replacement for stock jack

[joeykrim]

i'm still using the stock jack which is now 20 years old and it seems to be slowly jamming. i had to use some wd40 this weekend to get it working.
i'd much rather use some of the better car jacks out there but i dont have a garage and i have very limited space, i keep the jack in the car, hence the stock car jack works perfect.

any ideas on how to fix it? will the wd40 stay on there or should i put some grease back on it? what kind grease should i put in there?

any ideas or suggestions? thanks!

[Blakeman]

A bottle style jack should fit and allow you to be able to use it when you need to in a garage-less environment. You should get a couple of jack stands as well and keep them in a closet in your place since it will be safer and allow you to keep the car up in the air if you work under it. All this can be bought from Sears or the nearest Harbor Freight for not too much cash.

[Mike Gerber]

Just about any thick grease should work, but if the thing is rusty, I would first clean it up with a wire brush. Thinking more about greases, if you have some synthetic disk brake grease, that would be good to use on it since it won't get too hard in extremely cold weather. Probably overkill, but if you already have some around, I would use it. Also, put a few drops of light oil (even motor oil) on the pivot points of the jack.

Mike

[Doctor J]

Factory jacks tend to wear (I am on my 3-rd one
Jacks from early 80 Toyotas (celica, cressida, supra) are used to be more durable in my opinion

[Mike Gerber]

Originally Posted by Doctor J

Factory jacks tend to wear (I am on my 3-rd one
Jacks from early 80 Toyotas (celica, cressida, supra) are used to be more durable in my opinion

Funny you should say that. I have a jack from an early 70's Celica that I have been using for years around my garage at home. That jack itself is still great. The handle is actually wearing in one spot. I also have a jack from a mid 80's Celica that I have only used once. I expect it to last a long time too.

Mike

[joeykrim]

Originally Posted by Blakeman

A bottle style jack should fit and allow you to be able to use it when you need to in a garage-less environment.

i googled bottle style jack and it appears to sit quite high from the ground. my car is lowered and im skeptical this would even fit under one of the front sway bar mountings at the cars current lowered height. the jack does seem compact and small though!
http://www.cnjacks.com/bottlejack.htm

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

Just about any thick grease should work, but if the thing is rusty, I would first clean it up with a wire brush. Thinking more about greases, if you have some synthetic disk brake grease, that would be good to use on it since it won't get too hard in extremely cold weather. Probably overkill, but if you already have some around, I would use it. Also, put a few drops of light oil (even motor oil) on the pivot points of the jack.
Mike

i have no grease around...ill prob go somewhere to get my oil changed and i can ask if they have a lil extra grease somewhere...

Originally Posted by Doctor J

Factory jacks tend to wear (I am on my 3-rd one
Jacks from early 80 Toyotas (celica, cressida, supra) are used to be more durable in my opinion

if i come across one of these, i'll keep it. doubt i'll be seein one anytime soon though.

thanks everybody!!

[Blakeman]

Originally Posted by joeykrim

i googled bottle style jack and it appears to sit quite high from the ground. my car is lowered and im skeptical this would even fit under one of the front sway bar mountings at the cars current lowered height. the jack does seem compact and small though!
http://www.cnjacks.com/bottlejack.htm

Yeah if your car is lowered it might be a bit tough to find one low enough. The two stage ones sit fairly low, though I don't know how low you are.

You could always just put hydrolics in and solve some of your problem there.....