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otrfun
Explorer II
Sep 19, 2015

Safe Placement of a Bottle Jack on a Narrow Frame Rail

Just replaced one of my entire axles assemblies (leafs, axle, & brakes) on my 7000 lb. toy hauler. I used two 3-ton floor jacks to place 4 jack stands. Hard not to notice the 3-ton floor jacks were ...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Sep 19, 2015
Pick your favorite (4)jack points.

Go to the steel store

Get (4) pieces of angle iron 1/4" thick no thinner than that

The angle gets welded to your frame point up legs down.

Use 1/4" thick triangular shaped gussets on the ends of the angles (8) total

Your jack point slipping days are over. The ram cap wedges in the angle.

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