I love buying old tools at garage sales and swap meets, but jacks that don’t work are often a hard pass for me. Not because I don’t want to have to repair one, but because newer stuff is often not worth repairing, or you can’t find kits to do so. But what if you find one cheap enough? Does that make it worth spending the time to diagnose and repair? What if you can’t fix it?
In the video below, Mustie is taking apart a Harbor Freight Daytona floor jack that he found at a garage sale for $20. He thinks the fix is something simple, but what will ultimately be wrong with it? Is it something simple and easy? Check it out and then let us know if you would do a rebuild like this at home yourself.
Video Description:
This Harbor freight Daytona floor jack was purchased from a garage sale for $20 knowing it has issues. it will not jack up a car but will maintain position once it is lifted. so, let’s take it apart and see how it works and can we fix it?
