Thread: new use for bumper jack

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well, since I'v retired my bumper jack for saftey reasons.. I needed an extra foot to hold the brake pedal down on my Rambler today ( checking circuits, due to a problem ).. since nobody was around. the bumper jack sat in there and I pulled it out and.... volia an extra foot

That seems like a safe way to use a bumper jack.......Never thought I'd say that

It would be a lot of moving back, and forth but I guess you could bleed the brakes also by yourself!

Richard

yup, that would work too. if it was a manual, I'd guess it would have a use holding the clutch pedal down to adjust the linkages

Old Volkswagen Beetle jacks made great bodywork tools. They had a solid round shaft body, and the part that lifted your car walked up or down the round shaft as you worked the lever. It was a simple thing to make up a series of different lengths of pipe that just slipped over the end of the solid round body, with different shaped ends welded to the pipe.---Bingo---instant poor mans "port-a-power". They worked great for pushing out dents and sprung metal. You could also weld a chain hook to the base of the jack and to the moving part, and those suckers woul pull just as strong as they would push!!! I still have one in my bodywork cabinet.

hey matt , looks like what tried to kill ya made you smarter man! fine idea dude..