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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: Changing a blown out tire on a uphill position. | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I'm a little confused about why the jack is falling over. I've never really seen that unless you're on a really steep hill; the weight of the car with chocked wheels or a parking brake should pin the jack in place unless you're jacking it up on a really steep incline. The car wants to fall down where the jack is if it weren't there, not slide backward if you did it properly. Block the rear wheels with bricks or something similar, set the parking brake and try to raise it to get a jack stand under it. This is why you're not really supposed to jack up vehicles ... | |||||
| Question about jacks for 1 Ton Vans | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | ms.lisa | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, You rarely talk about vans so I am writing you to ask which jack is the best to use for large vans? Not to work on other than to change a flat tire. I have a Dodge B350 1 Ton Van 1986 with v8 engine. I am disabled and can't easily lift objects heavier than 25 lbs. I want to be able to carry around a jack with me that will be easy to use and easy to carry/lift. Which jack would you suggest? I presently have a farm jack that the previous owner gave me with the van but I just don't think that is the jack I should be using. Thank you i ... | |||||
| Answer to: What is wrong with my Honda’s power steering? | 27Relevance | 2 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I missed this detail my first time reading it. Get a set of jack stands and prop the car up, so that the wheels are off the ground. Fill the power steering pump with OEM fluid until it reaches approximately halfway, then, turn the wheels from lock to lock 5 or 6 times. The level will have gone down, then, start the car and turn the wheels from lock to lock again with the cap off. It should lessen whining as the fluid goes into the system. When there is no more whining, turn the car off, lower the car from the jack stands, and find a level surface so the powe ... | |||||
| Answer to: BL-7000SLX portable car lift system | 27Relevance | 6 years ago | Dion | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| jack stands are not required unless you feel this system is unsafe. The unit has a bar in which you lock in to hold it ridgid as a safety precaution. The hydraulics are only for lifting and lowering. You are not to be under the vehicle when lifting and lowering is in motion. However you could use jack stands to hold the vehicle up and remove the lifting unit if they get in the way as a suggestion. I see this unit on eBAY for around $1229 Done my research on lifting devices...I went with MaxJack in my home. | |||||
| RE: Using a Scissor jack to change oil? | 27Relevance | 1 year ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @chucktobias My Mustang is a pain in the rear end to jack up with a floor jack. Ford hid the pinch welds behind a side skirt, and I'm always paranoid that the side skirt may break if I were to attempt to jack it up. Ford didn't produce scissor jacks with Mustangs from the factory, and you had to special order one. Ford put an emergency tire kit in the spare tire well instead. Ford cheaped out. Whole lotta good that'll do if your sidewall blows out. That happened to my wife 5 years ago and we had to wait for three hours for a tow truck. | |||||
| Lousy jack & lug wrench that came with the car | 27Relevance | 4 years ago | jdavidm | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2007 Lexus ES350 3.5L V6 197K miles Scotty, et al A couple days ago, I got a flat tire. This car happens to have a full size spare. I used the jack & lug wrench provided by Toyota and thought there has got to be something better to use. The sissor jack is so flimsy I thought it could barely lift the corner of a Yaris. The lug wrench handle is only about 12" long, how am I supposed to loosen nuts that were tightened months ago by tire trainee with an impact wrench? Do you have any recommendations of a better jack and lug wrench that doesn't take up a ... | |||||
| Answer to: Problem with harbor freight floor jack. | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have one of those jacks and your experience is definitely not normal. Mine worked great right out of the box and continues to do so after a couple of years. I've never had to add jack oil. You're definitely looking at a defect. As you note though, you are beyond the HF standard 90-day warranty so you cannot bring it back. If it's just a defective seal you may be able to replace it. Also bear in mind the limited capacity of the jack. I only use mine to jack up one corner of a vehicle at a time, not the entire front or back. (I have heavier-duty jacks for t ... | |||||
| Problem with harbor freight floor jack. | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | dylangiantsfan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey scotty, I bought a Pittsburgh 1.5 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight around 5 months ago. I bought it to learn how to do my own maintenance, this is my first time using a floor jack. After putting it together, pumping it didn't make the arm raise so I ended up filling it with fluid and bleeding the air out. That made it work but now when I put the weight of the car on the jack, hydraulic fluid starts to come out from the little cylinder under the raising arm. Is this normal? Did I over fill it or is the thing defective? I can't return it now cause I wait ... | |||||
| Answer to: What is a good brand of car jack? | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | Andrew_420_37 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey scotty, what is the best jack that will lift my my 2015 toyota corolla with ease and lift it high enough. I have jackstands that would not fit under the frame of my car to do my own oil change because my grandmother’s jack didnt jack my car up high enough. | |||||
| What to take in an emergency? | 25Relevance | 2 years ago | jxyooj71 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2020 Toyota Camry 68k miles. Hi, wondering what do you take as far as car maintenance stuff when you might have to evacuate? I'm by the fires in CA for context. So far I got: 2ton Pittsburgh low profile jack, 2x Daytona 3 ton jack stands, 5qt 0w-16 full synthetic oil, 1x oil filter, tire inflator. Looking to cover bases and pack less/lighter, but not where I compromise durability/quality. Kinda debating on the off-road Badlands 3ton jack cuz smaller for instance. Thanks in advance! | |||||
| Answer to: Transmission Fluid Replace for 2012 RAV4 | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You can use the jack that came with the vehicle. Spend the $9. It's a lot cheaper than paying a mechanic $200 | |||||
| H-pattern shifted to the left | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | manmathew | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The car is a 2016 Subaru forester premium, 6 speed manual with 106,000 miles. The clutch was replaced about 1k miles ago, and immediately after getting it back 2 problems were noticed: The H-pattern shifted to the left (5th is now in the middle), and reverse no longer requires the pull-up to access. Is this something I can fix myself (and how) or do I need to bring the car back? I have a jack and jack stands, no transmission jack. | |||||
| Answer to: Right Wheel Won't Come off the Ground | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| so before you continue... just a friendly reminder to be careful. Making sure your parking brake is set, and wheels are chocked. Use jack-stands. Never get under a vehicle that is only being held up by a jack. I've seen someone get crushed by a car that shifted onto them. Being crippled isn't much fun. Try to work on one side at a time. If you need the whole front raised up, then first raise one side and secure it on a stand. Then move over to the other side and door the same. If you need more height out of your jack, then use blocks of sturdy wood. But ... | |||||
| Recommended Tools | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | danarello | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi scotty, I want to buy a dependable floor jack and 2 jack stands. Should I buy a Craftsman floor jack from Lowe's? What brand do you recommend? Do I need a 3 ton or a 2 ton if I'm just working on personal passenger cars and trucks? | |||||
| Answer to: USING the SCISSOR Jack to jack up the car??? | 24Relevance | 3 years ago | Mark-Snodgrass | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Whatever jack you use, make sure you are on level hard ground, preferably concrete. Apply your e-brake, and chock the rear wheels. I put a brick in front of and behind both rear tires (4 bricks total). You can buy actual wheel chocks too, I’ve never priced them out before | |||||