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 hi-lift problem?!
#784538
01/30/07 04:27 AM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,270
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Body Damage is Cool
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just bought a new 48" cast/steel hi-lift i have noticed that you need to keep upward pressure and the lever that is used to engage the jack and disengage it in order for the jack to lift something...is this normal?
91 pickup 5.29's US GEAR.35x 12.50 trxus m/t.5 speed swap- SOLD!
96 4Runna limited-toytec/OME lift,diff drop Nitto 285/75/16 Elocked=butter
07 FJ cruiser 3" DR coilovers 285/75/16 nitto TG. allpro sliders
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Re: hi-lift problem?!
[Re: willzrunna96]
#784539
01/30/07 04:31 AM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,010
Body Damage is Cool
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sometimes they stick, i usually kick the lever on mine to get it to engange/disengage lol. im still mad at that thing for cutting my head open while i was using it as a come along haha. be careful.
87 22R PU, 2? body lift, 33? BFG muds, 4.88's, F&R Lock-Rights, Rancho Shocks, EB's Street RV Head w/ 268 Cam, LCE Header, 2" to 2 1/4" exhaust, Flowmaster 50 series, Magnaflow high flow cat, complete Herculined SR5 interior, V6 BB, MC, and calipers.
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Re: hi-lift problem?!
[Re: 87Toy4x4]
#784541
01/30/07 05:32 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 4,230
Roll Me Over
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Spray it down with some WD-40!!!! Be careful, hi-lifts can kill or hurt you bad. I carry lengths of chain with hooks that I wrap around the frame and axle so I do not have to jack it up so high. That and my rig has so much flex that the hi-lift will not lift the wheels off the ground when all the way up.
David Fritzsche
1990 Ex-Cab V-6,5-speed, with a few mods
04.5 CTD Dodge 2500 Ram--Tow Rig
Roseville, CA
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Re: hi-lift problem?!
[Re: willzrunna96]
#784542
01/30/07 02:11 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,748
Toyota Moderator
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When you set the lever to make it jack down, when it gets to where that is no load on it, it will then release and slide the rest of the way down the post.. That's normal....
I presume from your cast/steel description, that yours is a genuine HiLift company built jack.. Given how dangerous these things can be, I personally would not use any of the many knockoff unbranded versions around...
2000 4Runner,V6,Auto,31's, Sliders, Skids, On-Board Air, Air Shocks Related Interests: Welding, Ham Radio, Road Tripping (Blue Highways), High End Video/Audio Systems
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