is it me or is the stock jack hard *** use.. does any one have any easyer way?

 

im assuming you mean the stock honda jack is hard to use.....and yes it is, they try to make it compact so it fits nicely in the trunk. if you can manage to spin it just right you can actually get it to work very nicely though, just takes some practice to jack a honda right.

 

they come real handy when you car is dropped

 

An easier way? Buy a different jack . But in all seriousness, I don't find it that hard to use. Once you figure out how to turn it effeciently, it's not hard at all to use.

 

it's the next good thing after the unleavened bread. it's pretty easy to use. i can't imagine lifting up my car without using the oem jack. very nice if you have good drop

 

yes, they are great if u have adrop, but they take forever, because u have 1/2 turn, take the long rod out, 1/2 turn..PITA

 

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1/2 turn each time? you are using it completely wrong. Theres 3 parts 1: The Jack 2: The rod with the hook end 3: tire iron...you put the hook part in the holes of the jack..then notice theres a square space in the middle of the tire iron..you connect that to the hooked rod and start cranking

it should take you no more than 10 seconds to jack up the car, honda jacks are extremely easy to use


haha everyone ive seen use them, do it wrong..i never say anything

 

oh man! i have to double post! and you guys are giving out car advice..yikes

 

if you're using it properly and the jack is in good working condition, they're almost just as easy to use as a hydraulic jack...IMO

 

its a handle and crank system, so simple

 

U GOT APIC,, i dont think i got a tire iron??

 

Yes, check it..you combine the tire iron/hooked rod together (circled parts) ..just like you do with your girlfriend lol..then the hook goes in the loops, and voila!



and thats all there is to it

 

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haha. thats cool. came out of nowhere.

 

haha i try to be spontaneous

 

The previous owner of my car lost the hooked rod so I had to put the tire iron through the hole, and turn a half turn at a time. I got tired of that so I put a screwdriver through the hole and it makes it a little easier. I really want the rod though because the screwdriver method wears my wrist out. Hope that helps the person that can only do half turns.

EDIT: I suppose I could try going to a junk yard and buying one from one of the many wrecked Civics they have there. Stupid highschool kids.

 

I just jack up the car with the REAL big jack from the other jack point, and then slide out the POS Small jacks, then drop the car down and remove the big jack (from the side of the car). Much quicker for me that way. My car is dropped to a 1/2 finger gap all round.

 

it aint a car maintainence tool man. its not designed to be used daily. this is the sorta last resort thing, if you need to put on a spare tire, it WILL get the car up, and thats all it has to do.

 

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Yes, but when your car is dropped and you need to jack up the jack to put it on stands, sometimes the floor jack cant fit under to jack it up from the engine. So, therefore, we use the small jack to ease the car up a little bit so the floor jack can get thru clean.

 

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1/2 turn each time? you are using it completely wrong. Theres 3 parts 1: The Jack 2: The rod with the hook end 3: tire iron...you put the hook part in the holes of the jack..then notice theres a square space in the middle of the tire iron..you connect that to the hooked rod and start cranking

it should take you no more than 10 seconds to jack up the car, honda jacks are extremely easy to use


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i find it very easy to use only the hooked end portion, put it in a cordless drill and crank that ish right up! works really well. i hope this helps everyone

 

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Why don't you just put a block of wood or a 2x4 on the ground, and drive up on it? You can even put a couple of 2x4s together to get the car up high enough to get a jack under it.

 

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Why don't you just put a block of wood or a 2x4 on the ground, and drive up on it? You can even put a couple of 2x4s together to get the car up high enough to get a jack under it.

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I have actually heard of this, but never tried it. I dont have any 2x4s laying around so ive never got the chance to try it out, and im not going to go out of my way to get 2x4s.

 

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Your lucky. I only got the jack and the hooked part. No tire iron for me. I'll trade ya...lol .

 

iam loving the stock jack its the only thing that fits under my car

 

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It doesn't have to be 2x4s, but anything that has some height and can support the cars weight. I'd find something to drive up on before I ever thought about pulling out the emergency jack.

If you're ever at the home store, they have 'scrap' bins, filled with leftovers from the wood they cut, with peices of wood they just give away, so it's not like you have to go and get a whole peice of lumber.

 

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That's one way to do it. People apparently people forgot about ramps. You can get them from Sears or even Wal-Mart for pretty cheap. Assuming you don't have to take a tire off they work really well for avoiding the scissor jack.