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Title: High lift jack
Post by: corrosiverob on February 03, 2008, 20:54:02: Hi all, i have a high lift jack and i have lost the pins which hold the handle on :doh: :doh:

Does anyone know of a uk supplier as the fix kit does not have them.

so i can order two.

thanks
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: redhand on February 03, 2008, 20:55:29: A big R pin would probably do the job available from any trailer suppliers
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: corrosiverob on February 03, 2008, 20:58:08: Sorry not the pins the bolt type things that go through the handle and the jack
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: Lucy1978 on February 04, 2008, 12:19:52: these bits?

http://www.brookwell.co.uk/acatalog/GHL4_5REP.php

search google for a High lift jack repair kit
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: Wolfie on February 04, 2008, 12:36:17: You're best bet is probably to contact Arbil as they are the impiortes of Hi-Lifts

http://www.arbil4x4.co.uk/
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: datalas on February 04, 2008, 14:25:51: aren't they just a normal fairly boring bolt ?

I don't think they do much more than stop the handle falling off (if it's the ones I'm thinking of) so I'm not too sure they have to be high tensile either, although it wouldn't go amiss I guess.
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: Wolfie on February 04, 2008, 14:51:17: Quote from: datalas on February 04, 2008, 14:25:51
aren't they just a normal fairly boring bolt ?

That depends on what is missing from the jack in question as rob said

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i have lost the pins which hold the handle on

Looking at my badly annotated and out of focus picture below (and ignoring the custom floor covering of tasteless pink carpet and Katy fur) I am assuming the Bolt "A" is missing, <comment edited for reasons given in next post>.

The problem would come if the Pitman Pin "B" has also gone walkabout, and to get the corrct item would probably involve speaking to Arbil or Hi-Lift direct.

Bolt "C" is described by Hi-Lift as a "Safety Shear Pin" and so should only be replaced with the correct part, but this does come in the jack overhul kit (that's why it's shiny at the moment)
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: Wolfie on February 04, 2008, 15:29:21: Quote from: Wolfie on February 04, 2008, 14:51:17
I am assuming the Bolt "A" is missing, which I agree is probably just a common or garden bolt.

And I have just decided that I disagree with myself and it is important that the bolt is correct for the job. In particular, as it is a pivot the unthreaded shoulder must be the same length as the original.

Overall, if I was in need of one I would try to obtain the correct item.
Title: Re: High lift jack
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 04, 2008, 18:17:16: I don't have my handle secured anyway and the foot is held on with a clip. I keep my jack in 4 main peices as it's easier to store and also doubles as a winch (hence the foot comes off) but also it's safer if you remove the handle, particulary when coming to lower the jack, if the mechainsm isn't in the right place the handle will give you a nasty whack. For this reason I use the handle to knock the reversing lever down so I can stand well back.