Jack Leaking

[Morton]

That wouldn't happen to be the same crappy blue $50 Autobarn jack I purchased would it? :cry:

Yup :thumbsup:

But don't stress. They're good for holding a door open in a strong breeze.

 

[DannyboyDS]

Yeah the autobarn jacks always seem good for a few weeks, then you jack the car up, realise you forgot something, walk off, come back to put the stand under and oh? the car is on the ground again? 1200kg my ass.

 

[Bax]

Do up the screw tighter? I've always had supercheap jacks.

 

[Morton]

Some are fantastic, some die in the ass. You get roughly a 50/50.

 

[DannyboyDS]

Do up the screw tighter? I've always had supercheap jacks.

thanks but its as tight as it will go.

all cheap jacks tend to do it.

 

[Morton]

I'd personally feel safer under a car supported by a scissor jack, than a cheap hydraulic jack. Even though I've known of scissors to break as well

 

[Hillerus]

I'd personally feel safer under a car supported by a scissor jack, than a cheap hydraulic jack. Even though I've known of scissors to break as well

Not me. I will never ever get under a car supported by one of those. And especially not the one I had when I owned my Vl, which appeared to be made out of a bunch of twigs taped together and painted black. As soon as I jacked the old Vl up, the jack crapped itself. I pulled it out from underneath the car and it was more bent and twisted then a crazy-man's walking stick.

Good times.

And I've owned a Super Cheap jack for years, and never had a problem with it.....:yeah:

 

[DannyboyDS]

I wont get under a car unless its supported by a jack witht he weight just taken off of it by a good stand, then again ive been known to use other things as stands but it works well

 

[Morton]

Not me. I will never ever get under a car supported by one of those.

Me neither But I was making the point that I'd feel safer under a boot jack than a $50 hydraulic