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From: Nate Nagel on 7 Nov 2007 21:53 Built_Well wrote: > Noozer wrote: > >> Built_Well wrote: >> >>> It's nice to hear the exposed steel wheels can handle any >>> rust, but the reason I ask about them is the wheels move the >>> jack forward as the car is being raised, since the >>> lifting arm moves upwards in an arc. So the wheels are important. >>> >>> I'll only use the jack 2 or 3 times a year, so I'll probably >>> just go ahead and repaint the wheels with an enamel paint to >>> resist rusting during the 6 months when the jack isn't being >>> used. >> >> >> Do you get anything done with the amount of worrying that you do? > > ======== > > I worry about the jack and jack stands because that is what's going > to keep me alive while I'm under the car. It's still not a problem. Far more likely is that rust between the wheels and axles will be an issue first, surface-rusted metal rolls on concrete or asphalt just as well as clean metal or painted metal. If you feel the need to do something, hit the axles with an oil can every couple months or so. nate (still using an ancient Sears floor jack bought at a yard sale which definitely has some rust on the wheels, they roll fine. Need to get it back from my friend however...) -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: news on 7 Nov 2007 22:52 Built_Well wrote: > It's nice to hear the exposed steel wheels can handle any > rust, but the reason I ask about them is the wheels move the > jack forward as the car is being raised, since the > lifting arm moves upwards in an arc. So the wheels are important. > > I'll only use the jack 2 or 3 times a year, so I'll probably > just go ahead and repaint the wheels with an enamel paint to > resist rusting during the 6 months when the jack isn't being > used. > I don't want to say you're wasting your time, but you're wasting your time. Ray
From: news on 7 Nov 2007 22:55 Built_Well wrote: > In fact, I need to know my floor jack as well as a soldier knows > his rifle ;-) > > What's that drill the sergeant makes you do? "This is > my gun, this is for fun; this is my rifle, this is..." I've > forgotten the rest of it, but it was a scene in "Full Metal Jacket." > > An R.O.T.C. soldier friend of mine at MU confirmed for me that the > scene is real. Good lord man... My $20 walmart hydraulic jack lasts me 3 or 4 racing seasons and then I toss it. My cheapo Canadian Tire Jackstands have made it almost 20 years. And I'm no stranger to working under a car being held up with 4 jackstands and NO tires on it. (my race car has occasionally been in the air with no front OR rear suspension.) Wow.
From: Ray O on 8 Nov 2007 00:00 "Built_Well" <Built_Well_Toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1194461907.982051.111430(a)o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > > The paint on the steel wheels of the Michelin floor jack > is already coming off after just one use on asphalt. > In fact, the paint is almost entirely gone on the rear > casters, exposing the steel. > > Do you think the steel on the front and rear wheels will > begin to rust? Should I re-paint them? But I guess I should > ask first if it's safe to repaint them. If so, will an > enamel paint do? Thanks. > The steel on the casters on my jack have been exposed for 30 years with no ill effects, and between oil changes and tire rotations on our 3 vehicles plus fixing other people's cars, it gets used at least a dozen times a year. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Bruce L. Bergman on 8 Nov 2007 02:01
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:58:27 -0800, Built_Well <Built_Well_Toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >The paint on the steel wheels of the Michelin floor jack >is already coming off after just one use on asphalt. >In fact, the paint is almost entirely gone on the rear >casters, exposing the steel. > >Do you think the steel on the front and rear wheels will >begin to rust? Should I re-paint them? But I guess I should >ask first if it's safe to repaint them. If so, will an >enamel paint do? Thanks. There are millions of floor jacks out there with steel wheels, with a nice patina of rust on the wheel tread. There is nothing you can do to totally prevent it, and it won't hurt a darned thing by being there. You can paint them if you really want, but you will waste large amounts of valuable time sanding and painting after each use... Don't sweat the small stuff. Just oil the wheels at the axles so they roll nicely, and wipe a bit of oil on the wheel treads after use to retard rust if you must. It would take heavy flaking rust on the wheel treads to make them bad enough to not roll easily. And that would be from storing the jack outside in a damp shed. --<< Bruce >>-- |