I jacked it up all the way with no weight and kept pumping about 20 more times. Went to try it again and it worked perfectly..
Oh no way! I'm going to try this as I noticed that my 11 year old Jack started doing this. It doesn't happen so fast that I can't get hack stands under it but still enough to be annoying when I want it to hold. I'm not leaking any oil so I think this will work for me! Thank you
Hey Steve Rob. This advice actually worked. My jack which I thought was junk is now holding pressure again and staying up. Thanks for posting this Man!
If it needs rebuilding the kits are low cost and the jack you have is probably better built than what you're going to buy today. A good jack is about $500 and up . I'd buy a made in the USA its a lot more but you get a lot more. Cheers
Perfect title for your excellent video. My 1976? Sears 1.5 ton never leaked a drop floor jack works like new again. I figured it had to be something simple. I think I'll leave a couple pumps in the cyl from now on when I'm not using it. I think I remember reading you should do that with pump type things. Thanks a Million for sharing your valuable experience!!!!!
Hi Steve. Thanks for that information. I have a floor jack that just went on me. I added oil, a nasty bugger to get to refill, and tried but the jack would not hold the truck up. I will give your tip a try and hope sincerely that it works. Jack has not been used in months and has gone through some cold spells
Another thank you here. I thought I had a bad check valve and would have to tear it apart, a nice messy and time-consuming job. But no! I found this video and it worked. My jack doesn't keep pumping at the top; the handle just locks up. But I let it down and the problem was already fixed. If not, I would have tried cycling it full range a few more times.
Thanks Steve,I"ve got a 40 year old,2 ton floor jack that I bought new,never failed me until today.It"s doing exactly what you say,no sign of leaks so this is probably the problem,I mean,it can"t be bad,already!
Going to give this a try I have bled my floor jack 3X’s and it still goes down under a load. It ticks when it’s under a load and it goes down automatically so I’m gonna give this a try. Thank you very much.
This worked on my sad worn $1500 jack and saved me time and money. mine needed load put on it while it was over jacked but that worked great. Thanks a lot for that great trick.
Age it ages it's more likely to occur or periods of no use so jack up your jack as much as you can. Yes the handle was an idea thru necessity and frustration :) Cheers buddy
1st - dont use it 😅 2nd the metering valve is flowing hydraulic oil too fast so I would see if it's serviceable, so it meters the flow correctly. Thanks, bud, much appreciated 👍
@@SteveRobReviews Wow...thanks for the quick reply. I imagine by the time I pay someone to fix it, I could just buy another one. It is a crafstman 3 ton.
@Revolution of Ordinaries Pay someone , na at this point tear into and see if you can pull the valve out , clean it and if it looks good put it back in and try it .
Good procedure circulate oil ... Another one use along with this that helps jacks creeping down is procedure force oil around to clean dirt from ball valve seats > Lower jack, close release valve. Place foot on front wheel and pull up lifting arm to its full height by hand. Open the release valve to lower lifting arm, do 4 or 5 times and use foot to add some force while lowering couple times . These procedures really pump some oil around and with bit of extra speed that can help clean and seat valves better and purge any air if oil been low or jack tipped . Always check oil level appropriate before and after ... Saved a few jacks from scrap pile like this, got a nice 24 year old yankee trolley jack revived to 100% function yesterday ...
I've got an identical pair of those Michelin floor jacks.. both of them afflicted with the same problem.. won't keep a load raised. I guess I'll try this and see if it fixes the problem. The jacks are unusable in their current condition. I always thought the problem was the handle wasn't closing the valve tight enough... was mad one day and took a pipe wrench to the handle and tightened it so much it twisted off the "u-joint" coupling down there, lol. Didn't keep the load from dropping, though.
I have a 2 /12 Ton Turin Floor Jack and have had very little success getting the air out as you have shown. When the lift arm is completely up, I can push on it, and the crank handle starts to shutter for a bit as the lift arm falls back a smidge. No matter how many times I attempt to bleed all the air out, seems like I can not get there. I don"t see any oil drops on any portion of the jack. Any thoughts on what else I could try?
I have a datona floor jack that goes down as soon as I lift the handle up. when trying to figure it out, I put it under a car, lifted the pad assembly up to the lift point and pumped it once, it started lifting, as soon as I lift the handle up, it goes all the way down as if I had opened the valve, this has twin pumps on it, what do you think?
Hi there. Thanks for the advice. Dad gave me a jack that when you turn it to lift it never gets to the end of the twist. You can keep tightening. It does goe up and everything, creeps down slowly but curious about the turning of the lever. I thought you have to get to a point where is completely tight and then start lifting
I’m gonna try that on my Jack. It’s the same as yours but red and Snap On branded, they call it ‘The 4 pump beast’. Great tip with the T bar as well. Cheers buddy
WOW AMAZING I HAVE THE EXACT SAME JACK AND WAS READY TO GO BUY ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE IT WOULNT LIFT AND I DID THE ALL THE WAS UP THING AND IT WORKS NOW thanks to this tip !!!
Its nice when people put things one here that actually help. I havent tried this on my jack yet, but I almost know from the comments that it will fix my jack that doesnt get used very often. It slowly creeps down when I jack something up with it. Thanks, EE
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Tried it and it fixed my at least 10 year old Harbor Freight 3 ton floor jack. It stopped working altogether so I added jack oil and bled it at the rubber plug the way everybody says to, and that made it work. But it still leaked down slowly, about maybe an inch or two an hour. I bled it the way you said and it's working like new now. Thanks!
Awesome so nice to hear and thanks for the comment . Cheers
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@@SteveRobReviews sometimes my floor jacks sit around in my back garage for months till I need an oil change or rotate tire. My 2 ton Craftsman I’ve had for close to 40 years.
Thank you
Steve ... I have the same jack you are showing 3 1/2 TON Mitchelin in the video with no obvious leaks. Follow your tip pumping the jack on the top end and now my jack works fine. I saved having to buy another jack or wasting my time installing a new jack kit that was not needed. Thank you, … Juan
Awesome Juan 👍
Wow, it worked! I was going to buy a new floor jack. I tried it out, jacked the car up, let it sit for awhile, didn't budge an inch. Thank you, and God Bless.
@@Nick-vo4oe Awesome Nick 👌
Went out and bought a new one, then saw the video, fixed my old one like you demonstarted....now I have two perfectly working jacks!
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This guy is a wealth of knowledge. I remember seeing your video on that tire stem device that allows you to install a stem while the wheel is still on the truck. I decided to buy one and WOW.....worked like a charm! I have a roadside assistance business so now I can repair stems in the field without taking the tire off. Ive done it a few times already and made about $35 off of each. Thank you, Sir!
So glad to have helped. 👍
Thank you Steve. I have a very expensive low profile/high lift jack that would always leak off and lower it's load over a 2 or 3 hour period. And after the load was off, it would drop all the way to it's lowest point.
I had tried to find a jack repairman locally, but could not ... so i went to TH-cam. When I saw your video I thought "That's so crazy it just might work."
After cycling through the jack exactly the way you showed, I jacked up the back of my pickup about 4 hours ago and measured the distance to the ground. So far the jack has not lowered even 1/4" of an inch. Many thanks Steve!!
Awesome Don , glad to have helped 👍
Another happy customer here. Same jack same problem. I had the "add oil" plug out from previous efforts of jackfix. Following the simple steps created a workin jack. Now to get that plug back in. Thanks. . Thanks. . Thanks!
Awesome 👍
OMG! My Pro-Lift F-350 was slowly dropping after jacking up. I had already started looking for repair kits when I came across this video. I immediately went outside and tried it - worked like a champ! Thank you for saving me a lot of time and trouble!
Terrific Michael so glad it worked. 👍
My 4 Ton Jack started leaking off. I just searched the tubes. Seen 10 or so vids your title was exactly what mine was doing. Had this Jack for ten yrs last year or so nvr used it.
Tried your remedy it’s solid so I wanted to post a comment to ya and thank you. New subscriber as well. Thanks again.
Awesome Bob so glad to help. 👍
My 30+ year-old Sears jack just started doing this! Going to try your suggestion. Thanks. Yours is the only YT video that addresses this problem. All the others are about leaking jacks.
Let me know if it works. Cheers David.
Pro tip - whoever discovered this was cussing at his jack at the moment
No more cussing after it fixes it 😅👍
My pop was mechanical inspector had a german guy who was a masterful experienced expert at his job ..~
My dad said the guy would cuss up a storm when taking care of business , so i always made sure i cussed a whole hell of a lot , doing my mech work, hoping to be as expert as the German fella,gah!
So cussing and working on hard mechanics stuff, goes hand-in-hand, around here !!!
😊
Carl
NY
9/6/23
Currently halfway thru cussing my jack. Had to take a break going back for round 2
You are a genius. AC Delco 3.5 ton jack. Use it infrequently. Last weekend I needed to jack up a beam in my garage to take the sag out of it in order to build 2 temp walls for beam replacement. I would jack up the beam, measure the stud length, run to my miter saw, cut the stud, run back in, pump up the jack again, install the stud. What a beating. I was looking into rebuilding it when I ran across your tip. Worked like a charm. Thank you very much. I will be back at it this weekend to cut our old beam and replace with new. The jack will come in handy.
Terrific David so glad to have helped.
Thank you, I gave it a try and it was a 100% success. Thank you so much for sharing this simple solution.
Awesome 👍
Was in a desperate situation and was looking for ways to bleed/fix my jack and came across this video. Absolutely solved my problem, thank you sir!
So glad to have helped 👍
Another thing I've found in my experience, most of the videos showing bleeding hasn't worked for me. What I have found that did work was to pump the jack to almost full height, tip the jack vertically on its front end (wheels off helps hugely), open the release for the jack to go down. When on end like this, ALL the air is released from the lift cylinder before fluid starts being released. Set the jack down, open the fill plug, add oil as needed. Repeat at least one more time. I had a solid lift immediately, where previously I had a spongy jack following instructions from various videos. When doing it like this, you have to be DAMN careful, as there is a lot of weight to these jacks! Maybe even use a rubber pad when standing the jack on end.
Awesome help video Steve! I was at home yesterday trying to swap off the 4 tires on my truck, but my 30 year old floor jack kept sinking down making it impossible to do. Figured i was in for another job of rebuilding the jack and saw your video. I tried what you suggested and WOW it WORKED!!! Saved my day!!! Thanks Steve!!!
Terrific 👍
All the floor Jack's I've owned in my day, that one right there is my all time favorite!! I still have it. Been close to a decade since I used it. Needs rebuilding. One day I'll get around to it. I used to know this "trick" but as most things over the years I stored it deep in the memory vault (basically forgot) so thanks for the reminder ✊🏻
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I don't know why Canadian mechanic videos are so good, but damn, you guys are on point! Keep up the good work. Thanks a bunch.
Seriously, from pulling the pots on my guitar amp to fixing some shotty wiring in my house, I've never seen a bad Canadian fix-it video. Good lookin' out guys!
HAHAHA stay tuned to see some here most likely . Cheers
Great fix So easy. I done everything and couldn't it to work. Was going to buy another jack. Thanks
Fantastic , glad it helped. Cheers
I have exactly that jack and had the same bleed down issue. Worked like a charm, thanks. I love an easy fix!
I like the T handle for finite lowering.
+sixtyfiveford Exactlly, the unexpectant belly flops arent too good. LOL
Me too - that’s something to do!
My jack from harbor freight had to be purged of air from a bleeder screw when i first got it if I remember correctly. No problems with it so far. Great tips! I really hate that nut and bolt to hold the two pipes together.
I have fiddled with them in getting air out and it's a pain to do for some jacks.
Tried it. It did work.
Awesome 👍
YOU Sir are a GENIUS!!!
As a Rep for many Tools such as Air, Hand AND Hydraulic Equipment including Jacks I tend to over complicate things. THIS is as easy as it comes without dragging a Jack back for warranty/repair or exchange if it's a new one. God Bless you and THANKS A LOT!!
Glad to help
@@SteveRobReviews BTW, it worked!!!
Thanks a lot
@@iam_flynn1611 👍
You saved me a lot of time thanks!
@@barnes_specialty Awesome 👌
At first I did not believe that this hack fix will work. Tried it on my jack that has been in storage for the past couple of years. It works. I have Now a working jack. Thanks Steve for sharing.
Awesome Philip 👍
Brilliant. I was set to rebuild my Arcan XL35R floor jack when I found this video. Hugely useful tip, saving me a lot of trouble. Thanks Steve!!
Glad to of helped 👍
Nice tip....better than getting mad and throwing it out in the yard!
HAHAHA sound like some real life experiences there buddy.
eh you stick with what you know :D
WOW, it worked. Had this jack for 40 years and then it let me down. Good to go for another 40. I am keeping the bent nail that holds the handle together though.
Awesome 👍
Thanks for the tip ur video helped me out alot I was gonna toss my new jack to the trash 😅
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I tried purging the air the way the instructions said to like 4 times and it would still creep down. The second I tried your trick the jack now holds. Thank you!!!
That's awesome 👍
So why does that work?
It removes the trapped air .
thank you for the tip, ,,, I was about to send one down the road and figured why not give it a try, ,,,,,it worked great and now thanks to your tip I have jack back to working order again and could not be happier!
Awesome Eric so glad it helped. Cheers
I wish I know that about 5 Jack's ago, thanks
LOL Dan , so your all set for #6
It works!!! I'll be dammed
I just started having this problem with my jack this year, the jack is 15-20 years old. I will try this tomorrow! Thank you!
Sure give it a try . Cheers
I always bleed new jacks and...I have never found one that actually contains the correct level of oil in it. Fill it, bleed it and use it!
That's interesting John . Good point.
I’ve had the problem of my old jack slowly dropping, I’ve had time to get a stand underneath but it’s been getting worse, I’ve tried filling and bleeding and still wasn’t any better. I gave your method a go and now my jack works perfectly!! Thank you for saving me money
Awesome David so nice to see. Cheers
Pro tip-never trust your Jack! Always put a secondary support, Jack stands, tire, wood, or something else under there. My friend Red trusted his Jack-Reds dead.
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I watched a few videos before yours and decided to try the simplest solution first. Can't believe it, but this worked for me. Thanks.
Terrific Jeff so glad to have helped.
I thought he was going to recommend viagra for the jack 😂
Been having trouble with my 3 ton floor jack for years. Slowly leaking down and getting worse. Tried this procedure today that your video suggests and WALA it is now working normally. Thank you for this video suggestion!
Fantastic Mike . Cheers
Fu%$ me it worked! Not at first but after doing everything you said, it was stiffer but still not lifting. Out of sheer desperation I just kept pumping it 7-8 times because it was so stiff. Eventually it went up👍
Glad it helped👍
Wow! All credit to you! You fixed my jack and saved me hundreds!!!! Live it and liked the video!
Awesome, so glad to have helped.
Bout to try this on my day off.. shits scary
Good luck 👍
OMG! I had a falling floor jack for over 15 years, I have to scramble to put a jack stand under my car before it sinks too low. BIG THANK YOU
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thank you!!!!!!
Thank you for watching.
Was about to throw mine away after 6 years, but TH-cam saved me again. Thank you so much!!
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It works thx
Awesome 👍
Tried it and it helped. So what happens in the mechanism of the jack to cause this? Thoughts?
I had my car very high on wooden blocks in a confined space and had to lower it carefully. Can slow lowering under load cause this to happen?
Great video. Thank you.
Just air in the system.
My Jack won’t even lift after filling with oil and there doesn’t seem to be any leaks 😕
I'd be looking at a seal kit then.
@@SteveRobReviews thanks I’ll have a look into it 👍🏻
Probably a leaky Sealey jack 😮
Hello..my name is Marwan and I am from Libya.. I came across your channel the other day.. I tell you what..I love the stuff you talk about... now I am proudly big fan of your videos.
Thanks Marwan , much appreciated . Libya wow it's -40 here and + 40 there - too hot for me and too cold for you :)
+STEVE ROB REVIEWS correct it's quite warm in Libya.. but currently I am in Istanbul and it's freezing right now.. anyway I appreciate your reply.. thanks
Ok cool cuz I told mine it’s going to the scrap yard. I’ll go apologize to it now
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Thanks for the tip Steve. I've got one that will not work when its cold. I'm thinking it needs a kit, but will give this a try too.
Sure Russ give it a try , can't hurt. Cheers bud.
I put a little blue pill in mine now it won't go down.
LMAO 👍👍
Awesome, I’ve had this craftsman for over 4 years, it if started slowly lowering a couple years ago and i thought it was defective. She works perfectly now, thank you
Terrific Mike , your all good now that you know how . Cheers
I have the same problem in bed...
LOL
if u have that problem, use ur other end...
This hack solved the exact problem I had with a motorcycle jack that wasn’t used in several months. Thanks!
Awesome Ken , as it seems letting a jack sit not used seems to cause this condition but now you know how to revive it. Cheers
If it won't stay up then it's time to feed it the blue pills, fix for me every time lol
Thanks for this trick. My 2 1/4 ton jack started doing this for the first time. I jacked it up all the way with no weight and kept pumping about 20 more times. Went to try it again and it worked perfectly..
Julio that's fantastic , so glad to help. Cheers
Just give it one of your blue pills 😂 itll stay up then
Crap I was going to say that LOL
Steve Rob, great tip, I have an old jack that does not really bleed down, but does not seem to jack up very well, unless it is pumped a lot.
Kevin I have found air in the system or low on oil to be the most problematic . Check the oil level . Cheers
I did it your way 5 times and it didn't work
Well David it was worth a try , looks like you most likely need a seal kit then.
Thank you I will try that and let you know
Oh no way! I'm going to try this as I noticed that my 11 year old Jack started doing this. It doesn't happen so fast that I can't get hack stands under it but still enough to be annoying when I want it to hold. I'm not leaking any oil so I think this will work for me! Thank you
Adam give it a try . Cheers 👍
Hey Steve Rob. This advice actually worked. My jack which I thought was junk is now holding pressure again and staying up. Thanks for posting this Man!
Terrific, so glad to have been some help. Cheers
I have a 25 year old floor jack. In this day and age would you rebuild or buy new?
If it needs rebuilding the kits are low cost and the jack you have is probably better built than what you're going to buy today. A good jack is about $500 and up . I'd buy a made in the USA its a lot more but you get a lot more. Cheers
Perfect title for your excellent video. My 1976? Sears 1.5 ton never leaked a drop floor jack works like new again. I figured it had to be something simple. I think I'll leave a couple pumps in the cyl from now on when I'm not using it. I think I remember reading you should do that with pump type things. Thanks a Million for sharing your valuable experience!!!!!
Just glad to help . Cheers
I can’t believe this worked on my jacks!! But I got to cuz I’m looking right at em!!! Thanx for the great tip and saving me a bunch of money!!!
Glad I could help!
Duh, I learned this trickr more than 50 year's ago, but it's good to hear that you are sharing this quick easy fix. Great video 👍
That's proof right there , with age comes wisdom . Sharing is a good thing . Cheers 👍
Hi Steve. Thanks for that information. I have a floor jack that just went on me. I added oil, a nasty bugger to get to refill, and tried but the jack would not hold the truck up. I will give your tip a try and hope sincerely that it works. Jack has not been used in months and has gone through some cold spells
Yep that's the classic result of non use. Hey Tom I hope it works 👍
I have been lazy and not gotten out to try the tip but I will real soon an let you know how it went.@@SteveRobReviews
Another thank you here. I thought I had a bad check valve and would have to tear it apart, a nice messy and time-consuming job. But no! I found this video and it worked. My jack doesn't keep pumping at the top; the handle just locks up. But I let it down and the problem was already fixed. If not, I would have tried cycling it full range a few more times.
Awesome William 👍
Thank you. This actually fixed our jack that we've been tryin to fix for bout a year. Thank you very much
Awesome Jessica so glad to see it helped . Cheers 👍
Great tips Steve. I especially like the handle for releasing the pressure. I'll be using that idea.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks Bruce , sure give it a go.
Wow, was on the way out the door to get a new jack, figured I'd Google first, and BAM, jack is working fine. VERY nice!
Thanks,,,,
Thanks Steve,I"ve got a 40 year old,2 ton floor jack that I bought new,never failed me until today.It"s doing exactly what you say,no sign of leaks so this is probably the problem,I mean,it can"t be bad,already!
Hope it helps since its almost new :)
Going to give this a try I have bled my floor jack 3X’s and it still goes down under a load. It ticks when it’s under a load and it goes down automatically so I’m gonna give this a try. Thank you very much.
Hope it works 👍
We’ll be 30min and it has not come down an inch I think we are good. THANK UUUUUUU
@@reesecales7188 Awesome
Well good sir, that worked like an absolute charm. So, now got the winters on my wife's car today and she is ready for the winter. Many thanks. Dave
Awesome David so glad it worked for you too. Cheers
Great tip had that trouble with my jack for over 20 years.
Thanks Danny - if it happens again give this a try.
Magic trick 👌🏽 I was ready to tear it down. Such a simple trick
Works very well for most . Cheers 👍
This worked on my sad worn $1500 jack and saved me time and money. mine needed load put on it while it was over jacked but that worked great. Thanks a lot for that great trick.
Awesome Vic 👍
Never had that as a problem on my trolley jacks be handy to know for future reference. The handle tip is a great idea
Age it ages it's more likely to occur or periods of no use so jack up your jack as much as you can. Yes the handle was an idea thru necessity and frustration :) Cheers buddy
It goes up slower as ya get older I mean it gets older.
Glad I found your video right before I was about to toss out my old jack. Saved me 100 bucks! Thank you
Glad to hear Kenny .👍
What do you do with a floor jack that drops your vehicle super fast? Love the video!
1st - dont use it 😅 2nd the metering valve is flowing hydraulic oil too fast so I would see if it's serviceable, so it meters the flow correctly. Thanks, bud, much appreciated 👍
@@SteveRobReviews Wow...thanks for the quick reply. I imagine by the time I pay someone to fix it, I could just buy another one. It is a crafstman 3 ton.
@Revolution of Ordinaries Pay someone , na at this point tear into and see if you can pull the valve out , clean it and if it looks good put it back in and try it .
@@SteveRobReviews Thanks for your help. I will give it a shot.
Good procedure circulate oil ...
Another one use along with this that helps jacks creeping down is procedure force oil around to clean dirt from ball valve seats >
Lower jack, close release valve. Place foot on front wheel and pull up lifting arm to its full height by hand.
Open the release valve to lower lifting arm, do 4 or 5 times and use foot to add some force while lowering couple times .
These procedures really pump some oil around and with bit of extra speed that can help clean and seat valves better and purge any air if oil been low or jack tipped .
Always check oil level appropriate before and after ...
Saved a few jacks from scrap pile like this, got a nice 24 year old yankee trolley jack revived to 100% function yesterday ...
I've got an identical pair of those Michelin floor jacks.. both of them afflicted with the same problem.. won't keep a load raised.
I guess I'll try this and see if it fixes the problem. The jacks are unusable in their current condition.
I always thought the problem was the handle wasn't closing the valve tight enough... was mad one day and took a pipe wrench to the handle and tightened it so much it twisted off the "u-joint" coupling down there, lol. Didn't keep the load from dropping, though.
Its from just sitting as the air displaces the hydraulic oil so give this a try .
I have had several Jacks that have done this to me, I would have never thought of this fix. Great and useful tip Steve! Happy New Year
Thanks Lee - Give it a try next time . Happy New Year
Nothing like starting my Sunday funday with a Steve Rob jack hack! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
HAHA thanks bud always a pleasure to help a buddy out and get his jack back up and running.
I have a 2 /12 Ton Turin Floor Jack and have had very little success getting the air out as you have shown. When the lift arm is completely up, I can push on it, and the crank handle starts to shutter for a bit as the lift arm falls back a smidge. No matter how many times I attempt to bleed all the air out, seems like I can not get there. I don"t see any oil drops on any portion of the jack. Any thoughts on what else I could try?
I would check to make sure it's not low on oil first . If the oil is full your most likely needing a seal kit to repair it.
I have a datona floor jack that goes down as soon as I lift the handle up. when trying to figure it out, I put it under a car, lifted the pad assembly up to the lift point and pumped it once, it started lifting, as soon as I lift the handle up, it goes all the way down as if I had opened the valve, this has twin pumps on it, what do you think?
I think a rebuild kit may be your best option.
Thanks so much. You saved me 260$.
Awesome 👌
Thanks for the tip. My 3 ton jack just started bleeding down. Can't wait to try it.
Sure give it a try . Cheers
Just tried it on my 36-year-old Jack no leaks no runs never had problems with it this work perfect thanks brother 🤙🏼😎🚬
Awesome Les 👍
Thank you Steve. I have an old but very well made Sears floor jack; I tried this trick and Voila! it worked! Thanks a billion!
Terrific Fred 👍
Hi there. Thanks for the advice. Dad gave me a jack that when you turn it to lift it never gets to the end of the twist. You can keep tightening. It does goe up and everything, creeps down slowly but curious about the turning of the lever. I thought you have to get to a point where is completely tight and then start lifting
Yes the handle must be turned in tight to lift . Cheers
I’m gonna try that on my Jack. It’s the same as yours but red and Snap On branded, they call it ‘The 4 pump beast’. Great tip with the T bar as well. Cheers buddy
Rob make a quick tip vid - a before and after and i'm thinking it would so well . People struggle with this condition constantly . Cheers buddy
Reminds me of a girl from high school 🤣
And now she lives in your house - awesome mate :)
STEVE ROB REVIEWS haha
Did you try?
Thank you! Totally worked! Would've never thought it could be that simple.
Just terrific to see it worked for you as well. Cheers Christian
Thanks! Can't wait to try that later! Hope it works! I will let you know!
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@@SteveRobReviews It worked! Thanks Steve! Much appreciated!
@@donmakowski71 Awesome Don 👍
WOW AMAZING I HAVE THE EXACT SAME JACK AND WAS READY TO GO BUY ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE IT WOULNT LIFT AND I DID THE ALL THE WAS UP THING AND IT WORKS NOW thanks to this tip !!!
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Thanks Steve, worked like new! Saved me over $150.
Awesome 👍
great tip steve i need to try that we have one in the shop that doses that
Now theres a vid before and after. I wish I had an example of the before.
You are the 5th person in the last 2 weeks who says will try the tip, but nobody has come back to let us know if it worked...
Its nice when people put things one here that actually help. I havent tried this on my jack yet, but I almost know from the comments that it will fix my jack that doesnt get used very often. It slowly creeps down when I jack something up with it. Thanks, EE