jparker66
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Has anyone used a cordless drill to more easily put up and down the scissor jacks? If so, what kind of drill. My 18v would not do the job.
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spepi
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I did for the first time this weekend. I used my 18v Dewalt and it worked like a charm...brough them down snug, and did a half turn by hand....easy down, and easy up....try greasing the spindles with some heavy grease, and run them up and down by hand a few times, then try the drill again
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agesilaus
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Yup, just got a Harbor Freight cheapie 18v cordless($19). I had to switch to the high torque setting but it works just fine with a 1/4 inch hex wrench in the chuck. The high torque setting (one click below the drill holes setting) will drive the jack down against resistance.
It will reduce the whining from my 10 year old since that was one of his CG arrival chores. I'd rather listen to the drill whine than the 10 year old whine...heh.
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I use a Kawasaki 19.2v, works great.
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Campinfan
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spepi wrote:I did for the first time this weekend. I used my 18v Dewalt and it worked like a charm...brough them down snug, and did a half turn by hand....easy down, and easy up....try greasing the spindles with some heavy grease, and run them up and down by hand a few times, then try the drill again
Ditto. That is exactly what I do and it works.
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dclark1946
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I use a Black and Decker 14V drill set to high torque and it works fine. You may want to spray the jack threads with WD40 to reduce drag.
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grump daddy
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I use an 18v cordless also and works good. As stated above you may need to lube them up good to get them loose, however I don't think I would use a heavy grease as it could pick up a lot of road grim and make them even harder to work. Try using a silicone spray to lube them. I think that would pick up less grim in the threads. Also make sure that you lube the pivot points to as they will rust a little over time.
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I use a Bosch 18Volt...GREAT
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Bonefish
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Dewalt 14.4v has been working fine for doing this since 2003.
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Hornet28BHDS
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I think an 18 volt would do the trick. Try to grease the jacks and see if that helps.
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