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For a crappy OEM jack being used to change a flat, not to work on a vehicle and/or crawl under it. Those have a longgggg track record of toppling and injuring/killing people; bad enough if all they do is topple and do $2,000 of body damage. On the barbed fasteners (etc etc plastic parts), there is a tool sold at auto parts stores and a little heat from a heat gun.
Bill - I always use a standard floor jack (unless caught with a flat on the highway. I have used those lift points more for jack stand placement once the vehicle is up on a smooth concrete surface. Agreed, they could/should be better and safer.
Thanks for the tip on the barbed fasteners. I wasn't aware they made an actual tool to remove those... and I never thought of heating them. I have had some that were so tight, the heads popped off before I could get them loose. Will try your method next time! :)
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2003 Ranger Edge / Extended Cab / Flareside / 3.0L FLEX / 5r44e Auto / 2WD / 8.8 LS 4:10 / Sonic Blue Pearl
So many mods... so little time...