This upgrade of the car jack surprised even professional craftsmen

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
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  • @goedelite
    @goedelite Před 2 měsíci +11

    Wonderful! And he is, according to the description, just an amateur, but an amateur with a complete machine shop!

  • @markchodroff250
    @markchodroff250 Před 7 měsíci +19

    Wow! I had a Jack like this for work , I welded a 3/4 nut on the end of the Jack and I can use any extension with 3/4 socket or even a wheel wrench , ratchet, box wrench it took me less then 5 minutes to prepare and weld the nut !👍🏻👍🏻

    • @CountryProudAmerican
      @CountryProudAmerican Před 7 měsíci +1

      Exactly! 👍

    • @derekcable
      @derekcable Před 6 měsíci +1

      I had a friend weld a 40mm long 17mm stud connector to my scissors jack then use the wheel nut wrench that came with my Audi.

    • @lylestavast7652
      @lylestavast7652 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I saw a guy leveling his converted camper van using 3 of these - he had level bubbles on the vehicle on all 4 corner and just walked around extending the jacks down until balanced...

    • @Dream84362
      @Dream84362 Před 3 měsíci

      Yes! I also made one like this and it works extremely well when combined with a cordless drill

  • @WeazelJaguar
    @WeazelJaguar Před 7 měsíci +11

    Another trick, keep a short 2 x 6 in your car/truck to give the jack a little extra lift, especially if you have larger size tires!

  • @stevenmoomey2115
    @stevenmoomey2115 Před 7 měsíci +12

    After the Jack Collapsed, that came with our mini-van. I ordered a Small Hydraulic Jack, even has a set pin, so the Jack can’t come back down, even if it leaks. Used some Foam that came with a Computer, to modify the mounting, so it wouldn’t rattle. Now Fits perfectly, where the old Jack was.

  • @recipesforagreatlife3836
    @recipesforagreatlife3836 Před 7 měsíci +16

    Great idea!! Another option you could cut near the end of the hook and use a battery drill. However using your idea for the jack and you already have the impact for taking the lugnuts off. I have carried a half inch impact with me for several years now and just make it a priority to check the battery level before I leave and always keep an extra one with me.

    • @JayWye52
      @JayWye52 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Harbor Freight used to sell a 12V impact wrench that connected to the car battery via it's long cord and battery clips..

  • @dereklea1183
    @dereklea1183 Před 6 měsíci +35

    Amazon sells this for less than $9. My local Home Depot has them for $14. By the time I buy a welder, grinder, sanding materials and dedicate time to make this device, the total cost would exceed $400 to make this item.
    It’s a simple project for someone that has the machinery and materials on hand but for many of us it’s cost prohibitive to make this item.

  • @rafepittenger7484
    @rafepittenger7484 Před 7 měsíci +33

    Some jacks come with bolt ends that you can attach a socket to.

  • @fjcrod
    @fjcrod Před 6 měsíci +38

    I've got the jack and ratchet set. Now all I need is a well equipped work shop.

  • @1chrisandrew1
    @1chrisandrew1 Před 6 měsíci +16

    Good video. 100% didn't need the audio soundtrack. The workshop noises are far better.

  • @666toysoldier
    @666toysoldier Před 6 měsíci +2

    The best jack I've used came with my '73 VW bus. It was a screw jack that had a lug that flipped out and engaged a square tube on the chassis. It was turned with the lug wrench. With a 4-way wrench, I could spin it up and down quickly. Smaller and lighter than a scissors jack. Too bad no one uses it today.

    • @pedroi9008
      @pedroi9008 Před 5 měsíci

      VW design and engineering were ingenious in a class of its own. I once came across a small solar panel (approx. 8"x10") on a plastic frame, with a a suction cup on each of all four corners on the front to adhere it to the interior side of a window. It had a cable wich ended with a plug intended to fit in the cigarette lighter socket. The whole thing was manufactured by VW. I suppose it was meant to feed the voltage produced by the solar panel in through the lighter socket and distribute it to different outlets in a vehicle to connect whatever they may have thought of to be used on one of those camper-like vans. So cool and unique, all of them beautiful.

  • @BillySBC
    @BillySBC Před 5 měsíci +4

    Put epoxy putty inside of a socket and push it over the scissor jack crank. Wait 10 minutes to harden. Ready to use. No welding.

  • @genespell4340
    @genespell4340 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Be sure to put wheel bearing grease on the threads of the jack. This should be done anyway because it makes it easier to raise the vehicle.

  • @burney-m
    @burney-m Před 8 dny

    I used to put a socket staight on to the jack, can't remember the size, 13/16" or 7/8". It was a bit wiggly but still worked and you still had the original handle to fall back if needed. 😀

  • @donaldfavreau7928
    @donaldfavreau7928 Před 6 měsíci +5

    if you grind the sides a little bit you can put a socket right on the end

  • @user-cv8ug4zl1m
    @user-cv8ug4zl1m Před 7 měsíci +5

    Сколько усилий,сколько дополнительного инструмента с собой возить,а мне и заводской комплект удобен и лёгок в использовании.Порадовало обеспеченность мастерской стационарным электрооборудованием.Все есть!

  • @mixter7x7
    @mixter7x7 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Sorry folks - this is an incredibly complex solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.
    Go to a junk yard and get 1 - ONE lug nut the same size as the ones on your vehicle.
    Weld or have welded - the lug nut on the drive end of the jack.
    Now - whatever turning mechanism you use on your lugs can be used to drive the jack.
    When we travel - I carry an electric impact. It has enough power to jack the vehicle + R&R the flat tire.

  • @jerryw5508
    @jerryw5508 Před 2 měsíci

    I remember those old bumper jacks back in the day of the steel bumpers. You could also use the jack as leverage on anything you need to pry.

  • @NMrick505
    @NMrick505 Před 2 měsíci

    I'm as impressed with the drill press "hold down" lever. It sure beats using your bare hand and is faster than an actual screw clamp.

  • @adancarrera3867
    @adancarrera3867 Před 13 dny +1

    Mucha perdida de tiempo, yo nomás le puse un ganchito al orificio y con un taladro inalámbrico y listo en segundos... Paque tanto rollo, lo bueno que era solo un aficionado 😂 imagínense a un ingeniero 😄

  • @ragman0696
    @ragman0696 Před 7 měsíci +2

    My Ford jacks have a 13/16” hex head at the end of the screw….Fords RULE !!

  • @user-hy7cg9jg5r
    @user-hy7cg9jg5r Před 7 měsíci +3

    There are no surprises there. There are some serious drawbacks to doing this, of course... and there are even easier ways of accomplishing what you did here.

  • @ricardolizarraga7755
    @ricardolizarraga7755 Před 6 měsíci +1

    De todo el vídeo lo único que me gustó fueron los guantes verdes. Eres un genio, te rompiste la cabeza pensando algo así

  • @davidbaraka1741
    @davidbaraka1741 Před 2 měsíci

    Cool mod. Have had to change tire with busted shoulder and this would certainly help. Or for ladies who may not be as strong.
    Plus it's cool

  • @packrcch
    @packrcch Před 6 měsíci +2

    you can buy these socket adapters now online .
    i bought one years ago and have only used the jack aa couple of times.

  • @djmossssomjd8496
    @djmossssomjd8496 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great. Just gonna pop out and buy a drill press, band saw, angle grinder, welder, linnisher.......WAIT forget it, I'll buy a BOTTLE JACK 🙂

  • @baccas66
    @baccas66 Před 6 měsíci

    I used to have a Jag which had a scissor jack and a rachet. It also had 2 wheel chocks. Chock the wheels and ratchet the car into the air. Quick and easy.

  • @1oxyoke
    @1oxyoke Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thanks for a great idea. It makes operating the jack with a ratchet so much easier than messing with that goofy handle.

    • @stevenpollard5171
      @stevenpollard5171 Před 6 měsíci

      I wanted to see the impact wrench used on the jack to actually lift the car.

    • @1oxyoke
      @1oxyoke Před 6 měsíci

      ​​@@stevenpollard5171I'v tried it and it works just fine, but as someone has already commented, carrying around a impact wrench to change a tire is not necessary for most people. To me the ratchet is compact and easy to store and no battery to worry about . Correction: I tried it on a trailer not a car.

  • @tomreedtoon
    @tomreedtoon Před 6 měsíci +2

    And to build all this, you only need about $3000 worth of shop tools you're likely to never use again. (This was the experience of my late father.)

  • @wellshutchins6885
    @wellshutchins6885 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I could write a chapter in a book about how many times I've used a scissor jack where it wasn't designed for.

    •  Před 6 měsíci

      Ditto.

  • @JohnDoe-xi3cz
    @JohnDoe-xi3cz Před 7 měsíci +2

    There's similar tool for scissors-type jack available on the commercial platform for less than 10 dollars 😊

    • @brucewmclaughlin9072
      @brucewmclaughlin9072 Před 6 měsíci +2

      So i don't have to buy the MiG welder /helmet/wire/drill press/ drills and center punch!

  • @briancollins2027
    @briancollins2027 Před 29 dny

    Yes and we all have those tools handy. Pity he can’t make the video play other than in mirror image, some people might think you need to use left hand threads 😂

  • @cs38cs38
    @cs38cs38 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Pay attention if use impact wrench to driven as from my solid experience, the impact will damage the thread and bearings when the jack with load on top.

    • @genespell4340
      @genespell4340 Před 6 měsíci +1

      It won't be used very much so it will take a decades to damage anything.

  • @anthonyweeks7722
    @anthonyweeks7722 Před 4 měsíci

    AMC used to include a jack wilt a bolt head to drive it with their cars. They can be found cheap at wrecking yards...

  • @user-zt1mz2gu9m
    @user-zt1mz2gu9m Před 5 měsíci

    Nice tool! I use a 1/2 in.drive 7/8 socket with my impact gun.

  • @bertiewooster3326
    @bertiewooster3326 Před 7 měsíci +14

    Och hells bells what a carrry on man just use the jack as it is !!

    • @dougnewsam6905
      @dougnewsam6905 Před 4 měsíci

      If you have ever scuffed your knuckles on the ground winding those silly jacks up, you would know how useful such a device is.
      However, I understand there are easier ways to make one of them and they can be bought retail.

  • @tomschmidt381
    @tomschmidt381 Před 6 měsíci

    As a geezer it is hard for me to use the standard scissor jacks that came with our cars. So I bought a heaver duty one that I can raise/lower with a socket and ratchet or and impact driver if I every get really lazy. New jack works great so far and I don't have any way to weld.

  • @georgeh9967
    @georgeh9967 Před 6 měsíci

    just welded an old socket on mine. does the same job with little of the work. and yes the finished tool works very well.

  • @buddyboy4x44
    @buddyboy4x44 Před 6 měsíci +53

    Just use a metal hook in your drill. Waste of time. Why is the video all in mirror image?

    • @beebop4333
      @beebop4333 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Explain the metal hook

    • @impalaSS65
      @impalaSS65 Před 6 měsíci +5

      ​@@beebop4333The same principle as the original manual hook, only not the handle. Get any generic threaded hook from a hardware store intended for storing tools in a shed, etc.

    • @arisskarpetis
      @arisskarpetis Před 6 měsíci +4

      Probably because it does not belong to this uploader. To confuse the content scanning of YT

    • @Xykotik
      @Xykotik Před 6 měsíci +2

      Allen wrench and cordless drill. No brainer.

    • @buddyboy4x44
      @buddyboy4x44 Před 6 měsíci +2

      In essence, this is a time consuming solution to a non-problem.

  • @stevewolfe6096
    @stevewolfe6096 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Not a bad idea if you use the jack on a regular basis but the time savings in use for the typical flat frequency would be much less than the fabrication time even if one had all the required tools. Simpler to twist the jack screw by hand till it picks up load and stabilizes the jack

  • @CoolIdeasDIY-qv1nz
    @CoolIdeasDIY-qv1nz Před 7 měsíci +3

    That was a great idea by a friend👍

  • @user-hy7cg9jg5r
    @user-hy7cg9jg5r Před 7 měsíci +3

    Your drill press has a THREADED column. I've never seen that before.

  • @JayWye52
    @JayWye52 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I did something even easier;I just picked a socket that fits over the jackscrew,fit it to my ratchet wrench,and crank away.

  • @jsoda41
    @jsoda41 Před 3 měsíci

    I use size 15/16” impact socket on 1/2” impact wrench.
    Up in less than 10 sec.

  • @DOBERMAN715
    @DOBERMAN715 Před 7 měsíci +4

    These idea's are great, only one problem, not many people have a welder?

    • @patrickperry6945
      @patrickperry6945 Před 7 měsíci

      Everybody in Texas has a welder. I think it’s a rite of passage thing.

    • @WildBikerBill
      @WildBikerBill Před 6 měsíci

      For those without a welder, you can buy them for ~$15 USD. I just placed an order with Home Depot.

  • @philtofield4572
    @philtofield4572 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I bought exactly the same thing from Wish recently. Cost about 3 quid.

  • @jobertoat
    @jobertoat Před 6 měsíci +2

    Meleca cara, só não vou fazer porque não tenho essa fita gomada nem a tinta. 😂😂😂

  • @kenken33333
    @kenken33333 Před 6 měsíci

    Amazon sells the part which fits a 1/2" battery powered impact driver. Two scissors jacks and my impact driver make short work of lifting any or all parts of a car off the ground.

  • @richardcich2018
    @richardcich2018 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Very good...will start on one for my router lift

  • @andrewyoung8703
    @andrewyoung8703 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Put a wheel nut on it then you can use a wheel spanner or anything you can use to remove the wheel nuts too.

  • @WolframStuwe
    @WolframStuwe Před měsícem +1

    ooo doch so schlau , das hatten wir im Osten schon vor 40 Jahren

  • @tuheur-tk4ju
    @tuheur-tk4ju Před měsícem +1

    tu n'as a prendre un socket 15/16 a peu pres et sa fit juste dedans

  • @riker302011
    @riker302011 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Using an impact on such a jack will quickly wear the threads on the jack. Fortunately I learned this with a lighter weight vehicle with the wheel still on.

    • @genespell4340
      @genespell4340 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Did you grease the threads with wheel bearing grease? That will save the threads for many years.

  • @gino3286
    @gino3286 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I understand the need of finding a solution
    They should have terminated the screw of the Jack with the same head of the bolts that fix the tyres
    Then a decent ratchet wrench would do for both tyres and the car jack

  • @TheCeroga
    @TheCeroga Před měsícem

    You should make them in bulk and sell them. You would make life easier for many of us.

  • @my2cents108
    @my2cents108 Před 6 měsíci +3

    FYI, they sell a "Scissor Jack Adapter"

  • @mateopalmafigueroa2879
    @mateopalmafigueroa2879 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Sin tanto rollo le hice una ranura a un dado y lo uso con matraca, la ranura es para que entre el tornillo y el dado es de la medida de la tuerca que va en el gato

  • @muppit666
    @muppit666 Před 6 měsíci

    I don’t think I’ve ever been so underwhelmed in my life

  • @Youtubeparolee
    @Youtubeparolee Před 6 měsíci +1

    Why the jack manufacturer didn’t do a better job is beyond me.
    I changed a tire not long ago with this style jack. It’s sucks!

  • @bobg1685
    @bobg1685 Před 6 měsíci

    Meh. Video was meant for bored guys with well-equipped workshops. Both of the jacks that came with my cars already have ends that can be fitted with a socket, in case you're just an average person with an average job and an average workshop.

  • @newildominguez
    @newildominguez Před 6 měsíci +1

    Excelente idea 👍👍👍

  • @fernandodelrio4839
    @fernandodelrio4839 Před 6 měsíci +1

    A deep socket cut out will work a lot easier

  • @mts0628
    @mts0628 Před 6 měsíci

    I can change a tire faster than you took to make this thing. And I change the tire as many times as you've made this little device. I've been driving for over 35 years.

  • @neilbedford5082
    @neilbedford5082 Před 3 měsíci

    Could you use an old spark plug socket - being longer, this might remove the need for welding - ie you would cut a slot into the socket itself - or of course, just buy a scissor jack adaptor for a few pounds 😉

  • @davelevy4394
    @davelevy4394 Před 6 měsíci

    Or just take a large hook, put it in the chuck of your drill, and use it to run the jack up and down. I usually toss those scissor jacks in the trash and use a floor jack. Super cheap at Harbor Freight, yard sales, or those Salvation Army Thrift stores.

  • @hassanshayegannik155
    @hassanshayegannik155 Před 5 měsíci

    Bravo! Thanks!

  • @vickanid1862
    @vickanid1862 Před 5 měsíci

    Hmmm My 1.5T scissor jack end fits a 7/8 socket perfectly. Combine it with the right fittings and an electric drill and it'll jack up stuff without going through these hoops.

  • @luisfsilvaguerrero9564
    @luisfsilvaguerrero9564 Před 7 měsíci +2

    So I need a hole new shop to do this and use it maybe once a year. Give me a break.

  • @luisvalc2187
    @luisvalc2187 Před měsícem

    Muy bien, como todos tenemos soldadora en casa.
    Tampoco es difícil poner el "gato", como lo hace ver el que hace el vídeo.

  • @chuyocaca4153
    @chuyocaca4153 Před 16 dny

    I don't own a Machine shop! But am sure can find a s screwdriver in my garage will that help?🎯

  • @davidrandall9964
    @davidrandall9964 Před 2 měsíci

    So I looked on eBay, sure enough someone is making them. An adapter for the scissor jack is $13.44 free postage. Cost me more in electricity and bandaids for my cut hands to make one.

  • @terrywilkins5266
    @terrywilkins5266 Před 6 měsíci

    Just wish I had all those tools to do this.

  • @rafael-ms6uw
    @rafael-ms6uw Před měsícem

    It will be cheaper if you spend 100 usd in a hidraulic jack instead of 4000 usd in a complete work shop.

  • @electric8668
    @electric8668 Před 6 měsíci

    Or you could drill a hole thru a deep well socket for a screw that also covers the crank.

  • @djamelahmedzaid404
    @djamelahmedzaid404 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you

  • @Woodworker1947
    @Woodworker1947 Před 6 měsíci

    Hard to believe we were doing this about forty years ago now...course there no CZcams then to show people the blindingly obvious.. look forward now to seeing the square wheel idea that prevents a vehicle from running away down hill if you forget the put the handbrake on..

  • @clicksurlevif
    @clicksurlevif Před 7 měsíci +1

    Génialisime!!!!!

  • @swerne01
    @swerne01 Před 6 měsíci

    Someone should just mass-produce that adapter you made and painted blue so that you could use any scissors jack with a socket driver.

  • @joewenzel5142
    @joewenzel5142 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Damnit, I left my cordless drill at home says motorist with a flat tire.

    • @leveloecolo389
      @leveloecolo389 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Moi je ai fait 2 manivelles avec 1developpement plus large +de forces

    • @lotharsowa4547
      @lotharsowa4547 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Oder vergessen, den Akku zu laden...

  • @utube1818
    @utube1818 Před 2 měsíci

    If you have a large enought socket (34mm I think) you won't need to make this adaptor.

  • @roscoemichel2103
    @roscoemichel2103 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I could have the tire changed by now

  • @juans6639
    @juans6639 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I turned the volume off ASAP! LOUD BACKGROUND LOUSY MUSIC IS NOT NECESSARY!

  • @robertbrooks1621
    @robertbrooks1621 Před 6 měsíci

    It’s easier to just buy on. That’s what I did. Amazon is a wonderful thing.😂😂😂😂😂

  • @johns280
    @johns280 Před 2 měsíci

    Neat idea. But I won’t go out and buy five thousand dollars worth of machinery to make one.

  • @136relim
    @136relim Před 7 měsíci +1

    Seems like over kill for the amount of times you may need to change a flat on the road. Keeping an impact wrench in the car for this purpose seems a waste of a tool - unless you have two.

  • @harper626
    @harper626 Před 3 měsíci

    I would have to use that jack a lot to justify all that trouble.

  • @Heiko881
    @Heiko881 Před 6 měsíci

    Schöne Idee, aber leider viel zu aufwendig.
    Denn auf solche Wagenheber passt eine Nuss, und die kann man per Akkuschrauber nutzen, um das Auto anzuheben.
    Einfach ausprobieren...

  • @hermannnavarro1287
    @hermannnavarro1287 Před 5 měsíci

    Con el taladro es lo mejor!

  • @alanrobertomaldonadorodrig4763

    Excelent, good jobs.

  • @filmacionesgarupal
    @filmacionesgarupal Před 6 měsíci

    Excelente para una varada en la noche oscura y lloviendo en una carretera de montaña.

  • @tony27ortiz
    @tony27ortiz Před 6 měsíci

    This is going to be my next project. I'm going to buy me a machine shop with all those tolls just to upgrade my car jack....🤔🙄..😂😂..

  • @davidedgar6760
    @davidedgar6760 Před 6 měsíci

    a 19 mm socket fits over it i use one all the time with a buzz gun

  • @colinevans7134
    @colinevans7134 Před 16 dny

    I use a trolley jack and bungy leads and fits in any boot of a car, don't bother with these jacks as they are not safe to use for a novice trying to jack a car up

  • @user-oz9vp6dk4k
    @user-oz9vp6dk4k Před 6 měsíci

    Good job, those jacks are very dangerous and weak never work on your car when you use one of those, security first use stands, a tired, rocks anything that you make yourself secure 👍

  •  Před 6 měsíci

    Excelente gracias 👌

  • @gdonham1203
    @gdonham1203 Před 5 měsíci

    Nice. Good work.

  • @geertrebreps191
    @geertrebreps191 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hat es einen besondern Grund, dass das Video spiegelverkehr ist?

  • @craig7083
    @craig7083 Před 6 měsíci

    Jack needs a larger base to improve stability.

  • @Jason-rs6co
    @Jason-rs6co Před 6 měsíci

    on this. i believe everyone should change a tire as part of their licence. but then again soon you will have auto change tires

  • @LarsDcCase
    @LarsDcCase Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent idea.

  • @michael1529
    @michael1529 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Good invention but not easily accessible by the average person. Who has that kind of power equipment to make that part?