[Mikendebbie]

We are heading out on a short trip and I have been cleaning and checking systems. I used the hydraulic lifts to raise the tires and just spin them…this was the first time I had used the lift system in manual mode. One side lifted fine but the other “timed out” due to lift angle. I did not know what to do - until reviewing this thread - especially Carl’s post #4 above. I plan to go play with the system again today and spin the other tires.

Four years ago I clipped a high curb turning in to the Waco Cracker Barrel and bent the rear passenger side jack…more accurate to say that the mounting brackets bent. I took the jack off the brackets and pounded on the brackets with a BFH until they were plumb, and reinstalled the jack. The jack still works fine and does not leak fluid. I was cleaning the jacks, wiping with tranny fluid and I noticed two small nicks (smaller than half to a quarter of an oatmeal flake - I will post a pic later today) on the smooth piston leg. The nicks have been there since my jack leg accident…but I understand more about the hydraulic system now (thanks to reading this forum) than I did four years ago and the importance of cleaning the piston legs to protect the seals. They feel more like rough spots and are not deep cuts or gouges. Should I gently file those nicks smooth?

By the way - IH35 thru Waco has been improved over the last few years. The high curb at the Cracker Barrel is no longer there and the entrance apron is wider.