Urgent help please.
 

Not sure what ocured but when I removed the trolly jack handle the jack socket went into upright position. Now I cannot get the jack handle back in. Any advise ?

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Use a shorter socket wrench, a piece of pipe...are you serious?

Yes. Cannot get leverage with a socket wrench tried it already.

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i dunno if you can get a really big strong person to lift up your car and then you can put the handle back in?

Has to be some kind of release other than the handle location. Find it.

Get a second jack (like the factory one) and jack it up higher, pull that one out and lower..?

I read the manual twice. There is a square key inside the handle location.

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I needed this laugh...

Does the pedal raise or lower the car? I forgot

Dunno. Its stiff and under car.

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Pedal raises the jack (same as the normal handle).

@OP, with this jack there is no reason to take the handle out.

I believe there is a screw to hold the handle in.

And couldn't he press the foot pedal down then move the place for the handle down easier?

guessing if he can't get enough leverage on the handle receiver he won't be able to get enough on the pedal.

Best bet at this point is probably to get something on the square piece to lower the car onto the jack stands and then pull the jack out and put the handle in properly. USE THE SET SCREW SO THE HANDLE CAN'T COME OUT.

Add a little oil to the radiator?

In the end I had to drill a hole into the front of the car to gain access to the release mechanism of the jack.
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^^^ Necessity is the mother of invention. ^^^

Finally oil drained.

But all the filter tools I have don't work on removing the bold Nissan oil filter. It's gonna be a long night.

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Clever. Glad you resolved it.

The dude abides.

Reported for off topic. :icon23: :icon17:

Did you try grabbing the filter with your hand and turning it?

Yeah. Even both hands a few times. No joy.

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A big pair of Channellocks (or equiv) has worked for me before. Grip close to the base of the filter. Try not to collapse the filter housing.

If all else fails, drive a long screwdriver through the filter. Make sure you have a BIG pan under the car.

Doing the later just now. Waiting for most of it to drain. Gonna push the other end of the screw driver out also for better grip being careful not to put an hole on the hose. Lol

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When you put the new filter back on, put a little bit of oil on the gasket (the used oil works great) and only tighten hand tight. A good rule-of-thumb is to screw the filter on until the gasket just touches the engine and then an eighth to a quarter turn more. Check for leaks. Tighten ~1/16 of a turn as needed. Do that and it will be MUCH easier to remove the filter next time.

Yeah. Thanks. Always hand tighten.

Son of ... Die. !

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Next time, get some 110v electrical flex and wrap it around the filter - you can use it like a "grinder" on a yacht to spin the fitter off - either that or a bigger hammer !!

This is messed up. Thanks for sharing so people know what not to do or keep from happening.

I have seen this a few times myself. :tup:

Indeed. Failure on this project did not end, when I went to lower the car I had the jack arm out at approx 45 degrees and the car bumper came crashing down on it, resulting in a ding in the lower center part of the bumper FML! I am sure heat gun will fix that tho, only size of a penny. - cue my next thread, "urgent help, I burnt paint off" :icon18::icon18::icon18:


You'd think that I am a total noob at oil changes. All the cars I have had I used to change the oil and also brakes and tranny oil etc not many issues. Hell and I have a lot of cars I am like 43 years old!

I try to be as sober as possible before I attempt any sort of work that involves tools.

And so ends another episode of "Limeybastard." Tune in next week for more of his zany antics. :)

You know what the irony is? I actually have been tee total for the last 2 weeks!

I have been on the wagon for 13 years, 9 months and 13 days.

...not that I am counting.

You're right. I did think that :rofl2: At least you're entertaining :icon17: :tiphat:

:icon18: :icon18: Will do :tup:

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