I've already been reminded thank you. I didn't start this thread. The guy
at the end of the line seems to be the one that always gets slapped, not the one
starting the thread.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 5:11
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Weight
Let's keep the subject on Chrysler
products.jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I can't say much good about Ford cars, but their trucks are the best on
the planet.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004
4:57 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Weight
I have absolutely no use what so
ever for Ford provided scissors jacks. I have been driving company
supplied Fords, which means new ones, since 1978. I run about 50,000
milies per year, pretty much on gravel or tar and chip.
Occasionally, I do get an Interstate. I own 4 spares--2 are in the car,
the other 2 are at the repair shop. There is a different jack
supplied for each model, the larger the car, the heftier the jack. If
you want a littany of why I don't own any Fords personally, write me
and I will give you a crying history, off list. The jacks have
been the least of the problems, and the jacks have been totally
worthless. The latest ones have a really neat trick--the lug wrench
operates the jack--OK, not a bad idea, except that the wrench doesn't
fit outside the nut, like a real socket wrench, it fits INSIDE THE
FITTING ON THE JACK. So if you stress the wrench on the wheel nut
getting it loose, you are screwed trying to get the jack back down,
because the sheet metal lugwrench will no longer go inside the jack
wrench. It took far too little effort for me to shove the car
over, off the jack, to consider the idea of the car on that jack to be
safe to change a tire. I did destroy the factory jack,
too. There are a lot of catalogs, like
NORTHERNTOOL.COM, or HARBORFREIGHT.COM, or you can go to Sears or most
auto parts stores, or Farm and Fleet stores, and get a cheap hydraulic
jack that is so superior to the Ford jacks and a whole lot less work to
use, for about $20. You have to pay attention to how you store them,
because unless you keep them flat, they leak oil, and that reduces how
far they will raise. It also make a mess. These are great for
changing a tire. You still need something substantial, like jack
stands, or large cross section lumber if you intend to get under the
car. Unfortunately, most factory jacks are
crap.
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