/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Pic related, old Sears 1.5T jack (made in Japan, supposedly a rebranded Blackhawk)... it’s not even a slow leak, it barely raises when it’s pumped and then just falls. What are the chances that it just needs some fluid and an air bleed?

Otherwise I suspect the whole ram needs to be rebuilt, but the seal kit is $50. At first I was thinking “I could buy a brand new HF 3-ton for $20 more” but now I’m thinking that a complete rebuild of this thing would leave me with a better jack than buying a new Chinese jack

>>1718547
It’s probably not worth buying full sets of security torx, hex (metric and inch of course), tri-wing, spanner bits, and all that other dumb shits you might see once a decade. Also ratcheting drivers are nice to use and it will be quite a handful to get those in 100 different sizes.

I use real drivers for standard stuff and torx, but that cheap 100pc security bit set comes in handy, especially when playing with electronics.