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My daughter bought me a craftsman 3ton floor jack with the quick up feature. Yesterday I was raising the front wheel on a car and I pushed the handle down all of the way and it went poof and lots of oil ran out. Now it doesn't work at all. Can this be fixed? I don't have any papers to try and return it and have had it one year this month. Any ideas?
Bob

sounds like you may have blown a seal. prob not worth fixin'. i'd try to take it back even w/out the papers. they might take it bake if you buy several things. did you pay with credit card or anything tracable? if so they might check that or if you remenber the casher that rang you up. good luck. hr

sorry i jumped the gun. i read your daughter not you bought it and it was a year ago. i'd say kiss the jack good bye unless someone else has a idea. i think most jacks are more expensive to have fixed than they are worth.

see if you can figger out where the oil came from, the plunger seals are simply common O-rings on many.

64fleetside: It seems the oil came from the shaft that the handle pushes down or from under a nut around this shaft. I may try to take it apart and have a look. Puddle of oil now about 8" in diameter under jack. Will let you know what I find. Bob

O rings are cheap. If you have time to tinker, pull it apart and see what popped!

If it has Craftsman on the jack you will stand a better chance getting something done, mine had Craftsman all over the box but nowhere on the jack. Might be worth a phone call to check. Try not to destroy the seal when removing it and take the plunger with you to a hydraulic supply house, they will probally have just what you need.

I hate to say this, 'cuz I work for them, but for tha most part, unless you get the pro line aluminum jack, craftsman jacks suck. We had one in the shop, it only lasted about a year. The pro line one we have now is better. Personally, I use a 40 year old Drednaught jack that my Dad got at TSC, still works like new.

ive had my 2 ton Craftsman floor jack for over 15 yrs. an she still works to this day with NP's.
now there Bike lifts have the life expectancy of 1 minute wuth a operator that dont know what to do ...they seem to suffer the same problem Bob has .
They work like a champ until an usespectin user pushes the lowering pedal to the full extent and the Jack will blow out every time and render the unit worthless i warranteed a few of them still under 1 yr ...but the ones that were older it was cheaper to replace them than to get a new jack for them.
now on my floor jack you only ever twist the handle a 1/4 turn to lower a vehicle at most so it has never seen a full out depression.

Guess I am one of the lucky Craftsman jack owners. I bought mine back in 1975,and it is still working like new.This is when Craftsman floor jacks were made by Blackhawk.

run to sears armed with your daughters phone # or/and her zip code. If it has not been a full year the manager may swap it out.
On the other side I have one that is a piece of junk. Never did work real good so my TWO experiences with the "one stroke" jacks is not good. I also looked up the cost the hydralic jack to replace mine and they wanted $120 for it. They can stick it where the sun don't shine. I have two I'm about to take to the scrape yard. Both still look like new. However I do not trust ANY jack and always take a jack stand under the vehicle....Like we're suppose to!!!

I have been using a 3-4 year old $59 Michelin 3-ton floor jack to lift a 54/55 GMC COE 25' flatbed's rear end and it works real well. This is a heavy jack with cast-iron body that is still being sold by Sam's Club (probably for $79). This jack has the fast-lift mechanism.

I've seen those, and it does look like a good jack, considerd getting one myself. The Sam's in my area doesn't always have them, but when they do, they usually include a nice pair of jack stands too. They also sell the same jack as "Goodyear" and "Rousch Racing" also.

Go buy new one, take old one back!

Ive had my Sears floor jack since '84 and it still works as good as the day i bought it.
I never trust my life or limb to it tho,,,Always drag a stand with me.
Marty

Good common sense on using the jack stands.No matter how good your floor jack is,just one little failure,maybe a seal could cost you your life.

Well I finally got time to take a look at the jack. I removed the handle and the nut around the shaft where the oil came from. The O ring in that nut looked good but was hard. I put a new one in and jack works so far and no leaks. Thanks for all of the replies. Yes I never finish jacking something up till jack stand is in place
Bob

sounds like a good fix and the price was right!!

i second the jack stand. I had a pro aluminium craftsman jack that didnt last 6 months.