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I believe i have bent the drive screw on my scissor jack, it is very difficult to put down.
is there a repair for this or do i have to buy a complete new one?
thanks for your ideas!
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SteveAE
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iplayoutdoors,
When I bent a couple of mine, I found it much easier to just replace them. Wound up replacing all of them with better quality jacks.
Steve
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Mark and Linda
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iplayoutdoors wrote:I believe i have bent the drive screw on my scissor jack, it is very difficult to put down.
is there a repair for this or do i have to buy a complete new one?
thanks for your ideas!
Have you looked closely at it? Maybe it has something gumming up the works. I cleaned my a few weeks ago and put some silcone on them...after a rain..and going down the road, I have one that is a little tight.
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old guy
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I was thiking about how long it's been since you lubed the screw
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JJBIRISH
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iplayoutdoors wrote:I believe i have bent the drive screw on my scissor jack, it is very difficult to put down.
is there a repair for this or do i have to buy a complete new one?
thanks for your ideas! maybe this thread will help
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ScottG
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I've bent three of the four on my TT over the years. It takes a fair amount of force to bend them back but it can be done.
I used a 2x3 and a 15" long piece of post to make a lever. Then I rotated the screw until it bowed downward and used the 2x3 lever to gently bend it upward. This created the least amount of stress on the jack.
Using this technique I was able to get it nearly perfect and the jack works smoothly.
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opnspaces
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JJBIRISH wrote:iplayoutdoors wrote:I believe i have bent the drive screw on my scissor jack, it is very difficult to put down.
is there a repair for this or do i have to buy a complete new one?
thanks for your ideas! maybe this thread will help
You beat me too it JJBIRSH, darned time zone differences. 
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I got a set from amazon and you won't bend these:
Bal 7,500 jacks
Cheap insurance for a pair of them.
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