Jack and Tool Set for '96 RAM 1500
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Jack and Tool Set for '96 RAM 1500
I recently found the jack and tool setmissing from the '96 1500 ram 4x4 I bought 2 yrs ago. Haven't needed them yet, but ...
You would think they would be easy to find in a salvage yard. Not so. As soon as a truck is put in a yard, customers pull the jack and tools to get parts from it or from other wrecks. They leave them scattered on the ground where they get buried, corroded and lost. I tried 6 yards and nada. Even searched in the mud.
Aftermarket stuff from an auto parts store isn't a good solution. The factory jack sits in a place where no aftermarket jack would fit - a generic jack would work, but would be nuisance being loose. The bigger problem is the tool kit has a driver for the spare tire cable and I haven't found something to substitute for that. Well, did test the cable system by wedging just the right size cold chisel in the socket and turning the chisel shaft with a wrench. It only took me 10 min to lower the tire that way - don't want to think about doing that on the side of the road, at night in the rain.
Anybody have these for sale or can point me to somebody who does?
You would think they would be easy to find in a salvage yard. Not so. As soon as a truck is put in a yard, customers pull the jack and tools to get parts from it or from other wrecks. They leave them scattered on the ground where they get buried, corroded and lost. I tried 6 yards and nada. Even searched in the mud.
Aftermarket stuff from an auto parts store isn't a good solution. The factory jack sits in a place where no aftermarket jack would fit - a generic jack would work, but would be nuisance being loose. The bigger problem is the tool kit has a driver for the spare tire cable and I haven't found something to substitute for that. Well, did test the cable system by wedging just the right size cold chisel in the socket and turning the chisel shaft with a wrench. It only took me 10 min to lower the tire that way - don't want to think about doing that on the side of the road, at night in the rain.
Anybody have these for sale or can point me to somebody who does?
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RE: Jack and Tool Set for '96 RAM 1500
Virused asked: "have you checked ebay or your local dodge dealer?"
No - I have a problem with Ebay and I imagine the dealer will want some valuable part of my anatomy in exchange. And - yeah, maybe I'm a cheap bastard. But will do those things if better solutions don't show up - thanks.
Allen
No - I have a problem with Ebay and I imagine the dealer will want some valuable part of my anatomy in exchange. And - yeah, maybe I'm a cheap bastard. But will do those things if better solutions don't show up - thanks.
Allen