Craftsman aluminum floor jack

[Madmiles442]

When shopping for an angle grinder recently, I learned that Sears' "return for any reason, anytime" guarantee (that I'm used to with hand tools) now only applies to Craftsman Professional Series, not Craftsman. "Plain" Craftsman has a limited warranty.
Depending on the tool and the use, could be worth the extra cost.

[Bobcat]

MaSnaka .... I guess I was not completely clear .... sorry . I also use jack stands , but what I should have said/mentioned , is that I have seen seals blow out as a cylinder ( jack ) is being raised ( pressurized ) and then it comes down !!! Agreed that the failure rate is very low , but I don`t want to be that individual .... and the "older" jacks are generally well worth rebuilding , so good luck .
As we are now finding out , welcome to the wonderful world of Sears Customer " no service "

[Snakebit]

Took the jack apart and found aluminum shavings and alot of what looks like aluminum powder. I don't think the valve unit was ever cleaned after machining. It looks like a small shaving was lodged between the seat and ball of the release valve causing the jack to bleed down. I cleaned up the seat with a drill bit and reamer and reseated the ball. I'm in the process of cleaning everything and checking the seals and O rings.

This is the 4000lb aluminum jack that lists for $199.00 that I purchased for $169 on sale.

[Bobcat]

Snakebit .... way to go ! Unfortunately , trash left over from machining operations doesn`t always show up on the test stand ... and sometimes the cleaning equipment doesn`t get everything . I had this problem on some cylinder lock valves from one of our plants . Makes a miner real unhappy when the roof shields that are supposed to protect him don`t stay up . In my case , the seats weren`t machined correctly and the wrong springs were used . luckily , no one was hurt ... but we did have to replace 200 valves in the field .... and all of these valves were 100% tested as I verified .

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by Madmiles442

When shopping for an angle grinder recently, I learned that Sears' "return for any reason, anytime" guarantee (that I'm used to with hand tools) now only applies to Craftsman Professional Series, not Craftsman. "Plain" Craftsman has a limited warranty.
Depending on the tool and the use, could be worth the extra cost.

Do you know when this change was made? I am interested in knowing how they will handle a tool that was purchased before the the change was made.