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nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 9:07 pm
by john W
I got on that $88 bandwagon and got a lift from Sears.
I just started using it today (replacing my
differential in my Supra) to lower about a 80 lb
object and it started leaking before I really used it.
I put it together last night , 'played' around with
it, then noticed an oil spot underneath. Then when I
started using it, it really started leaking around
where the pedal you push when lowering makes contact
with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
what a hassle...
thanks,
John
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'03 ZR-7S
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'86 yam it200n
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nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 4:20 am
by Daniel
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, john w wrote:
> I got on that $88 bandwagon and got a lift from Sears.
> I just started using it today (replacing my
> differential in my Supra) to lower about a 80 lb
> object and it started leaking before I really used it.
> I put it together last night , 'played' around with
> it, then noticed an oil spot underneath. Then when I
> started using it, it really started leaking around
> where the pedal you push when lowering makes contact
> with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> what a hassle...
>
> thanks,
> John
I bought one a month ago, havent used it yet. I forgot to ask about
the warrenty. Have to be carefull with sears. Their "handtools" are
guarenteed for a lifetime. But when I had a 4 month old
Reciprocating Saw go out on me, it was basically my problem. All I
could have done was take it to he service center to get fixed, but I
would have to flip the bill.
nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:37 am
by dooden
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel" wrote:
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, john w wrote:
> > I got on that $88 bandwagon and got a lift from Sears.
> > I just started using it today (replacing my
> > differential in my Supra) to lower about a 80 lb
> > object and it started leaking before I really used it.
> > I put it together last night , 'played' around with
> > it, then noticed an oil spot underneath. Then when I
> > started using it, it really started leaking around
> > where the pedal you push when lowering makes contact
> > with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> > experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> > the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> > what a hassle...
> >
> > thanks,
> > John
>
> I bought one a month ago, havent used it yet. I forgot to ask about
> the warrenty. Have to be carefull with sears. Their "handtools" are
> guarenteed for a lifetime. But when I had a 4 month old
> Reciprocating Saw go out on me, it was basically my problem. All I
> could have done was take it to he service center to get fixed, but I
> would have to flip the bill.
Unsure about the Lift, but thought Sears had 1 year on power tools.
If the purchase was really recent bring it back with receipt, on the
phone its easy to tell somebody sorry, when your standing in front of
them with a brand new part you just bought from them and its a bad
part, the sorry is alot harder to say.
Dooden
A15 Green Ape w/ new lime green friend Kitty
nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:04 am
by Mark St.Hilaire, Sr
> with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> what a hassle...
Hey John, I've been using mine for well over a year with no problems. The
one "gotcha," if it can be called that, is that although the lift has always
been in the (heated only on demand) garage, the frame is getting rusty.
Certainly not the end of the world, but the lift definitely isn't powder
coated, as I assumed it was. I would definitely buy another one, or
recommend one to a friend.
Mark
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nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:34 am
by Chris
Just my .02 . Having had an assortment of the Chinese bottle jacks
and lifts over the years, you tend to either get one with good seals
or bad seals. I would take it back. Get another one that doesn't
leak and you'll have it for a while.
A reminder, NEVER trust a jack, ALWAYS use jack stands. At least
these lifts let you take the load off the bottle and set it on their
braces. I had a VW beetle bounce the oil pan off my nose once because
I trusted a floor jack while under the car without cribbing it up or
using jack stands. I just laid there frozen pondering if it had sunk
another two inches when it fell.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 08:05:21AM -0500, Mark St.Hilaire, Sr wrote:
> > with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> > experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> > the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> > what a hassle...
>
> Hey John, I've been using mine for well over a year with no problems. The
> one "gotcha," if it can be called that, is that although the lift has always
> been in the (heated only on demand) garage, the frame is getting rusty.
> Certainly not the end of the world, but the lift definitely isn't powder
> coated, as I assumed it was. I would definitely buy another one, or
> recommend one to a friend.
>
> Mark
>
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nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:23 pm
by Keith Saltzer
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, john w wrote:
> I got on that $88 bandwagon and got a lift from Sears.
> I just started using it today (replacing my
> differential in my Supra) to lower about a 80 lb
> object and it started leaking before I really used it.
> I put it together last night , 'played' around with
> it, then noticed an oil spot underneath. Then when I
> started using it, it really started leaking around
> where the pedal you push when lowering makes contact
> with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> what a hassle...
>
> thanks,
> John
>
>
> =====
> Sammamish, WA
>
> '94 klr650
> '03 ZR-7S
> '86 klr250
> '86 yam it200
About 2 months ago, when we all had a "jack thread" going, I ranted
and raved about my Sears jack. I had owned it for about 7 months and
used it extensively. I think it was the very next day when I went
down to the garage, let down my bike, moved the jack, and BEHOLD, a
little puddle of jack oil. I was pissed off having just said great
things about it, and I was just going to take it back for another one
(they are THAT good and easy to use with the KLR). But when a couple
of days went by, I noticed that it just was not leaking any more. I
have used it alot as usual, and it still has not leaked one drop.
Coooooooooooollll.
MrMoose
A8 (Barbie and Ken special)
nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:33 pm
by thad_carey
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Saltzer"
wrote:
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, john w wrote:
> > I got on that $88 bandwagon and got a lift from Sears.
> > I just started using it today (replacing my
> > differential in my Supra) to lower about a 80 lb
> > object and it started leaking before I really used it.
> > I put it together last night , 'played' around with
> > it, then noticed an oil spot underneath. Then when I
> > started using it, it really started leaking around
> > where the pedal you push when lowering makes contact
> > with the bottom of the cylinder..Has anyone
> > experienced this ? Maybe it was over-filled w/oil in
> > the Chinese factory...I know I can take it back but
> > what a hassle...
> >
> > thanks,
> > John
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Sammamish, WA
> >
> > '94 klr650
> > '03 ZR-7S
> > '86 klr250
> > '86 yam it200
>
> About 2 months ago, when we all had a "jack thread" going, I ranted
> and raved about my Sears jack. I had owned it for about 7 months
and
> used it extensively. I think it was the very next day when I went
> down to the garage, let down my bike, moved the jack, and BEHOLD, a
> little puddle of jack oil. I was pissed off having just said great
> things about it, and I was just going to take it back for another
one
> (they are THAT good and easy to use with the KLR). But when a
couple
> of days went by, I noticed that it just was not leaking any more.
I
> have used it alot as usual, and it still has not leaked one drop.
> Coooooooooooollll.
>
> MrMoose
> A8 (Barbie and Ken special)
Keith, you know what the problem is! The last time you bragged
on it, you hexed it--therefore, leakage. Well, you've done it again,
and you know what will happen the next time you use it. We all know
the world's mechanical gremlins are lurking about sites like this one
just waiting for the opportunity. LOL! Well, I hope not this time
anyway, but isn't that just about the way it works. You have a good
power tool or other mechanical device, and just about the time you've
commented "out loud" about how long you've had it and how good it
is...the curse hits.
Thad Carey
A15 (at Barbie's Malibu beach house)
nklr sears lift leaking oil
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 10:51 am
by john W
I took my lift back to Sears last night - looks like
the new one doesn't leak.. Now I can put my diff back
in so I can get my car out of the garage for this
Saturday's doohickey event..thanks..
Chris, I'm with you on the jack stands - I even get
nervous when I have those supporting the car.In this
case even though I had to lift the rear end up so I
could spin the drive shaft and axles, I drove the car
up on my car ramps, then lifted the car up and held it
up with the jack stands. I can't wait to use the MC
lift for it's original purpose ..
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'94 klr650
'03 ZR-7S
'86 klr250
'86 yam it200n
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warantee work
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:13 pm
by Judson D. Jones
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bittle" wrote:
> How are you all managing to do doohickey work without voiding the
warrantee?
>
By relying on the Moss-Magnuson Act. If the mods don't cause a failure, they
do not void the warranty.