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anyone used a cheap transmission jack?

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So I really need a transmission jack and i'll probably only use it 2-3 times a year. I don't want to go crazy expensive. I was going to get a derek weaver model, but they keep raising the price and are out of stock. I also would rather have a 2 stage and be foot operated. I have been looking at summit, jegs, amazon, ebay, harbor freight, etc.

This seems to be at the top of my list. And it has a year warranty...

www.ebay.com

1660LBS Transmission Jack 2 Stage Hydraulic w/360° Swivel Wheels Lift Hoist Auto | eBay

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Anyone have any input or used one of these? I'm sure it's china... but it looks better than the harbor freight one and has a lot better features.
 
I am sure this trans jack will work just fine for a home hobby use. All the hydraulic jacks that come from Harbor Freight, e-bay, auto parts stores, and so on come off the same Chines assembly line. It does not matter who you buy it from...there all the same.
 
Ive used the scissor transmission jack at HF. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. They work, a few times. Dropped the trans out of my BMW, and used it to drop a full fuel tank out of the burb. I've been operating with a 1/2" impact wrench, so it's days are probably limited. :deal:
 
I have the harbor freight one and it’s worked fine... not perfect but fine. Also used to hoist up my np203 for install and removal. Worked fine.

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That style put my 800 pond EF 10 speed in the Frankenliner. Worked great. OP is looking for an under lift version.
 
Ah, well if he has lift, just press it up and someone else thread the bolts...

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I am also looking because I don't have any friends to thread the bolts.



And I can not just press it up there.
 
I have the same one you are looking at and it does work. Its a pos compared to a professional quality one,but a good one is $1k plus. I have done a bunch of stuff with mine including a couple of Allisons and it always does the job. I did end buying a nice jack recently but the ChinaJack still works.20210423_204426.jpg
 
dhcomp said:
Ive used the scissor transmission jack at HF. Doesn't get any cheaper than that. They work, a few times. Dropped the trans out of my BMW, and used it to drop a full fuel tank out of the burb. I've been operating with a 1/2" impact wrench, so it's days are probably limited. :deal:
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Same. No complaints really. Dropped the t-case a few times and the trans in the bronco. So far so good.
 
I used a cheap Harbor Freight transmission jack to take out and put in my 375 LB NP203 transfer case. It survived that.
 
I found one on ebay that looks identical to the one i listed above. It has 1660 pound capacity and 2 year warranty. $252 shipped. I bought it. I'll report back how it works...
 
I have this one at home, it's foot powered and has a dual tilting plate. That was a must when I was shopping for them because I do a lot of front wheel drives. We have the air over hydraulic version at work and use the shit out of it and it works great. SUNEX trans jacksunex 7793b.jpg
 
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I ended up buying the ebay one. Works great so far and has double tilting plate. I’ve used it 3 times now and only complaint is that the wheels are not very smooth… i may replace them at some point… so far so good and worth the $250
 
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