Stock Jack bent on me.. is this normal?
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Stock Jack bent on me.. is this normal?
Now sure if this is the right section but it seems to be a tech question.
I finally used my stock jack this weekend due to a flat(have always used shop jacks for whatever). As the car was in the air I hear a small creaking noise and before i knew it the car drop to the ground. Lucky I haven't taken the lug nuts off so it just landed back on the flat. I look at my jack which fell sideways...It got BENT!!
OK... so has this happened to anyone else? Yes, I have used many stock jacks on other cars before. And yes it was in the proper jack point in front of the rear tire. I had to walk 2 blocks to a local repair shop to borrow their shop jack. Drag that heavy thing to and back, and had to give a $200 deposit. Yes i was pissed!!!!
I'm not sure if this was a question, a gripe, or just being frustrated.
I finally used my stock jack this weekend due to a flat(have always used shop jacks for whatever). As the car was in the air I hear a small creaking noise and before i knew it the car drop to the ground. Lucky I haven't taken the lug nuts off so it just landed back on the flat. I look at my jack which fell sideways...It got BENT!!
OK... so has this happened to anyone else? Yes, I have used many stock jacks on other cars before. And yes it was in the proper jack point in front of the rear tire. I had to walk 2 blocks to a local repair shop to borrow their shop jack. Drag that heavy thing to and back, and had to give a $200 deposit. Yes i was pissed!!!!
I'm not sure if this was a question, a gripe, or just being frustrated.
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If you don't happen to be on a completely flat surface,
The added load can easily buckle the OE jack.
I've seen the same thing on many other cars as well.
I shudder when I see some of the pics on 'Driver with the OE jack.
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I was half a block from my house(lucky me) so I just rolled idle speed into my garage. That's why it's strange. Flat paved garage floor and correct jacking points. The car was up for a minute at most, I bent down to check everything was off the ground and boom!!
Never using a stock jack again! I'm buying one of those light weight floor jacks for the trunk
Never using a stock jack again! I'm buying one of those light weight floor jacks for the trunk
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Happened to me once before. Dealer gave me a new one for free. I rarely use it now. I bought a cheap $20 one from wal mart and made some ramps out of plywood so I can actually get the jack under the car and it works fine. My great aunt gave me her jack and that thing is amazing. Oldschool, but I can get the car 2 ft. off the ground in the front, maybe a little more.
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Stock jack sucks. Mine is slightly bent as well. I used it to jack up the car high enough to fit my craftsman jack under there. Any suggestions on any other way to get the car high enough without using the stock jack? I tried making ramps with some wood but they slide all over my garage floor.