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Old 03-25-2007, 10:06 PM
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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?
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A/C Delco ones at oriely's are great!
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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??
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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
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i brougt the craftmans one and so far so good but time will tell.
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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.
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Originally Posted by JPMuscle
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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Originally Posted by bumpin_records
i brougt the craftmans one and so far so good but time will tell.

Same here. I've had mine for 2 racing seasons now ...
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I like the one I bought from Costco
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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.
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i have an alunimun torin jack from pepboys. works great.
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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
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I say try the Snap On / Blue Point 1 1/2 ton racejack. I use that one at work all the time and we've never had a problem with it.



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