I want so bad to rebuild an engine or a car, but everything costs so much money and there are no small 3 cylinder Diesels. So this spring, instead of the annual ritual of towing a car home, I looked around my garage for projects. I found this battered neglected HeinWener Jack I bought off Craigs' List and I am making it "New" out of the Box. You couldn't buy a jack like this today.

The jack had three coats of paint on it.


Stripping it bare...


Rebuilding the innards....

I know I am kind of wierd. Who would restore a 40 year old jack and make it look like it was brand new again. I even am getting replacement wheels made for the rear. Maybe I will restore a toilet or a hairdryer next.

It keeps you out of trouble and off the streets and is better than watching TV and watching your belly grow.
I looked at the thread as I wanted to see if you changed the inards of the hydraulic jack.
My Father gave me his old American made floor jack. When I went to use it I found that it leaked off oil too much to be safe.
I had no time to change the seals and stuff even if I knew where to get them. I emptied what was left of the jack oil out of the jack and replaced the thin jack oil with 90wt trans and differential lube. It still seeps a little but plenty safe enough to jack the car up and get the jack stands under it.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Not a thing in the world wrong with having pride in your tools and their quality and appearance.
Besides, your on another patented Thead Carpet Bombing Run......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Its spring/summer and sunny and warm and I am up and kicking

you aren't weird! check out my nearly 40 year old radial arm saw! still has all its paper work, and extras like a disc sander attachment.

I got her for free! I just finished making the table and, took her apart and lubed everything up. works great! I did a little painting when i had her apart, the top of the arm is now red. I haven't take more pics.

I love old tools! they are made better then new ones, and most of the time even if they are old, they are still better then a new tool. I love your jack! looks awesome!

I want to find an old drill press.

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Any finished pictures?

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I was hiking in Tiger Mountain last week we got lost didnt make it back until 7 PM

I am waiting for Expoxy paint to arrive by mail

I think the newest wood working large power tool that I have is now 52 years old but my favorites are older than that. My lath is from the early 1940s and my drill press is from 1952 and I have a bench top band saw that I can't find anyone who can date it but it has a name on it that says Dura. I have rebuilt all of these with new bearings and cleaned up the motors and installed new bearings in two of them. The third motor turned out to have little babbitt bearings in it that are really cool.
I LIKE OLD TOOLS

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1983 300SD
200000miles

I found a vintage air compressor for free on CL that I was going to restore, but somebody got to it first.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine