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02-06-2008, 07:54 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Salem,,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2100 Rio Red Wimbledon White Stripes 302 stroked to 331 Webers Richmond Road Race 5 speed
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Craftsman aluminum floor jack
I have a Craftsman 2 ton Aluminum floor jack #50329. I have had this jack for a little over 2 years and only used it to jack up the Cobra. When I jack up the car it bleeds down and will not hold the car up. From what I have searched on the web, this jack turns out to be a real POS. Any one know what company made the jack for Sears and if a seal kit is available? Sears was no help, telling me parts were unavailable. I hate to have to use a $179.00 aluminum jack as a boat anchor!
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02-06-2008, 08:05 AM
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Ouch Ouch Hot Sand
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Daytona Beach,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: Street Beasts w/302 Twin Turbocharged....Under Construction!!
Posts: 1,796
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02-06-2008, 08:13 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Northern VA,
VA
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters
Posts: 2,765
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Why not just take it apart and look. The washers inside may just be generic stuff available at any hardware store.
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02-06-2008, 08:43 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Shreveport,
LA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4083, NOS 427 SOHC, serial number 589. Dyno'd in 1967 at 629HP with single 4v 560 Holley. Now with 4 Webers.
Posts: 295
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Just return it to Sears for a new one. Any hassles, point to the motto over their door.
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02-06-2008, 09:06 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Tucson,
Az
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 427 Side-Oiler
Posts: 2,156
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Yep-take it back and shove it up Sears a$$.I just returned a ratchet and they replace it with a used one.
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02-06-2008, 09:07 AM
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Ouch Ouch Hot Sand
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Daytona Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Street Beasts w/302 Twin Turbocharged....Under Construction!!
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Full Throttle Al, I forgot to mention, I did just that and they replaced it twice, the third time they refused....and the jack "was not" mistreated....was not filthy dirty.....paint was not even scratched.....the first one I had for 6 months, the second for about 8 or 9....it seemed like every time the temperature drastically changed the thing would start leaking.....knock on wood, since I changed the fluid it hasn't given me any problem, not sure if it is the thicker fluid or the new jack sitting next to it keeping it in line...LOL
Yep, Sears replacement policy is going DOWNHILL RAPIDLY, saddly 
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02-06-2008, 09:26 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Salem,,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2100 Rio Red Wimbledon White Stripes 302 stroked to 331 Webers Richmond Road Race 5 speed
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The warranty was up after 2yrs. I thought that as long as it says Craftsman on it there is a life time warranty. Not any longer! If you buy a set of wratchet wrenches and 1 breaks, they will not replace it because it was part of a set. If you bring back the set they will tell you that only 1 wrench is broken, not the whole set, so they won't replace the set. If your screwdriver is chipped, that's abuse. Catch 22. Their lifetime warranty sucks.
Looks like I am going to take it apart and give it a good cleaning and refill it with some HD jack oil. If not it will be one hell of a boat anchor.
I have an old floor jack that my Dad purchased over 30 years ago from the local auto parts store for $49.00 and to this day it works like a champ!
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02-06-2008, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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The seals should be readily available. Suggest you "Take a sample" and match it up. I doubt they will have them catalogued by brand. Find a business in your area that deals with hydraulics.
BlackhawkParts.Com - Home - BlackhawkParts-Repair kits and parts for jacks
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02-06-2008, 10:14 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Gilford,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 302 carb
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My sears/craftsman jack finally gave up the ghost after almost 40 years of good service. I needed one quickly and got it from Harbor Freight. I'll try to rebuild the sears one and have 2.
Mike
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02-06-2008, 10:27 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #698 428 Toploader
Posts: 292
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Maybe go to Sears and buy the same one, wait a week and put the cleen old one in the box and return it. Say you are not satisfied with your purchase.
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02-06-2008, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Farmingdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic Motor Car; 427 S/O
Posts: 263
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Sears floor Jack
I know Sears offered two aluminum floor jacks. One sold for 99.00 (on sale) and the other presumably a better grade for $199.00 on sale. Maybe yours was a non-Sears-Craftsman jack not under their normal replacement warranty. I have owned one of their steel floor jacks for over 30 years and have never experienced a leak or any problem. Unfortunately, my Contemporary Cobra is much to low to use it and I have had to use other means to raise the car. As for returns to Sears, I have never experienced any problem whatsoever. I have brought back tools that were well over 30 years old and they have replaced them without question. Try all of the above and then write Sears headquarters in Chicago. Good Luck
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02-06-2008, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lavon,
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I have not had to take many tools back to sears, but I have seen them exchange wrenches that were heated with a torch and bent. I always thought that the Lifetime replacement policy was on Hand tools only. I know it does not apply to my Craftsman 19.2V Cordless tools. Just curious to what kind of Sears store some of you guys are going to. I know the local "Sears authorized reseller" place will not do tool exchanges. The Sears stores that are part of the mall tend to have a limit on how many you can exchange at 1 time, and the stand alone stores seem to be the best place to go. Unfortunately there are not many of those left.
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02-06-2008, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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Had the same Craftsmen jack, same problem. I had to buy a new one since it was out of warranty by a couple months. I just waited too long to do anything about it. New jack no problems....yet. Knock on wood. This was at OSH, the other Sears.
Where do you go to have a old jack rebuilt? I have a Walker heavy duty floor jack I got from my Grandfather. It's 30 plus years old and just a couple years ago started to fade with the car on it. I'd love to get it fixed.
John
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02-06-2008, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Marcos california,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: 1989 KCC from South Africa Right Hand Drive
Posts: 1,601
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I have an orange jack that I think I bought from Summit years ago, and i have used it in my dealership for years. Its been very well used and its filthy and heavy but it works everytime.
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02-06-2008, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Tucson,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance 427 Side-Oiler
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlsflyinCobra
Full Throttle Al, I forgot to mention, I did just that and they replaced it twice, the third time they refused....and the jack "was not" mistreated....was not filthy dirty.....paint was not even scratched.....the first one I had for 6 months, the second for about 8 or 9....it seemed like every time the temperature drastically changed the thing would start leaking.....knock on wood, since I changed the fluid it hasn't given me any problem, not sure if it is the thicker fluid or the new jack sitting next to it keeping it in line...LOL
Yep, Sears replacement policy is going DOWNHILL RAPIDLY, saddly |
Earl,what fluid did you use?
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02-06-2008, 12:47 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Perrysburg,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #298 427 FI
Posts: 497
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I have a jack from their but it is labeld companion. It is the exact same things as the sears one and has worked good for years. If you buy a new one get one of those low profile ones so you can get it under your car. For other stuff, I have a 1/2 inch ratchet that never worked right. They keep rebuilding it and it still jams when I apply a lot of force. Their professional grade stuff is pretty good, the standard stuff is just OK.
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02-06-2008, 01:20 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
Posts: 4,097
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02-06-2008, 01:52 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary, FE, Tremec TKO 600
Posts: 1,974
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I bought a aluminum floor jack at costco for less than $100. It's light and it works great - even better, it fits under the Cobra.
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02-06-2008, 02:15 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Shreveport,
LA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4083, NOS 427 SOHC, serial number 589. Dyno'd in 1967 at 629HP with single 4v 560 Holley. Now with 4 Webers.
Posts: 295
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Go back and ask for the store manager, take him to one of the doors to the store where "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back" is printed above the door and insist they honor their pledge. In my experience, they will honor it.
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02-06-2008, 02:52 PM
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Canadian Gashole
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Quebec, Canada,
QC
Cobra Make, Engine: Johnex 427 S/C, 351W, 472 HP, 444 lbs. torque
Posts: 2,455
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I have a Brand "X" jack that starting leaking fluid after a few years. I took it apart and took the piston / seal to a local hydralic supply place. They gave me a new one for a couple of dollars.
I think that Sears are beginning to get a lot of their stuff made in China so their quality is the same as all the other cheap crap that is made in China.
Wayne
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