Floor Jack Basics

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Floor jack basics.

A floor jack is the most common type of jack used for maintenance and repairs. It s not the sort you d use in a professional garage it s the sort you re glad you have rather than no floor jack at all and at the 54 buck price point as of this review it s a good value. A jack is mainly comprised of steel oil a few pieces of rubber leather or polyurethane and that s about it. A hydraulic floor jack is a necessity for almost any diy auto repair.

As far as the seals go there s really very little you can do to avoid wear other than use jack stands and keep any blatantly harmful elements from coming in contact with them such as fire or heat from welding alcohol brake fluid paint thinners acids urine from pets and such. A floor jack consists of a low to the ground unit with four wheels and a long handle that the user pumps to operate the hydraulic lift portion of the jack. This should be coupled with jack stands to hold the vehicle safely if the jack should fail. The jack can be placed along the frame and used to lift the vehicle for access to the undercarriage or to keep the car off the ground when you need to remove a wheel.