| Re: [GMCnet] Need a suggestion for a jack to carry [message #84683] |
Sat, 15 May 2010 09:36  |
KB
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> As some of you may have read, at the tail end of the Blue Ridge backhaul, we needed to change out a front tire. (That turned out to be a cracked wheel.)
> I was not satisfied by the way the OE jack made the bumper strut leak.
Hear, hear! Not only made the strut leak, but bent the supports! Ours now looks like
it's frowning, because the bumper is pointing upwards in he middle! I'm really disappointed with
the OEM jack, and worse, the whole idea of lifting all that weight by the bumper!
I'm just chiming in here to reinforce the idea that the OEM jack is not a good thing...
Karen
1973 23' Patience Tester
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Karen
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San Jose, CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Need a suggestion for a jack to carry [message #84687 is a reply to message #84683] |
Sat, 15 May 2010 09:44  |
emerystora
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On May 15, 2010, at 8:36 AM, KB wrote:
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>> As some of you may have read, at the tail end of the Blue Ridge backhaul, we needed to change out a front tire. (That turned out to be a cracked wheel.)
>> I was not satisfied by the way the OE jack made the bumper strut leak.
>
> Hear, hear! Not only made the strut leak, but bent the supports! Ours now looks like
> it's frowning, because the bumper is pointing upwards in he middle! I'm really disappointed with
> the OEM jack, and worse, the whole idea of lifting all that weight by the bumper!
>
> I'm just chiming in here to reinforce the idea that the OEM jack is not a good thing...
>
>
> Karen
> 1973 23' Patience Tester
The instructions for the OEM long jack specifically say to put the chain by the bumper strut. It won't bend the bumper permanently but it will bow up when jacking.
Not many of us use it anymore.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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