Jack not Working

[Delbert]

So I got into a pickle today and needed to jack up the rear wheel. The jack worked for the first 2 inches but once it really had to lift the threaded piece on the jack started to slip and the jack could lift no more. Anyone else try to jack up their truck with the supplied jack?

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[Snax]

So I got into a pickle today and needed to jack up the rear wheel. The jack worked for the first 2 inches but once it really had to lift the threaded piece on the jack started to slip and the jack could lift no more. Anyone else try to jack up their truck with the supplied jack?

Wow, that's not good! Sounds like I should give my jack a test run. Thanks for the heads-up.

Not that we should have to plan on needing them for a bad jack, but I carry tire plugs and a little compressor in my truck, in addition to the spare tire. Sounds paranoid, but I've managed to get two flats on the same Forest Service road, so the plugs provide a little extra piece of mind.

 

[Delbert]

I dropped the wheel into a soft ditch turning around on a forest road. All I wanted to do was get a rock under the tire so I could drive out. By the way, it was the front wheel not the back. The rear might be lighter.

 

[canuckford]

So I got into a pickle today and needed to jack up the rear wheel. The jack worked for the first 2 inches but once it really had to lift the threaded piece on the jack started to slip and the jack could lift no more. Anyone else try to jack up their truck with the supplied jack?

Maybe adding a buffer under the jack would have been a quick work around, two pieces of 3/4" plywood would have given you 1.5" head start.

Jacking it up was one of the first things I did after receiving the Mav, plus removing the spare to see what was involved, and although the jack did its job, I knew I'd be getting a bottle jack or something else.

 

[Dave O]

There are so many good roadside assistance programs out there I don’t even know where the jack is stored in my Maverick I need to look into that

 

[canuckford]

There are so many good roadside assistance programs out there I don’t even know where the jack is stored in my Maverick I need to look into that

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[Dave O]

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Thanks Lou I’ll check it out

 

[Delbert]

When I first wrote this my truck was stuck in a ditch. I was on a forest road, out of cell range and missing my Subaru Forester which never would have gotten stuck. I was using the jack to get some thing solid under the tire for traction. On level ground, the Mav has about 6" of suspension travel. So if you are jacking it up, the first 6" of jacking is just raising the truck body and not the wheels. That,s if you use the jack points specified in the owners manual.

The little scissor jack has about 8 " of lift. When I tried it on my level driveway, the little jack just barely got the wheel off the ground. Granted that plywood shims would have helped but you don't have access to it in an emergency situation. An inch off the ground is enough to get your tire changed but not much good off road. And how often are you on smooth dry pavement when you have a flat?

Since then, I bought a slime kit with a little compressor and a pack of plugs. Replaced the the OEM Conti tires with AT tires, bought some chocks and Web straps for the tow holes under the front bumper and mostly resigned myself to go where the Mav will not get stuck.

After spending the winter in British Columbia, I understand why Lou would check out his tire change capabilities first thing. Canada still has vast areas of wilderness. No roadside assistance in the Northern Territory.

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