Tire jack rattling

[DesertDog]

Just used the tire jack for the first time. After carefully removing it, and making a mental note on how it was secured, I cannot, for the life of me, come up with a solution to prevent rattling. This should not be rocket science, but it’s as if the scissors portion rattles internally. At this point, I am thinking to just pull everything out and wrap the individual pieces in shop rags.

Does anyone have a technique to resecure the Jack so it does not rattle?

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[kevman65]

Take it back out and make sure it is cranked all the way closed. I'm talking crank it down.
If it's the least bit loose it will rattle like a sumbitch.

 

[DesertDog]

Duh!!! Of course! I was only focusing on getting it tight against the mounting location. Thank you. Lance : )

 

[Sweetums]

You can also run a rag through the center of the jack and clamp it closed on the rag; I've done this with previous vehicles, but just clamping this jack closed seems to work.

Honestly, scissor jacks suck. I got a Toyota bottle jack to carry in addition, one from a Tundra, Land Cruiser, or Sequoia has two lifting sections and will easily pick up a lifted Gladiator on 37"s.

 

[Sandman 4x4]

Close the jack entirely, then place it back in the mount and try to expand it within the storage mount, that will tighten it up and stop rattling.

 

[Janster]

Been there done that….trying to get that sucker back in there ‘perfectly’.

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