hydraulic floor jack stopped working

tadaska · 08-31-2018, 01:48 PM

It almost new, only used it 3 or four times. But this morning when I was pushing the handle up and down to lift the car it was only lifting a small amount each time - it would start lifting when the handle is almost all the way down. When I did lift the car it held it but after a while I think the car did drop a small amount.

There are instructions how to purge air but I don't understand what it wants me to do. I opened the rubber plug (in the red circle) gave it a few pumps and put the plug back in but now it's not working at all. There is a bit of lifting but it just goes straight back down.

Any ideas what I should do to try fix it?

overcoil · 08-31-2018, 02:03 PM

UncleWede · 08-31-2018, 02:04 PM

Big hanging curveball there, but you are supposed to twist the handle clockwise

The more likely issue is there isn't any fluid ever/left.

tadaska · 08-31-2018, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottSinger

Thanks Scott, that worked. Easy when you have the right instructions. The videos I watch were useless.

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tadaska Major 114 Rep 1,001 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 320D ES Join Date: May 2016 Location: Eastbourne iTrader: (0)	hydraulic floor jack stopped working It almost new, only used it 3 or four times. But this morning when I was pushing the handle up and down to lift the car it was only lifting a small amount each time - it would start lifting when the handle is almost all the way down. When I did lift the car it held it but after a while I think the car did drop a small amount. There are instructions how to purge air but I don't understand what it wants me to do. I opened the rubber plug (in the red circle) gave it a few pumps and put the plug back in but now it's not working at all. There is a bit of lifting but it just goes straight back down. Any ideas what I should do to try fix it?
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 17965 Rep 9,377 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Big hanging curveball there, but you are supposed to twist the handle clockwise The more likely issue is there isn't any fluid ever/left.
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