Fixing my Hein Warner Jack caster?

[JHZR2]

My Hein-Warner Jack, owned for nearly 20 years. Never was a huge fan of the casters, because on the nut side of the unit (long bolts running through the body), the caster wouldn’t turn all the way.

But I’ve dealt with it for 20 years. Recently it got really bad. I think my wife clunked this one into another jack I have. That’s all I can guess. It’s the bearings, they’re screwed up.

You can see the balls go 1.5-2 wide in the track and then jam. Can bend that upper cap and get them to stay in line, or what do I need to do in order to fix them?

I think the replacement casters are plastic, not metal. No thanks. Unfortunately I don’t recall which model this is to find parts. It’s a painted blue metal wheel.

Is this fixable? Bend it and spray some grease in there??

 

[Rand]

something like these?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/316448502423?
https://www.amazon.com/Floor-Jack-Caster-Piece-Split-Washer/dp/B093RDX7W1?
Once they do that good luck fixing it.. replacement wheel IMO.

 

[Pablo]

My Hein-Warner Jack, owned for nearly 20 years. Never was a huge fan of the casters, because on the nut side of the unit (long bolts running through the body), the caster wouldn’t turn all the way.

But I’ve dealt with it for 20 years. Recently it got really bad. I think my wife clunked this one into another jack I have. That’s all I can guess. It’s the bearings, they’re screwed up.

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You can see the balls go 1.5-2 wide in the track and then jam. Can bend that upper cap and get them to stay in line, or what do I need to do in order to fix them?

I think the replacement casters are plastic, not metal. No thanks. Unfortunately I don’t recall which model this is to find parts. It’s a painted blue metal wheel.

Is this fixable? Bend it and spray some grease in there??

Likely there are similar models you can scavenge from, or shop steel casters. What size stem?

 

[Hirev]

You could bend that out heating it up with a acetylene torch. Otherwise I would just get a new aluminum floor jack with rapid pump they are so much better to use and move around than those old school jacks.

 

[Carmudgeon]

https://www.hcrcnow.com/shop/parts/hein-werner/categories/casters-floor-jack

Harbor Freight offers some replacement parts for their floor jacks. Might be a analog somewhere in their lineup.

Something like a caster should be relatively easy to find a replacement for.

 

[spasm3]

something like these?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/316448502423?
https://www.amazon.com/Floor-Jack-Caster-Piece-Split-Washer/dp/B093RDX7W1?
Once they do that good luck fixing it.. replacement wheel IMO.

Take that castor off and measure the wheel size and stem.

Several on flea bay like this.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/405405558660?_skw=hein+werner+jack+castor&itmmeta=01K1YDV32R5Q0838XVTM76DGJT&hash=item5e640de784:g:2ZIAAOSw03JnVKPz&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1d/uie7SKoDDZG/OpeftrDSJZotp6sqmIeZsMjyZxmRYdJGCi/mTsk0hz+UjZQLISWGsRYF4yiXaC5yCr+Zkd96gPzD1Ts4JeLgnJ/odui35Iv+/SCcOZqvApR0w6oUHGhBk1+LTpmlluvmAUM13MPlj68ZqZCR3pWw1G7l0bh4pRgT3on+GzCNiWV5zftYMFzBhPkYhWQR8sQxt3uGF1GRV9R6DjkwnmYKVA4mIwkjhKlWMcyRXkq2RYSTwFf6g/w=|tkp:Bk9SR8Cx7M2PZg

https://www.ebay.com/itm/296743890263?_skw=hein+werner+jack+castor&itmmeta=01K1YDV32RCY0NZRGFWBP8DH8D&hash=item4517506d57:g:2BEAAOSwgnZnCHdd&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1f7xtR0MXoD+Ya+qoDAG2qMre8Oi5a0ZThXK9uSFPsKBTMvkU28E0JzKH9Str74pv5ODnOJPkLJP0zrqK/9gdEfVCAWl+IbQ6NRep9/ChEOFuKgTAVkdx5ujSUT9gpV8PE04SjbVXNVnrKBXi23pS1dyXLf2r3CJDzjp9lEaHFtVpW8mGz0ZyZJGHUXe8AYOIoxuVxHMZ5tC8oa5S2HuJbcvtBvZ8ll95NkIjjjiT8UiBrxsdXmtL0jo6pVqqBAWck=|tkp:Bk9SR8Cx7M2PZg

 

[JHZR2]

Likely there are similar models you can scavenge from, or shop steel casters. What size stem?

I don’t have it nearby but agree I need measurements. It seems like there are a few more options than I had anticipated.

Ideally I can service the bearings. I like the matched metal wheels.

You could bend that out heating it up with an acetylene torch. Otherwise I would just get a new aluminum floor jack with rapid pump they are so much better to use and move around than those old school jacks.

I have a small HF aluminum jack, it is indeed best in its classic but I don’t intend to buy more Chinese jacks. The one I have doesn’t reach high enough to get my ML off the ground.

https://www.hcrcnow.com/shop/parts/hein-werner/categories/casters-floor-jack

Harbor Freight offers some replacement parts for their floor jacks. Might be a analog somewhere in their lineup.

Something like a caster should be relatively easy to find a replacement for.

The HF casters are incredibly cheap and flimsy. They may maneuver better than the square cut wheels on my HW jack though. But I’d like a matched item to what I have.

I see they have a bearing set there. That would be ideal, even though it’s pricy.