HARBOR FREIGHT 3 Ton Jack REVIEW & MAINTENAN 

thank you sir!

+45AMT It's that price right now.

I have friends who bought Craftsman jacks that came very low on fluid out of the box. I think this is becoming normal practice in retail these days. It saves the factory money but passes the burden onto the customer...that's my theory.

Turn the handle all the way to raise it. Not partially.

Turn the handle clockwise until it stops turning. It seems you can turn it counter clockwise infinitely but closing it off clockwise it does come to a stop when it's fully closed and ready to pump up. Also when you let it back down you only need to turn it 2 or 3 turns counter clockwise it don't have to be turned a hundred times to let off the pressure

You Gotta unscrew the screw under the handle

S.P.K SR. Did u ever find the problem?

Makes no sense.

nope. i would still check it to make sure its 100% full. dont forget to subscribe on here, and add me on instagram: @ImStricken06 we also have a great forum GreaseMonkeyForum (dot) com

Yes, always bleed a new jack and add fluid if needed. It even states this in the manual (not just Harbor Freight, but all of them say this in the manual). I have the older version of this jack and when I got it, it was a good 2-3 oz. low on jack oil. You'll know if you are low on fluid because it will not pump up quick enough and/or it will release too quickly making your car/truck come down too fast, which is bad when you are releasing the car/truck onto jack stands. I know people don't like to hear this because they don't want to have to buy a bottle of jack oil when they buy their first jack, however if you own a hydraulic floor jack, it's a good idea to own some jack oil as you will need it at some point. It will cost you $5-8 for 15-24 oz. so it's not a huge expense and the bottle will last you a good while. Check your oil level and bleed it at least once a year but more if you use it a lot. But if you only jack up your car 4-6 times a year for oil changes, then once a year is fine, unless you see a loss in performance, then you want to check it at that time.

Just picked this jack up today, it was low on fluid. ALWAYS add fluid and bleed a new jack.

Wat did u end up doing?

RandomWorld ! Because he doesn’t have a fucking clue of what he’s talking about...just winging it.

***** Thanks! I will open the box and apply the knowledge from this video on my new floor jack today. :-) The reason I asked about transmission fluid was because I wanted to use the surplus supply of genuine BMW Automatic Transmission fluid (M1375.4) that I have available. Anyway, I'll just keep it simple and stick with the $5 hydraulic floor jack oil. Have a great day! :-)

***** I just picked up the low profile one one bad thing I did notice it has no stop counter clockwise so the ujoint unscrewed on me when I went to bleed it before use . It made a bit of a mess and had to refill but seems ok. Does yours have a stop when turning it counter clockwise or do you think the one I got is defective.

***** Hey Striker520, Mine does not stop when I turned it counter clockwise either. I think it's designed that way; because my Craftsman floor jack does the same thing...

STRIKER520 for future readers, I'm going through the same, seems made like that. also has a rubber plug rather than screw.

STRIKER520 im glad you posted this. I just bought a new 3 ton low pro and the counter clock also doesn't stop. I was ready to return lol.

f*#kn a, Bob! Carried to a job site today, dang..

I'm looking at buying one, but at 68, I would really hate for something to make me return it. I only want to carry it once.