To: Linda Bartnik <lbart@preferred.com> In a message dated 97-07-23 16:50:49 EDT, lbart@PREFERRED.COM writes: << I peeked underneath and found no signs of anything broken, so then proceeded to crank the jack. However, I noticed that my cranking was not being translated into downward motion on the jack. Well, now I knew what broke. I could also not crank the jack up. Closer inspection revealed that the vertical screw which does the raising and lowering had broken up at the top, where it attaches to the gear that attaches to the other gear which you turn with the handle. So now I was stuck. I had no way of cranking the jack down and I could not remove the jack as the van was not lowered all the way. >>
you know why the stock jack broke? cause its junk. never trust 'em, never use 'em. get a scissors, or bottle jack. chris
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