I can't say much good about Ford cars, but their trucks are the best on the
planet.
John
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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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