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harbor freight jack leaked all the hydraulic fluid. can it be serviced/repaired?

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Old 08-01-2005, 05:52 PM
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Default harbor freight jack leaked all the hydraulic fluid. can it be serviced/repaired?
it's the racing model. i didn't see where the fluid came out of, but could i refil it with hydraulic fluid or something? anybody know anything about servicing these things?
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Old 08-01-2005, 05:58 PM
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ATF or PS fluid should work. I've used ATF in the past with no problems.
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service that thing right to the dumpster
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Default Typically it's not worth the money to service them...
And if a seal has blown, do you really want to take a chance with just re-filling it?
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I'd spend the $2 and see where it leaks from and determine whether it can be repaired.
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Default That jack is a POS, first the wheel ripped off then it started leaking. Eventually stopped pumping,
Tossed it in the trash. Now i'm jackless.
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