
MST13003 / MST13004 / MST13005 3 09/16/14
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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SETUP
1. Refertotheexplodedviewpartsdrawinginthismanualtoidentifypartsmentionedinthissetupprocedure.
2. Thetwopiecehandle(MST13003andMST13004)andthreepiecehandle(MST13005)canbeslipttogethertoform
acompletehandlelength.Looselyslippingthepiecestogetherwillenableyoutodisconnectthematalatertimeforstorage.
3. Sometimesairgetstrappedinthehydraulicsystemduringshippingand/orhandling.
PURGINGAIRFROMTHEHYDRAULICSYSTEM
a. Attachtheendofthehandletothejack'sreleasevalveandturnthehandleinacounterclockwisedirection
two full revolutions.
b. Installthehandleinthepumphandlereceiverandpumpthejackabout15incrementalpumpstrokes.
c. Attachtheendofthehandleonthereleasevalveagainandturnthehandleinaclockwisedirectionuntiltight.
d. Proceedtopumpthehandleuntiltheramraisestomaximumheight.
e. Repeatsteps"a"through"d"untilallairispurgedfromthesystem.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT:Beforeattemptingtoraiseanyvehicle,checkvehicleservicemanualforrecommendedliftingsurfaces.
OPERATION
1. Becomefamiliarwiththeidenticationandfunctionoftheoperatingjackcomponents.
a. The ram is the shaft that comes out of the jack when you activate the pump piston.
b. The ram is equipped with an extension screw which can be unscrewed to extend from the ram if there is not enough hydraulic
stroke to raise the load to the desired height.
2. Chockthevehicle'stiresthatwillnotbeliftedoffthegroundpriortoliftingthevehicleandifavailable,applytheemergencybrake
or any other method of braking.
3. Positionthejackatthedesignatedliftpoint.Estimatetherequiredramtraveltoraisethevehicletothedesiredheight.Ifthetotal
ram travel will not lift the vehicle to the desired height, unscrew the extension screw rst so the low height of the jack will be
higher, thereby providing more effective ram stroke.
4. Turnthereleasevalveinaclockwisedirectionuntiltight.
5. Withthejackintheloweredposition,placethejackunderthevehicle,butdonotputyourbodyunderthevehicle.
IMPORTANT:Usethevehiclemanufacturer'srecommendedliftingproceduresandliftingpointsbeforeliftingloads.
6. Once the jack is in place, activate the pump until the top of the ram comes close to the designated lift point. Make sure the
designatedliftpointisat,paralleltothegroundandfreefromgrease,anykindoflubricant,anddebris.Proceedwithpumping
thejackinordertoliftthevehicletothedesiredheight.Duringlifting,inspectthepositionofthejackinrelationtothegroundand
the ram in relationship to the load to prevent any unstable conditions from developing. If conditions look like they are becoming
unstable, slowly lower the load and make appropriate setup corrections after the load is fully lowered.
7. Whenthevehicleorloadisliftedtoitsdesiredheight,immediatelyplacesafetysupportstands(jackstands)intheirdesignated
locationsandadjustthestands'supportcolumnsupasclosetothedesignatedvehiclesupportpointsaspossible.Althoughjack
standsareindividuallyrated,theyaretobeusedinamatchedpairtosupportoneendofthevehicleonly.Standsarenottobe
usedtosimultaneouslysupportbothendsoronesideofavehicle.Slowlyandcarefullyturnthereleaseknobinacounterclock
wisedirectiontogentlylowerthevehicleontothesafetysupportstands(jackstands).Makesurethevehicleissafelysupported
bythesafetysupportstands'(jackstands)saddlesandnotthelocatinglugsofthesaddles.Inspecttherelationshipofthesafety
supportstands(jackstands)withthegroundandthesafetysupportstand(jackstand)columnsandsaddleswiththevehicle
to prevent any unstable conditions. If conditions look unstable, close the jack's release valve and pump the jack to raise the
vehicleoffthesafetysupportstands(jackstands).Maketheappropriatesetupchanges,andslowlyandcarefullylowerthe
vehicle onto the safety support stand saddles.
8. Aftertheworkisdone,closethereleasevalveandpumpthejackuntilitishighenoughtoremovethevehicleorloadfromthe
safetysupportstandsaddles.Besureloadisstable.Ifitisnot,lowerloadbackontosafetysupportstands.Makeappropriate
setupcorrectionsandrepeatthestepagain.Removethesafetysupportstandsfromunderthevehicle,beingverycarefulnotto
move the vehicle.
9. Turn the release valve in a counterclockwise direction very slowly and carefully to lower the vehicle or load down to the ground.