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jacking her up
So I have the jack, but it looks like fully extended theres no way for it to even reach the frame of the ex. The pages are torn out of the user manual. Before I do some improvising, I thought id ask on here first. How/where do yall jack it up?
such an embarassing question haha
such an embarassing question haha
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So I have the jack, but it looks like fully extended theres no way for it to even reach the frame of the ex. The pages are torn out of the user manual. Before I do some improvising, I thought id ask on here first. How/where do yall jack it up?
such an embarassing question haha
such an embarassing question haha
Bottle jacks with these trucks are JUNK, I would highly reccomend you invest in a decent floor jack.
Also do not ever count on just that bottle jack, well on the side of the road in an emergency (that's all they are meant for anyway) if you do use in your garage its really just meant for getting an axle high enough to side a jack stand under the axle. Never ever get under your truck with it held by that bottle jack only. Ask me how I know this?
If you need to get up from the frame for any reason, that bottle jack isn't going to do you much good.
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Had that same bottle jack fail on me once just as I was putting a tire back on and stupidly pulled the jack stand out before I had the lugs threaded on completely, was sitting with both my legs on either side of the tire, it came down pinching my legs between the tires and the ground. Thank god I had the tire back on or it would have been worse. If you stay completely clear of "under" the truck or wheel while working at least you will be safe, but if it comes down with the wheel off it's going to hurt your wallet.
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+1 on extra support, these trucks are HEAVY, also if on asphalt, place a board under the jack stand as they tend to sink in.
For the owners manual, click here
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Yes that will work in a pinch if you don't have a jack stand but still going to recommend you go get one before you change the tire, if not at least put the spare under frame rail before you take the tire off, then take the tire off swap it into the spares spot under the frame rail, put the spare on the truck leaving the old tire under the rail, once the tire is back on remove the tire then lower the bottle jack.
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For goodness sake, fork out a $100 or so for a good correctly rated floor jack and don't risk your life under an 8,000lb crusher.
Buy something decent, that will last, and not blow hydraulic seals the first time you try to use it.
Buy some good jack stands too.
Its just not a good place to cut corners.
Funny story, years ago I was working on a friends car. He had purchased a pretty large combination wrench for a suspension component. We had the car up on jack stands. I was wrenching on the bolt and literally cracked the end off the wrench. I looked at him from under the car and said where the hell did you buy this piece of crap? Then I glanced at the jack stands, same manufacturer as the wrench I just broke. Think I stayed under the car?
Buy something decent, that will last, and not blow hydraulic seals the first time you try to use it.
Buy some good jack stands too.
Its just not a good place to cut corners.
Funny story, years ago I was working on a friends car. He had purchased a pretty large combination wrench for a suspension component. We had the car up on jack stands. I was wrenching on the bolt and literally cracked the end off the wrench. I looked at him from under the car and said where the hell did you buy this piece of crap? Then I glanced at the jack stands, same manufacturer as the wrench I just broke. Think I stayed under the car?
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For goodness sake, fork out a $100 or so for a good correctly rated floor jack and don't risk your life under an 8,000lb crusher.
Buy something decent, that will last, and not blow hydraulic seals the first time you try to use it.
Buy some good jack stands too.
Its just not a good place to cut corners.
Buy something decent, that will last, and not blow hydraulic seals the first time you try to use it.
Buy some good jack stands too.
Its just not a good place to cut corners.
There's nothing wrong with using the supplied jack to change a flat tire. It's not cutting corners.
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Yeah ok, and for the other 100 people that read this thread and think its ok to stick a bottle jack under the car and work on it.... I've seen some stupid and scary stuff in my time. Not suggesting you don't use the bottle jack to change a tire in a pinch. I'm going to assume that the original poster is not sitting on the side of the road with a flat tire asking how to jack up his car. I could be wrong but I'm thinking he's at home or maybe just asking in general. If I were at home, with the luxury of my tools and garage, I wouldn't reach for the bottle jack. Just sayin...
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its just to change tires. I dont need it now, but coming from an acura TL the jack looks the same size roughly is why i asked! thanks for the advice yall, I have some jack stands from an old project in my garage ill throw one in the back for when I have to change a tire
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I was only trying to suggest to be safe. I used to do a lot of amateur racing and my jack was a 3,000 pound capacity aluminum 3 pumps (super quick to life a car up) hydraulic jack and jack stands to match. That equipment would buckle under an Excursion. People need to remember how heavy these things are. With a bottle jack, the slightest movement forward or rear and the car is off the jack.