Atf In Floor Jack

If you have any concerns you can call hwh.

Atf in floor jack. 10w motor oil works also. Hwh specialty hydraulic oil is recommended. It depends on the system sometimes yes. A floor jack also can not tip over the way a bottle jack can.

Can you use transmission fluid for hydraulic fluid. Or sink into soft ground as easily the 2 ton or larger is usually a good size and a set of jack stands are a good additional safety item to go with the jack. Dexron automatic transmission fluid contains red dye and can cause staining should a leak occur. One thing to understand is atf is hydraulic fluid it just has a dye in it and special additives to help it work in transmissions.

Any standard hydraulic oil of suitable viscosity should work equally well. At least one maker of hydraulic jacks intended his jacks to use automotive brake fluid as the working fluid. To add oil to a hydraulic floor jack start by making sure the jack is completely lowered by turning the jack s release valve counterclockwise until it s as low as it can get. Depends what you want to do with the hydraulic piston and the temperatures you will be operating in.

In the early 1970 s i worked at a garage that had two old floor jacks probably made in the 1950 s or before with riveted metal tags saying something along the lines of use brake fluid meeting sae specification xxx only. Once the jack is lowered locate the oil filler port which is on the bottom of the jack s reservoir near the flat base. What you may be better off to do is to take the bottle jack out a floor jack is usually just a bottle jack laying sideways in a frame and replacing it with a similar one. In an emergency dexron automatic transmission fluid can be used.

I ve used atf in my hydraulic jacks since the late 1960s originally the type a suffix a atf and when that went off the market any atf meeting gm s dexron specification. In a floor jack the o rings should never come in contact with the fluid. Use of these can damage seals. Do not use brake fluid or hydraulic jack fluid.

Should use jack oil but you can use transmission fluid if you have to. The lippert products all call for atf but specifically say to not use type f as it will cause seal failure. The floor jack has specific characteristics and neoprene rubber or viton seals around the various components and the piston. But i ve avoided type f with perfect satisfaction.

This can t typically be repaired as the seat is part of the casting.