I wasted a good long time at the weekend trying to get the stock jack out of the storage cubby in the back of the JK this weekend. (I had the 6K service and the dealership only did a 4 tire rotation and I wanted to work in the spare). Generally I use the trolley jack for this type of thing but I was at a friends house and she doesn't have a trolley jack so I was just using the stock jack that came with the JK.

Anyway - here's the hint. The Jack comes out much more easily (!) if you turn it down ("unjack" it a bit) - the thing is wedged into the cubby by being expanded so that it doesn't rattle. Once you have finished put it back in and then twist it up a bit again If you try and pull it out without winding it down a bit then it seems stuck....

This is clearly a very obvious thing that everyone will know - however I was really glad that I was in a warm garage and not by the side of the road in the dark in a rainstorm trying to figure it out.

I liked the supersize the cupholder thread a while ago so I thought I'd share this one too...

 

My friend recenty bought a Jeep Liberty, and he had to call me when he got a flat to find out how to get the jack out. Needless to say he was a little embarassed when I went over there, and two seconds later it was out because I twisted it.

 

yo people leave the dude alone he might be the doctor that saves your life

 

Thank you Steve Young! I for one would not have known that instinctively, and you probably saved my butt from problems out on a dark trail or something. Applause form the Bonehead gallery

 

, same thing happened to me. Then I tinkered around with the jack a bit and it came out smooth as butter...as opposed to me getting mad and trying to use brute force to remove it.

 

Just a hint, you may wanna take a pair of pliers and break it loose first, then re-tighten hand tight. I did this mine cause it was really tight from the factory. I carry some tools with me any way but it would be less of a hassle in a rainstorm. First time I tried to take it out, the thumbscrew ring popped off, thats why I say check and loosen if it's not been checked.

 

Steve, Its perfectly excusable to not be very jack savvy especially when you make up for it by being one the best quarter backs to play the game. Go BYU!

 

Dont feel stupid, more people than you know (or will admit to it) have gotten caught by this one & this has come up before...--> Jack Removal?

 

Oh oh, did they promote the guy who used to install spark plugs to Jacks?

(Why is it that the original set of Spark Plugs have to be so damn tight?)

 

i must admit i had trouble trying to get the jack out the first time, and it was for someone else to use, my tires are fine I guess i am an Itard but I did have to figure it out