Long reach jack
07-26-2020 | 12:19 AM
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So I bought this one,
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-...een-64784.html
My Craftsman was a smidge too tall and this one worked great. I was able to reach the rear suspension mount with it and jack up high enough to place the jack stands under the rear lift points. installing the Sharkwerks went mostly well. broke off 3 studs but was able to reach the top bolts with a snap on swiveling ratchet. (similar to this one https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...BoCgd8QAvD_BwE )
The difficulty came with removing the studs, especially the two top ones. Beating out the studs is not for the faint of heart and luckly my buddy who was helping me is a former machinist and knows all sorts of tricks.
Ultimately, the two top studs proved impossible to budge given the space constraints using a hammer and center punch. We regrouped and went to Autozone and bought a $25 Air Hammer/chisel. Fired up the old air compressor and popped them out in about 2 minutes each.
https://www.autozone.com/air-tools-a...els/976508_0_0
Knowing what I know now, we would have just cut or broken the studs off and used the air hammer with the center punch bit and it would have taken about 10 minutes, the exhaust start to finish about an hour. With all our hiccups including going to two separate Autozone's, about 4 hours.
Lastly, The Sharkwerks....I love it. My GTS now sounds like a proper sports car. Some have complained of a drone around 3k, I don't hear it. Not over the wind noise of my Cab and it has turned my Cab into a proper roadster. The exhaust is near silent at that rpm with the PSE turned off and growls, pops, and burbles like its supposed to with it on. I couldn't be happier with it.
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-...een-64784.html
My Craftsman was a smidge too tall and this one worked great. I was able to reach the rear suspension mount with it and jack up high enough to place the jack stands under the rear lift points. installing the Sharkwerks went mostly well. broke off 3 studs but was able to reach the top bolts with a snap on swiveling ratchet. (similar to this one https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...BoCgd8QAvD_BwE )
The difficulty came with removing the studs, especially the two top ones. Beating out the studs is not for the faint of heart and luckly my buddy who was helping me is a former machinist and knows all sorts of tricks.
Ultimately, the two top studs proved impossible to budge given the space constraints using a hammer and center punch. We regrouped and went to Autozone and bought a $25 Air Hammer/chisel. Fired up the old air compressor and popped them out in about 2 minutes each.
https://www.autozone.com/air-tools-a...els/976508_0_0
Knowing what I know now, we would have just cut or broken the studs off and used the air hammer with the center punch bit and it would have taken about 10 minutes, the exhaust start to finish about an hour. With all our hiccups including going to two separate Autozone's, about 4 hours.
Lastly, The Sharkwerks....I love it. My GTS now sounds like a proper sports car. Some have complained of a drone around 3k, I don't hear it. Not over the wind noise of my Cab and it has turned my Cab into a proper roadster. The exhaust is near silent at that rpm with the PSE turned off and growls, pops, and burbles like its supposed to with it on. I couldn't be happier with it.