Converting Floor Jack Into Car Jack

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Converting floor jack into car jack.

Remove the swivel part from the floor jack. Can i convert a floor jack into a motorcycle lift. Get your hands on a cheap floor jack. Most jacks will rise to 11 8 14 5 and 16 5 inches off the floor.

If you do a conversion i believe the adjustable plate and a solid base on wheels are key to success. If it does not feel steady during lifting lower the jack and make adjustments to the platform placement and start over. Floor jacks can be found all over the internet and in certain hardware shops. The 2x4 nicely fits between the raised edges of the jack stand heads so it s actually very secure side to side.

Which in it s own way can also be a bit nerve racking. You could drill another port into the bottle jack to hook it to the porta power if you needed provided you clear the valve and tank. You just have to place them strategically in order to lift either the front tire or the rear. I just used a short length of 2x4 put it on a car jack and jacked up the moto then put jack stands on either side and lowered the 2x4 onto them.

As you lift the motorcycle steady the bike by holding a handlebar. They do range in price but you only need a cheap floor jack to use as the base for your transmission jack. Most enerpac cylinders are rated to 10 000 psi. Ac hydraulic floor jack vs.

The height component is a clear variable that depends on the make and model of the car. I use two floor jacks when i need to lift my bike. Bottle jacks will however have theirown crude slow acting relief which is probably going to be lower than what your porta power pump will produce. This is most easily done by using a pair of snap ring pliers.

Takes all of two minutes and saves me from buying a moto specific lift. I place them under the frame and not the engine.