scissor jack broken ....

Great! Now you have money left for "refreshments".

So trying to remove the keeper or what ever it was proved difficult so I put the drill to it and added a cotter pin and it is working fine

Thanks all

Joe

Yes look carefully at the end of the threaded rod and you should see a hole drilled through the threads. Take a small punch and hammer and drive out the hollow split pin inside that hole. Take the pin down to Home Depot and look through the specialty drawers in the bolt aisle for a new pin.

You can refer to one of the other jacks to see how to put it all together.

Or buy a new jack and be done with it.

Thank you.

When the roll pin breaks off, they're pretty hard to spot where they were on the threaded shaft. Look at one of the other jacks and you should see a pin on the inboard side of the the threaded rod that holds the washer (like a thrust bearing) onto the rod.

Just drive out the broken pin with a punch and tap in a fresh one. It's an easy fix. Buy a couple of spare pins.

Running the jacks up too hard can shear off the pins, which I learned from personal experience.

Good luck.

I tried to thread it back in and it was a no go.
Roll pin ? have to Google that haha

Yes, just install a new roll pin and be done. A 50cent fix.

If I understand the question correctly, I had a similar situation. I just screwed the rod back into the nut on the inside of the jack and then installed a washer and kotter pin. Have not had any problems since.

I think I will replace it.........
And I do the drill thing too. :)

Thanks

They are very inexpensive I would just buy a new one and be done with it. :)