Power The 'nice guy' Donating Members 314 Member For: 19y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney (Area around Ryde) Posted 18/03/07 12:25 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 12:25 AM Scares the s**t out of me. I've never had to use the jack (4/05 purchase), and actually got the thing out for the first time before I drove Sydney-QLD return and couldn't open it. - lol. Threw in a small toolbox just in case I needed to get it out. Maybe its better just throwing it in the bin. On the road in an emergency I would probably stick my head under to have a look....not after reading this. One of my neighbours has the best trolley jack I've ever seen, retired-mechanic, from the 1970's and it is superb. BUT I still use stands as well just in case e.g. one of my kids walks in and decides to say "Dad what happens if I turn this". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/07 01:30 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 01:30 AM (edited) Well I stupidly used another ford jack from my mate's T as I had no othetr jack to use, first wheel was sweet jacked up changed the wheel ,then jacked it down sweet.Went around to the other wheel jacked it up sweet changed the wheel, I then just started to screw the nuts on, got them on firm then BANG from full extension the f*cker let go and the car slammed to the ground.Lucky for me I was aware of these heaps of sh*t and didnt have any part of body under the car.So since I had 2 wheels left to do I got my sisters jack from her AU, jacked the wheel up and her jacked siezed and wouldnt wind down, so I finally went to my mates house at 11.00 at night and borrowed his trolly jack so I could get the f*cken jack from underneath my car.So I dont care what anybody else thinksFORD JACK'S ARE SH*TP.s just use a trolly jack much safer. Edited 18/03/07 01:32 AM by YPURV4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 6m 9d Posted 18/03/07 03:33 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 03:33 AM Quick question, are you guys jacking the car up so that the jack is at Full extension when changing wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 18/03/07 03:49 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 03:49 AM Not full but having 20's I do have to jack higher than a standed wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 18/03/07 07:15 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 07:15 AM Is there a better quality jack we can but that will fit in the factory spot? I've used my jack to change a tyre on the side of the road and we have to use it to lift the car up to get a trolley jack under it when doing other work in a garage. Seems to be holding up fine but it would be nice to have a better one in the factory spot.←Driving past a couple of houses and in noticed this.... might put a patent n the unique design.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/03/07 07:22 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 07:22 AM I think you might be onto something there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 6m 9d Posted 18/03/07 10:24 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 10:24 AM Can someone take a pic of the collapsed jack, would like to see which part actually fails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 18y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 19/03/07 04:34 AM Share Posted 19/03/07 04:34 AM Can someone take a pic of the collapsed jack, would like to see which part actually fails←Hey mate, its the thread that stuff's up, on mine the teeth/thread just strips away so it has nothing to grip to and just slide through the end bit were it threads through to open the jack.if you get what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURVIE Sexy Member Donating Members 524 Member For: 17y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: Berwick, VIC Posted 19/03/07 06:31 AM Share Posted 19/03/07 06:31 AM Can someone take a pic of the collapsed jack, would like to see which part actually fails←Heres my jack after the incident at the shopping centre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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