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I'll have to look at mine... I never even noticed any Schrader valves. Any pressure would be fluid wouldn't it?
I didn't have any leaks anywhere using the supplied thread sealer.
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My system came with the liquid sealer but the instructions were written for tape, no mention of sealer at all. The air cylinders are so small they're finicky. They're so small that small additions or removal of air volume results in big changes in pressure. I used an air compressor but it may be better to use a hand pump, or turn the pressure way down on the compressor.
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Whew...my memory is shot.. I had to go back and look at the manual as I didn't recall the air valve...but there it is and I checked it off of the checklist.
Carry on...
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I've never seen these, looks nice but really limits access to sides or am I missing something?
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It limits access FROM the sides but really only blocks the rocker panel areas. You just have to use a creeper or whatever to get under the car from the front or rear.
Take another look at jhein's photo in post #1. What can he not get to?
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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I prefer a good old bumper Jack! Easy and super safe too!
I guess if you have a big shop, getting access from the front or rear of the car is fine but with limited space, I need to get under the car from the side. I like the block idea that Gach posted a link to. Better than the usual stacks that most people make.
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Not trying to talk you into it but look back at my photo in post #12... I don't have a big workspace!...lol. I use one half of a two car garage.
If I'm working on the rear, I nose in, if I'm working on the front, I back in. Also, in that photo I think I only have the lift half up. Hard to tell in the photo but if it's all the way up I can move easily from one end of the car the other without feeling claustrophobic. If the tire is removed I can also easily get in from the side, behind or ahead of the jack. For the rear end change I was doing it was easier for me to have it a little closer at that stage of the job.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia Last edited by Greg Reid; 07-08-2023 at 04:47 PM. |
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https://youtu.be/T6ufAL5R0mg
Looks like all of the jacks stands did what they were designed to do….l
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I fabricated an entire 3” exhaust system on my ‘64 GTO using 4 of the Harbor Freight 6 ton stands at their full extension, this was 30 years ago. Perfectly safe and stable for the job I was doing, I always shake the car side to side to check. Only an idiot uses little bitty jack stands under a huge vehicle, the weight rating means nothing if the stands are just physically too small at the base to have any kind of stability. Useless video.
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That guy is too anal, drives me crazy ! Just get to the point already.
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If only the US Government had a watchdog agency looking out for consumers, instead of lapdog agencies looking out for Big Business. My low-rise lift has ONE safety-catch, zero problems with one side dropping while the other side stays in place. |
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I can't wait till I move to a shed with a hoist or 2.
Current project, On stands with house bricks to add a little height. I gotta make do with what I got , I'm confident it's safe as it's been in the carport for 3 weeks now. I do like the quick lift . Need to do some research on that lift JOHN Sent from my SM-X200 using Tapatalk
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When multiple people have that error, it's the twit designing the product who didn't think through how folks would fail to release TWO totally-independent safety catches permitting disasterous results. The product should be designed with only one safety catch, or both safety catches get released with one handle or lever, or there's an interlock on the "down" button so it won't go down with one catch still engaged. This is LAZY, SLOPPY, CARELESS, BRAINLESS engineering of a product intended for D-I-Y (People of the Land. The Common Clay. You know...Morons.) The manufacturer must be punished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYTQ...l=VintageVHSTV Last edited by Schurkey; 07-09-2023 at 03:35 AM. |
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I usually go to the end, that's where the results of the testing are, and choose the best for the money.
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The people who safely use jack stands are smarter than the people who use the Quickjack I guess. They have to securely pin FOUR individual units.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
#38
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When I use my Quick Jack I put a jack stand inside the QJ just in case. Fits between the rails and up against the top plate.
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I just laid out the 2 sections I need to cut out to reinforce my floor for my 12,000 lb. 2 post lift. (needs 5 inches of concrete, I have only 3) It should be a month after the concrete cures I'll have a full fledged operational 2 post lift in my garage..........
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But I still think that the QJ locking mechanism is very secure and main risk is the raising and lowering process, and most all of that risk is user error.
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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Ray Klemm calibrated Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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