Floor Jack Not Wopking And Vehicle Is On Jack Stands!

[ShiftyK5]

Need some help. my wifes jeep is on jack stands atm from rotating the tires, and my floor jack just stopped working

It rises just fine to the axles.. but when you put pressure on it it wont lift the vehicle.

no flood leaking and i added some just to make sure it was full
any idea? blew a seal out somewhere or something ?
anyway i can rig the jack to just to get the damn jeep off the stands ?

 

[buefchris]

someone is going shoping today

 

[ShiftyK5]

just started working on the jack and looks like blew a seal out inside so no pressure... damn craftsman prof my azz.

time to buy a better one
suggestions ?

 

[Greg72]

Hi-Lift Jack???

 

[1978Blazerk5]

the samething happend to me and i was low on cash so i bought a bottle jack for like $30

 

[Thunder]

Beings it is a jeep just leave it where it is. Mabe you can plant some flowers in it or something.

 

[70jimmy]

use the stock jack to get it down??

 

[1978Blazerk5]

i didnt even think about that. x2 to the stock jack idea

 

[ShiftyK5]

Dont have the stock jack... that POS craftsman floor jack was the only jack i had. had to have a buddy's son run me to the parts store to grab this

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/ProductDetail.do?id=16383230&line=AC&itemNumber=34700&toolsAccMoreIndex=1&didSearchFor=Garage+jack&bid=1189876935607&cycleCount=739&currentPage=0



and if it wasnt the womans cherokee and our only mode of transport i woulda just left it

 

[abig85]

how high are the wheels off the ground? if its only a inch or so and the stands on the axles just push that thing over. i do it all the time on my blazer when i jack the front up. i just put it in drive and drive it off, or hook another vehical to it

 

[BGKYK5]

Should he push it onto the drivers side or passengers side?


If you have as many ramps as wheels up in the air, you could try to jam the ramps under the wheels and drive up them off the jackstands.

Better get a some sort of jack in that thing in case you lose a tire in the middle of nowhere (or aren't patient enough to wait over an hour for the road-side assistance guy to come meandering over to help you put the spare on).

 

[Chevy305]

Speaking of roadside assistance, call AAA