Txakura Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I think the factory ea82 Subaru scissor jack is one of the best sheet metal tools ever made. Not only did I use it to open up my crushed fender on my Suubie, but I just straightened the rear bumper on my Jeep with it. I clipped the slotted jack receiver on the lower edge of the bumper and used a 4 x 4 block against the tire to push the end of the bumper away from the Jeep. Now that little rolled under end is back in true, and the end cap is sitting level - that's been annoying me since I bought it! Thanks Subaru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobieDoo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I want one...never even seen a stock jack, mine didn't come with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 so the jack sucks for lifting the car but its great for bodywork.OK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 also works good to lift front of narrow front tractors I also have an "accordian" pantograph jack and trans. jack that uses the same basic principle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txakura Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 so the jack sucks for lifting the car but its great for bodywork.OK... Naaw mine is dual purpose, lifts my car too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 All talk......no pics :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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baccaruda Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I've used my scissor jack for lifting my wagon (although if I'm home I prefer my hydraulic jack).. I have a 5" thick block of wood in the smuggler's hatch to put under it since my wagon's lifted of course and have a 5" thick beam of the same stuff to put under the floor jack. It works fine for lifting the car as long as you keep the threads lubed a little and clean, and aren't trying to use it in the mud without a base. I can see how it would be decent for some bodywork applications because the screw actuation gives you a lot of fine control over the pressure applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88RxTuner Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Mud... Or Sand. I run into that problem a lot out here, the jack base tends to sink right through the dirt/sand/substrate... Easy enough to keep a piece of plywood in the hatch, tho. I've amazed a number of people with the abilities of these jacks, including wiping a smug smile off a Heep owner's face when I had to use my jack to lift him up and my RX to pull him out LOL! (No hard feelings, TXA....) I agree, these jacks are wonderful tools.. +1 on keeping them lubed, tho. Once they rust out, it's pretty much over... 88RxTuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txakura Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hard feelings on the Heep? Not at all. I like it for what it is, a large boxy sedan with 4 wd, it's also really easy to work on and has cheap parts. I'm not one of those guys that gets all torqued about 'Ford vs Chevy'. It's nice in a straight line, but I can 'flick' my Loyale without feeling like I'm going to roll on my roof! (You guys would have been proud of me, a week or so back I had a picture perfect drift going uphill around a corner, wet spring snow spraying off all four...) -sigh- Let's see how much more OT I can get before someone gripes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derburger Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 The blue jacks are pretty nice for a scissor jack, my XT came with two of them (the P.O had 2 XT's, someone totaled one and he pulled parts off it). If you want to see a shoddy jack then look at the one that came with my 1980 MBZ. There are circular holes in the body for this jack. If you use it on anything but a perfectly level surface the car crushes your foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 someone said scissors jack that's what A2 WV have, goes from = to < to - what a fine piece of german engineering the lug wrench is quite useful as a cheater pipe for wratchet and oil drain plug tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 someone said scissors jack that's what A2 WV have, goes from = to < to - what a fine piece of german engineering the lug wrench is quite useful as a cheater pipe for wratchet and oil drain plug tool Oh ya 17 MM , duh never thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 they are good tools, but I really dont trust em except for emergency reasons to actually jack up the car. The one that came with my GL stripped out and I think I had Ed grab me one from a nice low mileage wrecked GL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 evidently you all must live on flat ground.If i use my sissor jack for lifting the car up it bends because I live on a hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Last time I used mine was to un-jam a table and saddle on a benchtop CNC mill:lol: Somebody jammed the Gibbs on it, I said,"I have the perfect tool in my car." It was like it was made for it. 5 seconds-done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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