Jack stand recall Harbor Freight
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Jack stand recall Harbor Freight
If you have Harbor Freight Jack stands check them against their recall list. Just saw a post on 87 up forum that some of the replacement stands are being recalled as defective also.
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From: Winfield, MO
I got $98 in store credit for my pair of 3 and 6 ton stands. Lot better deal than cash refund. Only tricky thing is all the other jack stands you find look exactly the same, so what is good and what is bad?
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From: Angier, NC
I would not get any that the body is made from stamped sheet metal!
The 3.5 pairs (don't know what happened to that last one?) I have are all pro type stands you find in a real garage and nothing else.
Same with the 2 jacks that I have, not cheap junk.
Dave ----
The 3.5 pairs (don't know what happened to that last one?) I have are all pro type stands you find in a real garage and nothing else.
Same with the 2 jacks that I have, not cheap junk.
Dave ----
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I have an assortment of 4x and 2x blocks that are 6 and 8 inches wide in various lengths but around a foot long that I have been stacking on a concrete floor as stands. All high grade Douglas Fir or Laminated Veneer Lumber. I trust stacked solid wood way more than a cheap jack stand.
Then I also find a place for my heavy duty floor jack as a back up. It's not loaded much but it is there in case things go south...like an earthquake.
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I read somewhere that they got sloppy with their manufacturing over in China and caused the problem. They said the teeth in the adjustable upright are not well defined and shallow, and that the square formed hole in the stand that the upright moves up and down in is a little bit sloppy. The combination of these two things will let the jack collapse if you happen to push on the car while it's sitting on the jack stand. The teeth are shallow enough and the upright is sloppy enough in the hole for it to disengage from the locking pawl.
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I read somewhere that they got sloppy with their manufacturing over in China and caused the problem. They said the teeth in the adjustable upright are not well defined and shallow, and that the square formed hole in the stand that the upright moves up and down in is a little bit sloppy. The combination of these two things will let the jack collapse if you happen to push on the car while it's sitting on the jack stand. The teeth are shallow enough and the upright is sloppy enough in the hole for it to disengage from the locking pawl.
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