I've read several things on here (and maybe on other sites) about how great the original jacks are. I was happy to hear that after I noticed mine was still under the seat and maybe never used.
Of course I wanted to check how good it was and used it to lift (only one tire, I'm not crazy) while rotating my tires. I did lift considerably higher than my 31" tires needed and it worked perfectly.
Last month when off roading a XJ bent the hell out of it's tie rod. It was just a couple inches from the ground. Several attempts at straightening it out must have been tried and failed before I got there and offered use of my jack. It did a fair amount of straightening and held the tie rod "up" in place while someone else pulled the tie rod forward with their winch. The XJ was able to drive home. There were no bad snap, crackle, or pop like sounds during all that but for some reason my jack will only screw down a couple of turns. Sometimes it takes some effort to go back up and sometimes it won't go down at all.
I'm pretty sure the round shaft always went half way up and then was followed the rest of the way by the hex tube and that is what I saw while the XJ guy used it. Today that hex tube just floats around and I can move it from all the way down to all the way up most of the time.
Those pictures are in order. The hex didn't completely disappear until I let go of it.
I have searched several times how to fix it or at least find a drawing or pictures of what the parts inside look like so I can figure it out myself. I've seen nothing so far.
Anyone ever have this happen? Was my jack raised to high to begin with? Does anyone know how to fix it?
Of course I wanted to check how good it was and used it to lift (only one tire, I'm not crazy) while rotating my tires. I did lift considerably higher than my 31" tires needed and it worked perfectly.
Last month when off roading a XJ bent the hell out of it's tie rod. It was just a couple inches from the ground. Several attempts at straightening it out must have been tried and failed before I got there and offered use of my jack. It did a fair amount of straightening and held the tie rod "up" in place while someone else pulled the tie rod forward with their winch. The XJ was able to drive home. There were no bad snap, crackle, or pop like sounds during all that but for some reason my jack will only screw down a couple of turns. Sometimes it takes some effort to go back up and sometimes it won't go down at all.
I'm pretty sure the round shaft always went half way up and then was followed the rest of the way by the hex tube and that is what I saw while the XJ guy used it. Today that hex tube just floats around and I can move it from all the way down to all the way up most of the time.
Those pictures are in order. The hex didn't completely disappear until I let go of it.
I have searched several times how to fix it or at least find a drawing or pictures of what the parts inside look like so I can figure it out myself. I've seen nothing so far.
Anyone ever have this happen? Was my jack raised to high to begin with? Does anyone know how to fix it?