This upgrade of the car jack surprised even professional craftsmen

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  • @markchodroff250
    @markchodroff250 11 місяців тому +38

    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 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly! 👍

    • @derekcable
      @derekcable 11 місяців тому +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 11 місяців тому +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 7 місяців тому

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

    • @eddiedebeer1709
      @eddiedebeer1709 4 місяці тому

      Good idea going to do the same 👊

  • @WeazelJaguar
    @WeazelJaguar 11 місяців тому +15

    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!

  • @rafepittenger7484
    @rafepittenger7484 11 місяців тому +37

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

  • @recipesforagreatlife3836
    @recipesforagreatlife3836 Рік тому +17

    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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @stevenmoomey2115
    @stevenmoomey2115 11 місяців тому +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.

  • @goedelite
    @goedelite 7 місяців тому +15

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

  • @BillySBC
    @BillySBC 10 місяців тому +6

    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.

  • @dereklea1183
    @dereklea1183 11 місяців тому +39

    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.

  • @666toysoldier
    @666toysoldier 11 місяців тому +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 10 місяців тому

      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.

  • @genespell4340
    @genespell4340 11 місяців тому +8

    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.

    • @johngreydanus2033
      @johngreydanus2033 19 днів тому

      I came for this comment, especially when he started using the power tools, I thought that is going to heat up under load, needs some lubrication.

  • @fjcrod
    @fjcrod 11 місяців тому +40

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

  • @packrcch
    @packrcch 11 місяців тому +3

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

  • @1chrisandrew1
    @1chrisandrew1 11 місяців тому +25

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

  • @CoolIdeasDIY-qv1nz
    @CoolIdeasDIY-qv1nz 11 місяців тому +3

    That was a great idea by a friend👍

  • @newildominguez
    @newildominguez 11 місяців тому +1

    Excelente idea 👍👍👍

  • @scottmacintyre3620
    @scottmacintyre3620 18 днів тому

    Did you try to just stick a socket over the end? I did, a 22 mm works great and use a dewalt impact.

  • @JasonEverley
    @JasonEverley 4 місяці тому +1

    All you gotta have is a 3/4 socket. Used to do collision repair. I kept two sissor jacks. Slide em under, zap with impact front bumper is in the air in two minutes

  • @владимирпетухов-ц5ъ
    @владимирпетухов-ц5ъ 11 місяців тому +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!

  • @ricardolizarraga7755
    @ricardolizarraga7755 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @DOBERMAN715
    @DOBERMAN715 11 місяців тому +4

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

    • @patrickperry6945
      @patrickperry6945 11 місяців тому

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

    • @WildBikerBill
      @WildBikerBill 11 місяців тому

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

  • @sunilduthboolauky7122
    @sunilduthboolauky7122 21 день тому

    Great effort and well done mate. Whereas I prefer to keep it as it is. As I do not like to waste my time and moreover when no facilities is available

  • @BillO964
    @BillO964 4 місяці тому +2

    Wow, you took more time making that thing than I would ever spend using a scissor jack in my lifetime.

  • @cs38cs38
    @cs38cs38 11 місяців тому +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 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @ArmandoQuiros-n2q
    @ArmandoQuiros-n2q 9 місяців тому

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

  • @jobertoat
    @jobertoat 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @TDHofstetter
    @TDHofstetter 11 місяців тому +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.

  • @mixter7x7
    @mixter7x7 11 місяців тому +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.

  • @ragman0696
    @ragman0696 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @tomschmidt381
    @tomschmidt381 11 місяців тому

    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 11 місяців тому

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

  • @JohnDoe-xi3cz
    @JohnDoe-xi3cz 11 місяців тому +2

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

    • @brucewmclaughlin9072
      @brucewmclaughlin9072 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @impalaSS65
    @impalaSS65 11 місяців тому

    That drillpress looks nice. What is it?

  • @stevewolfe6096
    @stevewolfe6096 11 місяців тому +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

  • @my2cents108
    @my2cents108 11 місяців тому +4

    FYI, they sell a "Scissor Jack Adapter"

  • @FranciscoEspinoza-h2o
    @FranciscoEspinoza-h2o 4 місяці тому

    Muy ingenioso práctico y útil y efectivo.
    Muchas gracias saludos
    From México Jalisco Zapotlanejo

  • @DennisBurke-t6e
    @DennisBurke-t6e 20 днів тому

    Use a rolling floor jack . Pump it up let it down works for me😊

  • @1oxyoke
    @1oxyoke 11 місяців тому +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 11 місяців тому

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

    • @1oxyoke
      @1oxyoke 11 місяців тому

      ​​@@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.

  • @jerryw5508
    @jerryw5508 7 місяців тому

    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.

  • @chuyocaca4153
    @chuyocaca4153 5 місяців тому

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

  • @davidbaraka1741
    @davidbaraka1741 6 місяців тому

    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

  • @richardcich2018
    @richardcich2018 Рік тому +1

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

  • @djmossssomjd8496
    @djmossssomjd8496 11 місяців тому +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 🙂

  • @burney-m
    @burney-m 5 місяців тому

    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. 😀

  • @NMrick505
    @NMrick505 7 місяців тому

    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.

  • @hassanshayegannik155
    @hassanshayegannik155 9 місяців тому

    Bravo! Thanks!

  •  11 місяців тому

    Excelente gracias 👌

  • @wellshutchins6885
    @wellshutchins6885 11 місяців тому +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.

    •  11 місяців тому

      Ditto.

  • @buddyboy4x44
    @buddyboy4x44 11 місяців тому +62

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

    • @beebop4333
      @beebop4333 11 місяців тому +2

      Explain the metal hook

    • @impalaSS65
      @impalaSS65 11 місяців тому +6

      ​@@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 11 місяців тому +5

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

    • @Xykotik
      @Xykotik 11 місяців тому +4

      Allen wrench and cordless drill. No brainer.

    • @buddyboy4x44
      @buddyboy4x44 11 місяців тому +4

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

  • @andrewyoung8703
    @andrewyoung8703 11 місяців тому +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.

  • @kenken33333
    @kenken33333 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @bertiewooster3326
    @bertiewooster3326 11 місяців тому +14

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

    • @dougnewsam6905
      @dougnewsam6905 9 місяців тому

      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.

  • @TDHofstetter
    @TDHofstetter 11 місяців тому +3

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

  • @geertrebreps191
    @geertrebreps191 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @adancarrera3867
    @adancarrera3867 5 місяців тому +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 😄

  • @JohannesC-c9k
    @JohannesC-c9k 2 місяці тому +1

    Great idea.

  • @kevinmullins4919
    @kevinmullins4919 7 місяців тому

    Why was the metal heated before paint?

  • @batman9512
    @batman9512 4 місяці тому

    While a square drive attachment makes it more universal, I use the appropriate size socket on my drill.

  • @anthonyweeks7722
    @anthonyweeks7722 9 місяців тому

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

  • @veredictum4503
    @veredictum4503 4 місяці тому

    Good idea. But now I have to get a fully-equipped workshop like this!

  • @tomreedtoon
    @tomreedtoon 11 місяців тому +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.)

  • @neilbedford5082
    @neilbedford5082 7 місяців тому

    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 😉

  • @philtofield4572
    @philtofield4572 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @gdonham1203
    @gdonham1203 10 місяців тому

    Nice. Good work.

  • @TyzFix
    @TyzFix 24 дні тому

    wish I can buy one of this on market.

  • @gino3286
    @gino3286 11 місяців тому +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

  • @alexis6283252
    @alexis6283252 11 місяців тому

    Buenas tardes, amigo tengo un gato igual a ese y no sirve , medio suave y se cae. Creo que tiene el tornillo aislado ,como lo reparo?

  • @djamelahmedzaid404
    @djamelahmedzaid404 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you

  • @muppit666
    @muppit666 11 місяців тому

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

  • @terrywilkins5266
    @terrywilkins5266 11 місяців тому

    Just wish I had all those tools to do this.

  • @KP50-oj6ce
    @KP50-oj6ce 18 днів тому +1

    why is the video inverted? Writing inverted?

  • @mateopalmafigueroa2879
    @mateopalmafigueroa2879 11 місяців тому +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

  • @alanrobertomaldonadorodrig4763
    @alanrobertomaldonadorodrig4763 10 місяців тому

    Excelent, good jobs.

  • @riker302011
    @riker302011 11 місяців тому +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 11 місяців тому +1

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

  • @donaldfavreau7928
    @donaldfavreau7928 11 місяців тому +5

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

  • @briancollins2027
    @briancollins2027 5 місяців тому

    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 😂

  • @LarsDcCase
    @LarsDcCase 11 місяців тому

    Excellent idea.

  • @davelevy4394
    @davelevy4394 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @jsoda41
    @jsoda41 8 місяців тому

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

  • @ricardonunez1311
    @ricardonunez1311 5 місяців тому +1

    Ya esa pieza la venden en AliXpress 1.80$

  • @fernandodelrio4839
    @fernandodelrio4839 11 місяців тому +1

    A deep socket cut out will work a lot easier

  • @tuheur-tk4ju
    @tuheur-tk4ju 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Youtubeparolee
    @Youtubeparolee 11 місяців тому +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!

  • @joseluispepe8447
    @joseluispepe8447 8 місяців тому

    ¡ Por eso tengo un gato electrico !
    👍👍🤣🤣👌👌🤦‍♂🤦‍♂👏👏😂😂

  • @hermannnavarro1287
    @hermannnavarro1287 10 місяців тому

    Con el taladro es lo mejor!

  • @Heiko881
    @Heiko881 11 місяців тому

    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...

  • @vickanid1862
    @vickanid1862 10 місяців тому

    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.

  • @mts0628
    @mts0628 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @JayWye52
    @JayWye52 Рік тому +10

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

  • @bobg1685
    @bobg1685 11 місяців тому

    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.

  • @johnniebettis8666
    @johnniebettis8666 6 місяців тому +1

    A nuter good idea 👍

  • @Irving-m6e
    @Irving-m6e 2 місяці тому

    Saludos cordiales amigos y amigas, bueno pues la idea está buena pero no muy buena, Yo usaría un taladro de impacto en vez de una chichara, es más fácil rápido y más seguro, claro me refiero al impacto portátil de batería 🔋 suerte 🙋🇵🇷 irving 😃👍👏🙏❤️.

  • @electric8668
    @electric8668 11 місяців тому

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

  • @Musashi_Darkness
    @Musashi_Darkness 5 місяців тому

    Simple and awezome 😮

  • @luisfsilvaguerrero9564
    @luisfsilvaguerrero9564 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @TheCeroga
    @TheCeroga 5 місяців тому

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

  • @Trumpsterfire101
    @Trumpsterfire101 11 місяців тому

    Amazon sells them. I have one. Save you time and effort. I also use a floor jack at home.

  • @tonycamplin8607
    @tonycamplin8607 23 дні тому

    What a complicated way of doing it.I just welded a bolt on to the end of mine and than you can use the socket spanner in the usual way, preferably one with a flexible joint.

  • @leocanabal
    @leocanabal 11 місяців тому

    Deberías comercializar los Bro creemelo que más de UNO estaría interesados en comprarlo!!!! Y es que si se ve complicado hacerlo sin las Herramientas Necesarias

    • @JoseRamirez-lj5nx
      @JoseRamirez-lj5nx 11 місяців тому

      si en ves de aserle tanto pedo buscas un dado mas grande que atore en el circulo del gato y luego nomas ases un abujero al dado y con un tornillo y una tuerca lo aseguras es mas facil o si atora bien no nesesitaria nada mas 😂

  • @luisvalc2187
    @luisvalc2187 5 місяців тому

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

  • @craig7083
    @craig7083 11 місяців тому

    Jack needs a larger base to improve stability.