If you want a jack or part thereof for a VERY reasonable price, you can't beat <a href="http://www.pullapart.com">www.pullapart.com</a> "The Best Strip Joint in Town." They have 3 yards in Atl area and are spreading all over the country like weeds (only in a good way). You would have to go to the location and check for yourself, but they put the jacks on a rack by the check out stations. The best thing is that all prices are the same low price regardless of what make/model of vehicle it is from. The down side is that they mostly stock 10yr old vehicles. Check out their price list on the web site and you'll see what I mean. I'm a Volvo buff and I picked up a complete hood (with grill & hinges) and a complete driver's door (with all switches and trim) for ~ $40 each...pretty sweet!<div>
<br></div><div>Your next best option might be <a href="http://www.car-part.com">www.car-part.com</a>. Put in your make, model and year and it lists yards from all over the country with the part(s) you need in stock.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Happy hunting!</div><div>GC<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:42 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im"><br>
>><br>
>> She needs to learn how to secure her PC, and sadly, she needs to get<br>
>> hacked in order to learn it. I speak from experience having a teen girl<br>
>> crying over her broken PC and forcing her to reload it herself. These<br>
>> days, knowing how to do that is like knowing how to change a flat tire,<br>
>> IMHO.<br>
> <<more snip>><br>
> You expect somebody to know how to change a tire???? You monster!!!! That<br>
> is why God gave us phones and AAA memberships!<br>
><br>
> Silly sarcasm aside, probably a good idea. Both to expect offspring to<br>
> reload their systems, and to expect every driver to know how (by doing) to<br>
> change a tire.<br>
<br>
</div>Before my father allowed me to get a drivers license, I had to show him<br>
that I could change a tire.<br>
<br>
Over Xmas, I had a flat on I-85 in NC. That was the first flat tire<br>
that I've had in 25+ yrs of driving. After pulling safely off the road,<br>
I pulled out my cell phone to call the $4/yr auto-insurance number to<br>
have my tire fixed. ZERO cell coverage. I was in a bend in the road<br>
and would have to walk about a mile in either direction to get out and<br>
get coverage. Instead, I pulled the packages, luggage and other<br>
assorted things from the trunk, got the smaller emergency wheel out and<br>
spent the next 30 minutes cursing the damn jack. At least it was<br>
comfortable temp, late afternoon sun with no rain.<br>
<br>
BTW, the jack used in high school was very similar, yet much better than<br>
the jack on my premium vehicle today. It had a crank to cause the<br>
scissor to expand, not just a bar that needed to be removed and replaced<br>
every half turn. Piece of crap. With only 6" of clearance, the<br>
replacement jack options are pretty limited. I looked after that trip<br>
hoping to find just the crank. There are lots of options for $80+.<br>
<br>
Anyone know where I could find a crank for a scissor-type jack?<br>
Something like this, but it needs a different end to fit into the jack<br>
<a href="http://www.folandsales.com/catalog.asp?prodid=494416&showprevnext=1" target="_blank">http://www.folandsales.com/catalog.asp?prodid=494416&showprevnext=1</a><br>
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