Car jack stuck

[KYMISTWALKER]

Hello, I have a car jack that is stuck, it looks like it’s all there. Any help would be appreciated.
I am not get it to release

 

[eljefino]

Did you over-extend it?

IF it were mine, I'd take the handle out, and give it a couple feet drop onto something hard. Might shake something loose.

 

[Vercingetorix]

If it were mine, it wouldn’t be much longer.

 

[Marcozi]

Get all of the fluid out of it and recycle the metal.

 

[Analog-1]

Get all of the fluid out of it and recycle the metal.

LOL. There is no fluid it's an old rachet jack.

 

[KYMISTWALKER]

It’s a old jack I found in rental property

 

[JohnnyG]

That's a pretty cool item. I never saw one before. It looks like someone overextended it. If it's like ratchet straps, the only way you can get the ratchet to release is to go further until the pressure is taken off the release dog. It's gonna be tough, and you need to be real careful in case something "gives" suddenly.
Good luck!

 

[levi]

I would never trust it to use.

 

[someonesomewhere]

Hello, I have a car jack that is stuck, it looks like it’s all there. Any help would be appreciated.
I am not get it to release

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Dumpster.

 

[Kira]

go further until the pressure is taken off the release dog. It's gonna be tough, and you need to be real careful in case something "gives" suddenly.

^^THIS X 20.^^

My Dad had one of these in a 1983 Buick Regal wagon (IIRC).
What I do recall vividly is that EVERYONE EVERYWHERE maligned the cheap, stinking design.

I'd require a very important need for that jack to bother messing with it.....and I'm all for utilizing things and not wasting.
The cheap stampings used to make that leg crusher include pins and holes which were nowhere near precise in the first place.
No doubt it was jammed into the raised position while under weight.
Even if you got that carp jack freed up, I wouldn't trust the soundness of the metal bits.
The junk metal used is ready to tear as the loosened body of the jack will not keep things straight.

Honestly, the only worth that junk-jack has would be to complete an "original and complete" trunk tool kit.

 

[KYMISTWALKER]

It’s fixed,it’s not the best,but it indestructible

 

[MolaKule]

It’s fixed,it’s not the best,but it indestructible

How did you fix it?

If the jack's ratchet pawl and grooves are worn it may not be reliable under load.

 

[Kira]

DANGER Will Robenson!

Actually, if you send that jack out into the world, you're arguably doing something foolish or worse.

 

[KYMISTWALKER]

I took a pick and raised the catch ,quite simple,it works as it should

 

[eljefino]

These are good to have around the farm. My porch has a dip in the floor so I stuffed a cheezy scissor jack and some cribbing underneath. It's adjustable for frost heaving.

 

[facility1]

those types of jacks are not safe,stamped rack ,spring loaded paw, um no ,,,,junk it while you are still around,,

 

[mk378]

Factory spare jacks are designed specifically to fit the car that it came with. It's dangerous to use on other kinds of cars.

Anyway, I think on that model you have to flip the sliding piece near the handle lever to let it go down.

 

[Donald]

How did you fix it?

If the jack's ratchet pawl and grooves are worn it may not be reliable under load.

Or poorly machined like the HF jack stands from a few years back.

 

[Donald]

I think they call that a farm jack.

 

[4WD]

I think they call that a farm jack.

HiLift makes those - way more rugged.