Because I’m thinking mine has flown the coop. I called the place I got the crane from and explained the problem. To their credit they agreed to send me another jack unit and this morning it duly arrived. I got home, mounted it in the frame, and.... It wouldn’t lift the arm. Doh! I lifted the arm by hand and it held solid indicating there was oil in the cylinder. I couldn’t believe it, the same problem? It looks like it. I double checked the release valve, it worked and wasn’t leaking. I sent them an email directly explaining what I had done. They responded an hour later agreeing to send another next week. I hope they test this one before they courier it.
I still had an hour of daylight left and with the weather looking distinctly poor for the weekend so I headed back out and worked on the remaining nuts and bolts holding the rear sub-frame and suspension to the car. After the problems of shearing bolts and rounded nuts with the rear anti-roll bar I wasn’t looking forward to the remaining fixings.
However my apprehension was unfounded and with a little help from the make do ratchet extension I was able to crack the remaining nuts and bolts before night fell.
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