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I have had 2 Craftsman jacks. One was a 2.5 ton and one was a 3 ton. The 2.5 lasted for about 2 years and the 3 ton lasted less than a year. Both leaked oil and it seems to be a common problem with them right now. The other pain is that Craftsman makes no replacement component for you to repair it. Its been a headache. Im not bashing Craftsman as I have all Craftsman tools but their jacks just arent up to the quality they used to produce.
I own two 3.5 ton jacks now that I purchased at Napa and they are awesome. Have had no problem with them at all. Very easy to move around and the use good heavy duty components. I think the going price though is right around $250-$280 per jack. I know this is prob more than you were hoping to spend but you just dont want to find out your jack isnt up to the task while you are in need of it. JMHO
Oh and make sure you get top quality jack stands also. Do not go the cheapest route there. They will save your life.
Is it possible to use a drop down menu to go back to the main forum instead of having to use the back button. The dropdown would let you skip from one forum topic to another . Thanks for the great work on the site btw.
Also is there any possibility the google ad banners can be oriented top to bottm along one of the sides of the site? Right now you can see no site content without scrolling through 3-4 banners and it makes it a bit cumbersome.
Ive replaced the plugs on probably 10 different 2004-2008 Ford 5.4L v8 Triton 3V. I am a Ford fan for life but this was a horrible idea and they should be embarrassed by the lack of support they have given their customers. Tons of people putting out about $600 bucks to have someone do them for them and much more if they break and they always do. Out of the 10 that Ive done all have had an average of 4 break off.
The tool to do the job right is close to what the initial poster wanted to link above but that link takes you to the main site of Lisle ( The company that makes the tool. Its called the LIS 65600. This link will take you to the tool and to all of the individual replacement parts for the tool.
http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1/se … &x=13&y=14
My thoughts after 10 of the plug removals:
1.) They dont make tools any simpler than this.
2.) The tool works by pushing the ceramic (there are 3 different ways these plugs break….ceramic breaks in half leaving half in the bottom of the ground shield thats also stuck, ground shield by itself, or the ceramic splits and can be pull out by a pair of long nose long neck pair of needle nose pliers) down far enough for the ceramic to snap the bottom of the grounding shield so the cutting threads of the shield removal tool to bite. It is measured exactly so even if you think it may be pushing too far its not. I did modify my wet/dry shopvacwith some small diameter rubber hose (used to connect an icemaker to a refrigerator) so I could vacuum out the cylinder as a precaution. In all the times I have used this tool it has not broken the ceramic and I only vacuumed the cylinder to make sure I have rid any small particulates.
3.) You will want to buy a small bottle of cutting oil. The threads on the shield removal tool can dull ultra quick if you dont use the cutting oil. I did 4 full jobs before mine started to dull. I also decided that for $26 it was worth buying the replacement removal tool (the reversed thread cutting part, not the shrouds ).
4.) Ive made money with this tool and Ive charged half of what the dealers wanted to charge simply because Rotunda wants to over charge for their tools. The same tool from Rotunda is almost $700.00 and not as effective.
5.) After using this tool, the job is significantly less daunting and Ive finished the job in under 2 hours.Also make sure you use Nickel anti-sieze on the plugs threads when you put the new plugs in. Nickel has the highest temp rating and will save you a major headache the next time.
Good luck!