The BendPak 5326178 electrical control component is the direct replacement for the BendPak lift it came off of. This is the genuine BendPak part — same fit and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the BendPak electrical control component from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same.

Specifications

• Part number: 5326178
• Brand: BendPak
• Type: Genuine OEM electrical control component

Electrical parts fail by heat and by contacts. A push-button's contacts pit and stop making a clean connection; a contactor's points burn and weld or chatter; a wire lug loosens, arcs, and cooks. Motors fail on windings, bearings, or a start capacitor. The tells are a lift that runs intermittently, won't start, trips the breaker, hums without turning, or greets you with the smell of hot varnish.

The one spec you cannot get wrong on lift electrics is voltage. A 110-volt motor and a 220-volt motor are not interchangeable, and neither are their contactors and overloads. Single-phase versus three-phase matters just as much. Read the data tag on the motor and match voltage, phase, and horsepower exactly — the wrong one either won't run, runs weak, or burns up the first time it's asked to lift.

Replacing your electrical control component

Servicing the safety cutouts — limit switch, overhead shut-off, overload — is about confirming the lift stops on its own when it's supposed to, not just that it runs. Replace the failed device, then test each cutout deliberately. Since these are what make the lift safe to operate, the step-by-step procedure is worth following start to finish. Not sure on the procedure? Find your lift in our parts lookup or call and we will walk you through it.

Find the right part for your lift

Landed here but not 100% sure it is your part? Grab the model and serial from the data plate and open our parts lookup for the visual breakdown — the manufacturer-style drawing with every item numbered so you can match yours exactly. Plate missing? our guide to finding your model number helps, and we identify lifts from photos every week if you would rather ask.

Signs of an electrical fault

Watch and listen to the contactor when you press up. It should pull in with one clean clack and hold silent. A contactor that chatters, buzzes, or pulls in and drops out is getting low coil voltage, has worn points, or isn't latching — and chatter hammers the motor with make-and-break current. Pitted, welded, or chattering contacts mean the contactor needs attention now, not later.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

Plan the electrical repair as a circuit, not a single part. The components around a failure often share its age, and doing them together while power is off is safer and cheaper than repeat visits. Give us your lift's configuration and we will assemble the matched set.

Safety notes

Before the cover comes off, the power comes off — and gets verified off. Lift controls tie the motor, the interlocks, and the shutoff together, so a careless connection can make a lift move when it should not. Match the diagram, respect the safety circuit, and get help on anything outside your comfort zone.

Before you order

Ordering tip: electrical components are specific to the lift's voltage and phase, so read the plate before you buy. A 208-230V single-phase lift and a three-phase version of the same model do not share the same contactor or motor. Send the markings off the old part and we will confirm the match.

Ordering the right revision

Before this goes in the cart, grab two things off your lift: the model number and the serial number, both on the manufacturer's plate. The serial matters more than most people expect — lift makers revise components between production runs without renaming the lift, and the run your serial falls in determines which revision of this part is correct.

If you are working from a failed part rather than a plate, measure what you have and photograph how it mounts. Send that to us along with the lift brand, and we will check it against the same parts breakdowns our own techs use in the field before you commit to the order.

Why buy your BendPak electrical control component from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair BendPak lifts every week — the 5326178 is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302 — and every part ships genuine, no aftermarket substitution unless you ask for it.