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Bought myself a 2nd hand Hoffmann Europa 3000kg lift a while back, have replaced the lift nuts, and now ready to put it up. Will need some advice on setting it up What should the gap between the lift and safety nuts ? Should I shim the uprights to vertical or just bolted to the base plate? How do I set up the safety wire ? Thanks in advance Glenn And since everyone likes pictures, here's the offending item And what the failed lift nut looked like when I got it And the nice shiny new one Yes I did replace both sides Ttfn Glenn
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Last Edit: Oct 9, 2021 18:29:49 GMT by 93fxdl
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Oct 10, 2021 20:21:55 GMT
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Hoffmann are still around, might it be worth asking them for an installation manual?
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Oct 10, 2021 22:20:16 GMT
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Hoffmann are still around, might it be worth asking them for an installation manual? Cheers, have just found out they were sold by snap on, will try them for a manual also Ttfn Glenn Have the uprights installed now
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Last Edit: Oct 10, 2021 22:24:11 GMT by 93fxdl
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Oct 11, 2021 10:35:31 GMT
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Sorry I can't help you with this but I am in a similar situation so I'd be interested to know if you get the answer to the shimming question. I am buying a unit with a 2 poster in it which I have used in the past. With something heavy on it it slows to a crawl half way up. It's had new lift nuts quite recently and the motor has been checked OK but one of the posts leans out more than I'd expect, certainly more than the other one. I was told that a slight lean out is normal but I'd assume they should be equal and I think that the amount this one leans out at could be causing problems when the the vehicle is towards the top as the distance between them has increased. I might be wrong but I'd be interested to know what you find out about installing yours. Good luck with it!
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Oct 12, 2021 12:53:41 GMT
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one of the posts leans out more than I'd expect, certainly more than the other one. I was told that a slight lean out is normal but I'd assume they should be equal Good luck with it! Snap-on sent me a pdf for my lift, it says the uprights should lean out slightly but they should both be equal. The specification for my lift is 2cm wider at the top than the bottom and should be equal, so 1cm per column. Have to give snap-on customer support a big thumbs up , sent me a copy of the full manual for my lift, now I can set my lift up to proper specifications Ttfn Glenn
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Last Edit: Oct 12, 2021 13:07:40 GMT by 93fxdl
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Oct 14, 2021 10:08:40 GMT
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Thanks, that's useful and pretty much what my thoughts were. Can't offhand remember what make this one is but from memory I would say the width difference is a lot more than 2cm. I've used many 2 posters over the years and this is the first time I've looked at one and immediately thought 'that doesn't look right!'. When I get access again I'll measure it and see who built it.
So is yours within spec. with them bolted on or are you going to shim them?
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Oct 14, 2021 23:26:04 GMT
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Just had to shim one upright, will run it for a while then re check everything, don't have anything heavy to test it properly so will need to keep torquing the mounts With lifting equipment don't take chances, if something goes wrong you might not be around to laugh about it Ttfn Glenn
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Last Edit: Oct 14, 2021 23:33:48 GMT by 93fxdl
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