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Jack
I have a questions for you guys. Am I the only one that feels that the jack that came with these cars is a piece of crap? I'll explain why below.....I'd like to hear if anyone else has had any problems with theirs.
After work on Friday I decided that I would rotate my tires since I forgot to have it done with the last oil change. I've done this for years and have it down to about 45 minutes. I take out the jack (which was never and I do mean never used - the spare tire looked brand new as well) and read the directions on it. I've never seen a jack that looked like this one. At any rate I read the directions and start to jack up my car. (By the way I was on level concrete). I get the first tire off without a hitch and put the spare on. I head to the front and do the whole process over again. I get the front tire off and am attempting to put the rear tire on and all of a sudden the jack bends and the car comes towards me. Talk about scared!! I almost pissed my pants!! Luckily because i had the tire partially on, the hub didn't hit the concrete. Instead it landed on the inside of the rim. Now with a bent jack I'm like wtf am I gonna do to fix this issue? I ended up finding a neighbor that had a floor jack and finished my roation without a hitch. NOW....I bought a floor jack in order to do this the next time around but my question is, has anyone else had their factory jack bend on them like this? I had it lined up straight and did everything correctly and it still bent. At this point I think I'm going to get AAA and let them deal with the tire changes because I'm not using a factory jack to change a tire if I don't have to god forbid if I get a flat along the road. I should still have a jack in the car though, so anyone have one for sale or free out of a parts car?
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i would only use that POS in an emergency on the side of the road. use a floor jack for anything else.
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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That's never happened to me, but ive read on here of it happening to a few others.
mike |
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Mine didn't bend, but it did slide, causing my car to fall to the ground, luckily the tire i took off i placed under the car so it didnt crash and cause damage....I bought a small hydraulic floor jack and i just keep that in my trunk now. works well, only have had to use it once though thank god. but yes, the stock jack is kinda riskay
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As other's have said. It's a PoS. IMHO the design is inherently unstable and downright dangerous.
We had the same type of jack on our 1985 Vauxhall Cavalier, that car was much lighter than the SVX and yet the jack couldn't support it. Unless you position it completely right, on level ground, it will bend and then collapse. Once it's bent it will collapse almost every time. If you have to use it in an emergency then make sure you chock the other wheels to prevent the car from moving whilst on the jack. Put a solid plank under it too - the foot of the jack is so small that the immense weight of the SVX tends to push it into the ground. I use a trolley jack and axle stands whenever possible. |
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My jack has worked like a charm, i dont know what you guys are talking about.
I've used to to rotate my tires countless times, and i also left the car up on it over night (with some stacked 2x4's under it just in case) and it was perfect in the morning. Odd.
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Mike |
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Mine never broke or anything, I actually ended up selling it to a member here last year.
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1992 Pearlie ... ??????k Sold 8/04 Kenwood KDC-MPV619 Wedgie Cupholder 1998 Acura Integra LS 74k Sold 1/07 2007 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 .04k! 2011 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, 4x4 TRD Sport |
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[/COLOR][/COLOR]-Scott My Locker 2014 Grey Ford Fusion 2.0 EcoBoost Bought: 12-5-14 2005 Silver Legacy GT Ltd 5mt. Bought: 3-3-07 Sold: 12-5-14 1996 Brilliant Red L (AWD). Bought: 6-14-04 - Sold: 3-3-07 - 15.370 @ 89.65 1992 Claret/black LS #4086 (GF's). Bought: 6-30-04 - Sold: 7-29-07 1994 Pearl White LSi Bought: 2001? Sold: 2004? |
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I have used the sissor jack many times with no problems to rasie the SVX, put it on jack stands and to rotate tires as in jack both tires up one side at the same time. There have been times when the car almost fell but I caught it in time by watching how the SVX moved when I jacked it up. The point of contact to ground relative to the body is important. Depending on the point of contact the SVX can be pushed away from you or torwards you when the jack is going up.
I do not like using any jacks, floor or sissor, on any smooth dusty concrete or any other surface that will let the tires on the ground slide as the car is going up. The one thing I have learned is to do it slowly and watch the car.
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OH GOD. The jack F***** SUCKS MONKEY D***! (I've had my experiences)
I had a flat tire the first week I had my car and had a spare in the trunk. So I broke out the jack and TRIED reading the directions with little luck. I eventually thought I figured it out, cracked loose the lugnuts and secured the jack to the car. I then started to turn the handle when I started thinking, "wow, this is a really cool jack - look how FAST I can jack the car up. So I'm whalin the car up in the air and I hear a creaking sound and think, "oh ****...." Then, WABAM the jack just slides right under it and luckily just the suspension took the impact. I then said, "wow, F*** this........." and tightened the nuts. I drove home on the flat ........luckily I wasn't a fan of the chrome wheels that came on the car.
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