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Mar 25, 2007 | 10:06 PM

dgmiller

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Aluminum racing jacks

Anyone have a recommendation. Needed for autocross tire changes. I am looking for light weight but want one that will last. I found several Torin models on WEB. Anyone have any experience with these?

Mar 25, 2007 | 10:53 PM

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A/C Delco ones at oriely's are great!

Mar 30, 2007 | 12:45 AM

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I have one and it is a nice quality piece, but it needs to be blead and new fluid added.. so whats the proper procedure for do this??

Apr 15, 2007 | 12:07 PM

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dont buy a craftsmen i did heard the reviews on them so i never even took it out of the box ima try the ones they sell at jegs

Apr 15, 2007 | 02:12 PM

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i brougt the craftmans one and so far so good but time will tell.

Apr 15, 2007 | 06:55 PM

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ive had a craftsman one for a little over a year and it has worked fine. I use it maybe a few times a month so we will see how long it lasts.

Apr 15, 2007 | 07:09 PM

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I have one and it is a nice quality piece, but it needs to be blead and new fluid added.. so whats the proper procedure for do this??

You will have a fill screw to put the fluid in. Mine had a small stamped metal cover that I had to remove to get to the fill screw (which was labelled). They make hydraulic jack fluid to fill it with. I filled my (cheapo) jack this way and it works fine now. Never saw a bleed screw, although there may be one.

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Apr 15, 2007 | 11:57 PM

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I like the one I bought from Costco

Apr 16, 2007 | 01:15 PM

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Well, I bought mine from Costco also

. It has worked very well, although it is a little heavier than I expected.

Apr 16, 2007 | 02:11 PM

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i have an alunimun torin jack from pepboys. works great.

Apr 17, 2007 | 04:08 PM

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I bought this one from my local harbor freight store and normally i wouldn't trust a "cheap" tool but this has worked well for me and its seen quite a bit of use. My only complaint is that on letting it down the twisting can be a little touchy.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91039