Thats why you definately do not want to lift your bike up without engaging one of the locks in case it bleeds down on you.Myjack came from Harbor Freight and has started to leak after 3 yrs of hard use.I got my use out of it,but I think I will opt for a better one for piece of mind.

 

If it's craftsman or even not Sears has a lifetime warranty on lots of tools

 

Dawg,
Take it back to Sears... be nice, and there's a good chance that they'll take care of you. But, also little high production hydraulic jacks justseem to have failure rates that are out of line with their bigger brothers. And replacements, if you find a generic that matches up to the space, are really cheap.

 

[sm=boink3.gif][sm=deadhorse.gif][sm=repost.gif] Come on, another Sears jack post. They're cheap jacks and you get exactly what you pay for.[sm=chairshot.gif][sm=closed.gif]

 

I purchased a made in the U.S. of A. jack & it costs alot more than that China piece of crap. When the price is too good to be true , it is. I just don't think it's worth it to risk a damaged bike or broken arms, but that is of course is your choice.

 

Sorry, dude, I guess I am not as smart as you when it comes to buying jacks.

For all of the other responses, thanks for your help. I am calling Sears today and asking about a return ( I know I'm screwed but I have to ask!!)

I'm going to do a search for other types of jacks that are a little higher on the quality side. I'll start a new thread if I cannot find one.

Thanks again.

 

Don't Sears have 2 models and one of them is called the professional model that cost more and is built better.

 

Were you using the mechanical stops? Everyone busted jack I've read about was because were not using the mechanical stops and just using the hydraulics to hold up the bike.


-Hugh

 

About 10 years ago I spent about $200 on a Dunwell jack. Still works just fine. I'v found all kinds of interesting uses for it besides the bikes.

 

I bought the yellow one too. So far so good