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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Mon May 25, 2009 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | stock jack failure |
So I was jacking up my driver side front wheel (under the LCA) to check my LBJ and outer TRE. I was using my stock bottle jack and as I turning it, I hear the extremely loud BANG! I noticed the jack was on an angle and it would not go down. So I get out my 48" Hi-Lift jack and raise the Jeep up in order to remove the bottle jack. This is my bottle jack now: 
My Hi-Lift jack saved the day!! 
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| Author: | jeepskate [ Mon May 25, 2009 3:52 pm ] |
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Holy (expletive)!  That ain't good. Some JB weld and it'll be right as rain.  Glad nobody hurt and nothing (else) broke.
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| Author: | Diggerfreek [ Mon May 25, 2009 4:00 pm ] |
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| wow...
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| Author: | Sir Sam [ Mon May 25, 2009 4:43 pm ] |
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Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place? |
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| Author: | jeepmedic46 [ Mon May 25, 2009 4:59 pm ] |
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Good that no one got hurt. |
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Mon May 25, 2009 5:18 pm ] |
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Sir Sam wrote: Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place?
I don't have a floor jack, but I'm in the market for one NOW!!
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| Author: | GeoJeeper [ Mon May 25, 2009 5:44 pm ] |
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jeepskate wrote: Holy (expletive)!
What he said... and wow. |
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| Author: | Diggerfreek [ Mon May 25, 2009 5:49 pm ] |
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jeepkj02 wrote: Sir Sam wrote: Thats fun, but why were you using that jack in the first place? I don't have a floor jack, but I'm in the market for one NOW!! Harbor freight 
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| Author: | Fulltimer [ Mon May 25, 2009 7:45 pm ] |
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Hmmmm, I think you broke it! Glad you were not under it!
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| Author: | ChiroKJ [ Mon May 25, 2009 7:48 pm ] |
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yeah glad you are ok. where do you attach the hi-lift since i didnt see rockrails? |
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| Author: | 4WheelAholic [ Mon May 25, 2009 8:17 pm ] |
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Glad that the KJ and yourself didn't get hurt  I had to break my jack in order for the boss to ok a hi-lift
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Mon May 25, 2009 8:36 pm ] |
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ChiroKJ wrote: yeah glad you are ok. where do you attach the hi-lift since i didnt see rockrails?
Not running a front bumper/fascia, so I attached it to the front crossmember. |
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| Author: | kjandy7 [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:11 am ] |
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glad you weren't under there! did you paint your fenders and the trim black? if so what did you use? i'm contemplating about doing it. |
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| Author: | Inc [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:16 am ] |
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Is that the jack that came with your jeep? Mine came with a crappy scissors jack. |
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Tue May 26, 2009 8:51 am ] |
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kjandy7 wrote: glad you weren't under there! did you paint your fenders and the trim black? if so what did you use? i'm contemplating about doing it. Flares i used Krylon Fusion Trim I used forever black (got it off amazon) Inc wrote: Is that the jack that came with your jeep? Mine came with a crappy scissors jack.
I believe only the 2002's came with the bottle jack. IMO, they probably both suck. Barely worked with my stock suspension, I'm glad it broke so I can take it to the scrap yard and get my 50 cents its worth! |
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| Author: | DryBones [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:23 am ] |
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my wifes 02 and daughters 03 both have the bottle jack setup. |
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| Author: | Albert [ Tue May 26, 2009 10:00 am ] |
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....wow, just saw this. And I thought the bottle jack that came in 02 and some 03 was better than the scissors jack I got with mine. |
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| Author: | Edvalencia [ Tue May 26, 2009 11:32 am ] |
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Must have been engineered by the same people who designed our front diffs 
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| Author: | jeepkj02 [ Tue May 26, 2009 11:49 am ] |
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Edvalencia wrote: Must have been engineered by the same people who designed our front diffs
Yeah, it sure does!! If I ever get that name of the engineer....
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| Author: | Maximum Carnage [ Tue May 26, 2009 12:30 pm ] |
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Holy buckets I've never seen a bottle jack fail in that way... |
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