Ok so this may be a dumb question but how should a hilift jack lower, I just found a hilift (actually cheaper knockoff) and it wasn't working so I cleaned it all up and put it back together, it lifts up fine but it won't go down, I am wondering if I am missing a part or something its very annoying because its like 8 feet long now.

I will take a picture of it tomorrow if that helps

 

True hilift jacks have a lever on the left side that you put in the "up" position to raise it and the "down" position to lower it.

lots of times hilifts have a hard time going down unless there is weight on it...

 

yeah i think i may have installed the lever wrong

 

http://www.wanderingtrail.com/Repair...ft_rebuild.htm