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> OE Jack, When was the last time....
When did you last use the stock jack to lift your Teener?
Have you used it..
In the last Week [ 2 ] ** [2.70%]
In the last Month [ 3 ] ** [4.05%]
In the last Year [ 14 ] ** [18.92%]
IVE NEVER USED IT! [ 55 ] ** [74.32%]
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914werke
post May 2 2010, 06:40 PM
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I personally have NEVER used the thing cuz OE Bilstien Jack just seems crappy and usually the jack posts are sketchy at best (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 2 2010, 06:48 PM
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i didnt vote, because my car has been inoperative and on jack stands etc for the past 4 or 5 years, but when I first got it I used it a few times. the square peg part was twisted, and I was afraid that the car would slip right off of it though!
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post May 2 2010, 07:06 PM
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I've never used it but I do have it in the rear trunk if I need it

to do some side of the road work. hopefully never! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post May 2 2010, 07:36 PM
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They actually work pretty well. If your car isn't rusted half way through that is.
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post May 2 2010, 07:45 PM
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The factory jack has been missing on every Porsche I've ever owned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post May 2 2010, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE(kg6dxn @ May 2 2010, 07:45 PM) *

The factory jack has been missing on every Porsche I've ever owned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)



I've got an extra one, I think...





I used mine just the other day, as a joke for about how they are handy for picking the car up just high enough to roll the floor jack underneath it.
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post May 2 2010, 08:06 PM
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I didn't vote because there isn't a place for more than a year ago....


I have used them multiple times. But about 5 years ago, I had a flat in Betty's 914 on the way to work one morning (yes, sometimes she lets me take it to work). Halfway up, the screw in the jack broke, just above where the moving part is. So the car was halfway up, with weight on the jack, and I could not raise it or lower it. Luckily the guy at the gas station has a hydraulic floor jack in his truck and he was nice enough to let me borrow it.


I will never use one again. I go to the wrecking yard and buy the jacks out of late 80s early 90s Nissans. Great jacks, durable, light and cheap.


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post May 2 2010, 09:14 PM
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Road side only. IMO. Since my car isn't on the road yet, I geuss it would be in case of an emergency only. Hopefully I'll never need it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post May 2 2010, 09:31 PM
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I had to use it to put a strut back together, so I used it enough to get a bottle jack under the car. Only for roadside emergency. It actually worked pretty good, and I was real nervous since it was on the passenger side.
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post May 2 2010, 10:37 PM
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I have a 944 jack for my car. Much more reliable and versatile.
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post May 3 2010, 12:40 AM
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I don't think it would go high enough to put a jack-stand under the car so whats the point (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
BTW the stock jack on my stock truck can't lift it up enough to change a tire with out a spacer (that I carry.)
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post May 3 2010, 04:20 AM
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I, like Clay didn't vote 'cause there was no "not in many, many years" choice. Never liked them anyway. Kept a "small" floor jack in the trunk for flats/roadside repairs. If you don't scotch at least one/two wheels with the stock jack the car can "fall"/roll and cause problems. You know the kind I'm talking about.....
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post May 3 2010, 06:55 AM
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can't, if I wanted to...
wouldn't, if I had to... I carry a scissor jack instead...
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post May 3 2010, 07:01 AM
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What about those of us that have used it in years past but have not used it in the past year?

I lifted the car with it when I bought the car to see how it worked, and then put it away and never used it again. I DO have it in the car, and would use it if I had to. My jack posts are strong, and my car is not rusty. However, for the time being if I have to lift the car, I use my floor jack.

Zach
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post May 3 2010, 07:07 AM
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I think it was around 1980 when I last used one. Damn thing collapsed, pushing it self into the fender and made a "nice" dent. Had to borrow a floor jack to get it out of the receiver. Never used it since. Have several in a pile in an obscure corner of the shop.
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post May 3 2010, 08:26 AM
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I'd only use it in an emergency.... its just not the best way to lift the car and I've seen the posts bend, and a jack implode inward on the body.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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post May 3 2010, 09:45 AM
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QUOTE(McMark @ May 2 2010, 09:37 PM) *

I have a 944 jack for my car. Much more reliable and versatile.
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I voted "Never" because I also use a 944 jack in my 914's. They wiegh practically nothing and work great.
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post May 3 2010, 10:42 AM
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I use mine at every AX I attend to change to race tires and back. It works great is compact and light weight. Just keep it lubed.
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post May 3 2010, 12:00 PM
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QUOTE(Borderline @ May 3 2010, 09:42 AM) *

I use mine at every AX I attend to change to race tires and back. It works great is compact and light weight. Just keep it lubed.


Try it on an incline with dirt... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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post May 3 2010, 12:10 PM
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QUOTE(rdauenhauer @ May 2 2010, 05:40 PM) *

the jack posts are sketchy at best

Huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


I ALWAYS use the stock jack posts to lift up my car ...
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