"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
07/22/2015 at 14:51 • Filed to: None
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"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
07/22/2015 at 14:51 • Filed to: None | 2
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Note that the jack is in its fully extended position.
Also note that there is not even close to enough room to get the flat tire off, let alone space to get the new tire mounted.
Is it possible to knee a corporation in the balls? Because I’d sure like to.
Edit: Yes, I am in fact a dumbass, as I realized almost immediately after posting this. And the worst part is, I DID look at the diagram more than once and still tried to do it wrong. So Ford, you are totally off the hook.
Jcarr
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 14:55 |
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I think you’re supposed to put the jack under the axle.
TheOnelectronic
> Jcarr
07/22/2015 at 14:56 |
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I’m going to second that.
Jake, Yes, wearing khakis
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 14:57 |
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Jack it up by the axle?
Just be careful because it is a bottle jack it inherently wants to fall and kill you so dont go getting under it lol
KyleA
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 15:00 |
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Jack is supposed to go under the axle. My 95 Yukon was the same way.
RallyWrench
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 15:00 |
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The truck isn’t lifted, is it?
MonkeePuzzle
> Jcarr
07/22/2015 at 15:02 |
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axle or some part of suspension for sure, bet the manual indicates the jack point clearly
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 15:05 |
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where does the owner’s manual say to lift it?
A spot of RTFM may go a long way here
johnmpc94
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 15:11 |
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I can’t tell exactly what Ford you’re attempting to jack up, but my ‘99 Mountaineer has the same bottle jack. The jack points on it are on the bottom of the sway bar for the front axle, and for the back I usually jack directly under the leafsprings. Jack point looks kinda like this on the front - it’s the weird upside-down hook left of the sway bar link. That’s the only way the bottle jack is going to pick that thing up.
Funktheduck
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 15:25 |
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Jack point is under the suspension/axel
Meatcoma
> Jcarr
07/22/2015 at 15:43 |
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I think that is actually a axle jack. The jack point may be on the frame but the tire changing jack is supposed to be on the axle. Probably has the wide v shape on the top too.
450X_FTW
> Jcarr
07/22/2015 at 16:17 |
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I’m surprised he hasn’t deleted this posting yet after realizing the mistake
Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 17:02 |
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JACKassery
lonestranger
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 17:09 |
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Re: your edit. It’s all good.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 17:47 |
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You can blame the solid axle for that. When one side of the suspension compresses, the axle pivots around the driveshaft and forces the other side to extend. If you jack using the body or frame, the far side compresses and it keeps the flat tire on the ground. As others have said, you gotta jack the axle.
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fhrblig
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
07/22/2015 at 20:25 |
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TIL that RTFM doesn’t help if you do not apply what you R from TFM to reality.
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fhrblig
> RallyWrench
07/22/2015 at 20:26 |
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E-series van. So, kinda. They sit a little high. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t put the jack in the right spot...
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> fhrblig
07/22/2015 at 21:34 |
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It’s a good lesson!