The Challenger 957-04079 electrical control component is the direct replacement for the Challenger lift it came off of. This is the genuine Challenger part — same fit and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the Challenger 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: 957-04079
- Brand: Challenger
- Type: Genuine OEM electrical control component
The control gear — switch, contactor, overload, limit switches — is what makes the lift safe to operate, not just able to run. The button has to be hold-to-run so the lift stops when you let go; the overload has to trip before the motor cooks; the limit switch has to cut power at full height. When a control part fails, the risk isn't only a lift that won't work — it's a lift that won't stop when it should.
The electrical system feeds the motor, and the motor drives the pump — so an electrical fault often looks like a hydraulic one and vice versa. A lift that won't rise might be a dead capacitor, a burned contactor, a tripped limit switch, or a pump that's seized and stalling the motor. The wiring, the switch, the contactor, the motor, and the pump are one chain; trace it in order instead of guessing.
Related parts for this lift
The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit.
Replacing your electrical control component
Electrical repairs on a lift start with safety: confirm the power is off and verified dead before you touch a wire. From there it's methodical — trace the fault to the switch, contactor, motor, or a loose connection, replace the failed part, and test that the lift runs and stops correctly. Since it's live power, the full 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
If you are not sure this part matches your setup, the fastest check is the visual breakdown: open our Challenger parts lookup, pick your model, and match your part against the drawing where every item is numbered. Can't read the model plate? our guide to finding your model number shows exactly where it lives on each lift type, and we are a phone call away if you would rather have us confirm it.
Signs of an electrical fault
If the lift runs sometimes and not others, look for a loose or corroded connection. Intermittent operation is the classic signature of a bad connection — a loose lug, a corroded terminal, a pitted switch contact that makes only when it feels like it. With the power safely off, check every terminal for tightness and every contact for pitting and discoloration. Intermittent almost always means connection, not component.
Parts commonly replaced at the same time
When you are in the control system, look at the parts around the failure: the relay near a dead contactor, the switch on a circuit that keeps dropping out. Doing the related components together while power is locked out saves a second service. We will pull the right versions for your lift's configuration.
Safety notes
Power off, verified off, before the panel opens. The electrical side of a lift controls the parts that make it safe — the overhead cutoff, the interlocks, the motor — so a wrong connection is not just a dead lift, it can be an unsafe one. Work the circuit cold, and if the wiring does not match the diagram, get help rather than guessing.
Before you order
Electrical fit comes down to voltage and phase, so confirm both off the plate before ordering, along with model and serial. The same lift model can ship in more than one electrical configuration. Not sure what you are looking at? Photograph the old part's label and we will identify the correct replacement.
Check your lift's serial before ordering
The most common reason a lift part comes back is not a defect — it is a revision mismatch. Manufacturers change sub-parts between production runs while keeping the same lift model name, so "it fits my lift model" is not always enough. The model plate carries the serial number that pins your lift to a specific run, and that is the number that settles which version of this part belongs on your lift.
Can't find the plate? Measure the old part — overall length, bolt-hole spacing, thread size on anything threaded — and photograph it from a couple of angles. Send that with your lift's brand and rough age and we will match it against the parts breakdowns we service from every week.
Why buy your Challenger electrical control component from Auto Lift Services
We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the 957-04079 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.
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