| cordless drill lifts car- non GMC [message #148207] |
Sun, 30 October 2011 11:54  |
hertfordnc
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I have a small collection of the worm-gear type truck jacks in different sizes.
When i lift something heavy like the travel trailer or the Revcon i use my drill to run the jack up until it gets resistance.
Today i was doing brakes on the Civic - need I go on?
My 18V Hitachi drill with a big flat bit i made on the the grinder was able to left the car quickly and effortlessly.
I'm guessing a 24V could lift i light truck.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] cordless drill lifts car- non GMC [message #148221 is a reply to message #148218] |
Sun, 30 October 2011 18:18  |
Larry C
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Rob
Couldn't you use a low speed drill or air gun, turn slowly to keep the friction and heat gone?? Couldn't the failure have been a mechanical one?
We had equipment at the power station that racked in and out manually with a screw type of mechanism. Much like a garage door opener only for heavy use.
At some point, some one decided to make it easier and used a low speed drill to do the work. This stuff was installed back in the 60's and is still in use today.
thoughts
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| Re: [GMCnet] cordless drill lifts car- non GMC [message #148223 is a reply to message #148221] |
Sun, 30 October 2011 19:09 |
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USAussie
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Larry,
Yes, it could have been a mechanical failure.
Here's a link to the jacks I'm talking about:
http://www.klsupply.com/JACKSANDSTANDS/JACKS/MC440MINIJACK.aspx
I bought two of them when I had my part time Harley shop in Hong Kong.
One would go under the front of the frame, the second under the rear. I would raise the Harley a couple of inches at a time going
back and forth.
I had used them for awhile before the one seized and the pneumatic wrench I used didn't turn the Acme screw that fast. When one
seized I remember touching the Acme screw and noted that it was hot so I assumed that the grease had melted off. It may not have
been greased properly when I got it from K&L.
As you can see below these jacks ain't cheap:
http://www.moto-services.net/proddetail.php?prod=37-9743
IIRC the repair parts cost me about $50 and getting them to Hong Kong was a PITA. When I repaired it I decided to go back to a
ratchet as it didn't take much longer to jack up a Harley manually.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry C
Rob
Couldn't you use a low speed drill or air gun, turn slowly to keep the friction and heat gone?? Couldn't the failure have been a
mechanical one?
We had equipment at the power station that racked in and out manually with a screw type of mechanism. Much like a garage door
opener only for heavy use.
At some point, some one decided to make it easier and used a low speed drill to do the work. This stuff was installed back in the
60's and is still in use today.
thoughts
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
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| Re: [GMCnet] cordless drill lifts car- non GMC [message #148227 is a reply to message #148223] |
Sun, 30 October 2011 20:03 |
Dave Mumert
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Hi Rob
If you were using an air impact wrench it could have been the hammering
action and not the speed. When Darrin and I were making bearing tools we
found we could destroy the lead screws if we used impact wrenches on them.
A great big ratchet was just as fast and didn't damage the threads. Of
course it helps to have a burly fire-fighter to turn the ratchet, wimpy
computer techs aren't nearly as fast.
Dave
> I had used them for awhile before the one seized and the pneumatic wrench
> I used didn't turn the Acme screw that fast. When one seized I remember
> touching the Acme screw and noted that it was hot so I assumed that the
> grease had melted off. It may not have been greased properly when I got it
> from K&L.
>
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