COSTCO ARCAN LL-35 FLOOR JACK SQUEAK - FIXED !!

COSTCO ARCAN Floor Jack SQUEAL Fixed! Sorry, my first video here so there is no hot music or thumping bass, but you can definitely silence your older ARCAN FLOOR JACK SQUEAK by watching what I did. I had lubed every pivot point on this thing and it still squealed. After searching the internet, I contacted the factory reps and they claimed that there was some "double overload valve adjustment" that needed to be done and they sent me a .pdf file explaining how to do it. That didn't work either. I like my high capacity steel floor jack and since I paid good money for it, I figured it was up to me to fix it! The problem lies in the fact that one of the rollers does not press on the very center of the hydraulic plunger. I used two washers to move the roller over so that it is centered over it's plunger. Don't tighten the threaded carrier which holds the rollers as it can make a squeaking sound even when the plungers and rollers are aligned... Newer models have a different double-pump design and may not have the radical squealing sound of the older models. This jack was only about $70 at Costco, and yes, I could return it, but the replacement models are over $100 now. I guess the cost of labor in China has gone up in the past 8 years or so... Where are all my friends that I used to help make their videos when I need production help here on the set?