Poorly designed jacks
03-08-2001, 05:26 PM
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Poorly designed jacks
There has been a few posts on the quality of the jack supplied with the car. Nobody has offered a better solution. After looking at it,I can see it to be quite useless in most situations. Anyone have a good idea on a small, easy to store, safe product that I can count on? Thank you all in advance. I read this forum evey day and I am now understanding your passion for this auto.
03-08-2001, 06:02 PM
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Ever priced one? They're into 4 digits....
I got tired of lifting the 70lb floor jack into the back of the car every time I went time trialing. Thought one of those 15 lb Nascar jacks would be just the ticket. Almost fell on the floor when I shopped around and found some of the "cheaper" ones at about $1800. I think there's more than just aluminum in those jacks.
03-08-2001, 07:31 PM
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Re: Poorly designed jacks
I bought a small double sided scissor jack at Walmart for I think around $20 (as opposed to the single sided contraption that comes with the car). I believe it was made by Larin and is rated for 4000 I think (cannot remember exactly and the car is not close at hand). It is far from a "daily use" quality piece of equipment, but it is gives me more options then the OEM jack. It fits perfectly in the right rear trunk compartment (I packed some other misc. stuff around it to keep it from moving around).
The prevous posts on the jack also concerned me. I figure between the two jacks, I should be able to change a tire in a pinch without killing myself and/or damaging the car. At home I use a regular full size floor jack and jack stands.
The prevous posts on the jack also concerned me. I figure between the two jacks, I should be able to change a tire in a pinch without killing myself and/or damaging the car. At home I use a regular full size floor jack and jack stands.
03-09-2001, 07:10 AM
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Re: Poorly designed jacks
Plus, one thing I noticed is that the bolts are torqued down so tight, and the "bolt remover"(what's it called anyway?) doesn't really work in getting them off. I had tried to get one bolt off recently and only succeeded in partially stripping the head. Not a good thing if I were to actually try to change a flat myself.
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03-09-2001, 08:28 AM
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I bought a heavy-duty full scissor jack that...
fits nicely in the hole below the bracket for the CD changer. After my jack fiasco about a month ago, I returned it to the dealer who got me a new took kit and jack and allegedly sent the defective, bent jack back to Audi. I will never trust that piece of plastic reinforced crap again.
This full scissor works fine, even tried it on a bit of an incline to see if it could take the stress, fits in the hole, no problem. The replacement Audi jack will remain as a decoration.
This full scissor works fine, even tried it on a bit of an incline to see if it could take the stress, fits in the hole, no problem. The replacement Audi jack will remain as a decoration.