I got a fairly nice aluminum one at Harbour Freight in the $50 range on
sale. I think the normal price is int eh $70 range.
Try the hardware store for door closers for your soring. You might look at
gate closers also.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronnie Day" <rday@hot.rr.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 5:38 PM
Subject: Floor Jack Spring
> The spring that holds the handle in the raised position on my large (1.5
> ton, I think) floor jack has broken so the handle flops down. Not a huge
> deal, unless you happen to be under it. The spring looks very much like
the
> spring used on a wooden close pin, correspondingly larger of course.
>
> Anyone (Marc?) have any idea where I might get a replacement? I'll see if
I
> can't get some manufacturing info off of the jack itself, but I think I
paid
> about $80 for it in Hawaii in the early '70s, so I'll be more surprised
than
> not if I can get any info or if parts are available.
>
> It's a heavy sucker. I'd like to get one of the lightweight aluminum
units,
> but the least expensive decent/really light ones, well under 20 lbs
(IIRC),
> is the $200 unit at Northern Tools.
>
> TIA,
> Ron
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