Import Engine Hoist Failure: Surprise! The Internals are Junk

During an engine install our import engine hoist decided it was too tired to lift anything any longer. A quick teardown and inspection confirmed why these things are so cheap when new. So what did we do? Replaced the parts with more cheap stuff, of course.

[@scotthanson7888]

In a desperate moment I removed the dead ram and bolted a Hilift jack and a couple of pieces of scrap metal in place . Worked fine.

[@damnimcooltom1]

I'm glad my 22 year old hoist hasn't done that. Yet.

[@williamconrad1087]

Red is an improvement.

[@zombie730]

Do they sell those parts to outright replace them?

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

They don't, but I did find a similar one on eBay that would probably work.

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

@@YoshimoshiGarage Just buy a much better 8ton cylinder.