Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Tire Jack what to do, Restore or replace?
LotusJoe
post Mar 19 2012, 04:50 PM
Post #1


Europa Twink Driver
**

Group: Members
Posts: 406
Joined: 30-November 09
From: Southern California
Member No.: 11,085
Region Association: Southern California



Has anyone been able to disassemble the screw jack? I've been able to get the hat off and the screw out but that is about as far as I can get. Is it worth the hassle to continue on or should I just replace the jack? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


I have this jack.
Attached Image

I found a VW jack for $60.00 new. Looks like the only difference is the foot.
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies
rfuerst911sc
post Mar 19 2012, 06:05 PM
Post #2


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,158
Joined: 4-May 06
From: Dahlonega , Georgia
Member No.: 5,980
Region Association: South East States



In my opinion the original jacks are not that great when in good working order. My jack was in decent shape and worked the full range but I never want to be on the side of the road having to rely on it. I decided to buy a used OEM jack from a Porsche 944. Those jacks are aluminum so light in weight and more stable than the 914 jack. However the 944 jack does not go into the jack hole but rather has a flat platform on the top that you place under the lifting " donuts " under the chassis. Much safer I believe and when screwed all the way down is easy to store. I think I payed about $40.00 for it it's a great addition to the carry on tool arsenal.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 16th June 2024 - 04:42 AM