HELP How to remove jack from Jeep Unlimited
 

I cannot for the life of me get my jack out on my Jeep Unlimited. I read through the manual but still cannot find out how this thing comes out. I had a blow out last year and luckily it was close to town where my brother came by with a floorjack. Right now I want to venture up in the mountains but will not chance it without being able to take out the jack. Please if there is anyone who has removed their jack let me know the steps.
Thanks!

The jack is retained by it being 'opened' into the hole. so you need to turn the handle/screw/nut to 'drop' the jack while it is in it's hole. That will loosen it up and it will slide out..

you need to slightly lower it by turning the end to be able to pull it out. slightly raise the jack to lock it back into place when you are done.

:rotflmao2: :rotflmao2: Sorry, I just had to do that.
About a week after we got the JK for wife, I was looking over things and tried to get the jack out. Well after about 1/2 an hour I finally figgured it out. Me, having retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief Gunners Mate, and working full time as an electrician at a large printing facility. :rotflmao2: :rotflmao2:

Just goes to show you us zoomies are smarter (retired Chief Master Sergeant): I had no problems figuring out how to get the jack out. Just don't ask me how long it took to figure out how to turn off the rear dome light in my Jeep. :rotflmao2:

Turn ignition on/off while pressing the brake three times, jump out run around the jeep 3 times , stop , turn jack knob to left.

My JK comes with a jack? As in the device for lifting it like to change a tire? Really?

Hey, that almost sounds like a chinise fire drill we used to do in the early 60's.

Isn't that how you disable the ESP? :eek2:

Clockwise or counter-clockwise? :D

Throw in a few jumping jacks for good measure.

This falls under the NASCAR rule - always counter-clockwise, preferably quickly.

but don't forget each time you use the jack you HAVE to replace your muffler fluid :yup:

...I kid. Can't knock ya for asking a question you didn't know the answer to. :beer:

Counter clockwise of course, lefty loosy, righty tighty. Helps for the buildup to goto the jack.:D:beer:

And remember to turn off your Hazard lights when finished so you will not run out of turn signal fluid. That stuff is tuff to find.

If it makes you feel better I just now learned how to take the jack thanks for the thread.

HA! I remember this having me stumped as well, I must have tugged on that bitch for close to ten minuets before figuing it out. Another one of those ego deflating moments. :blush:

me too, first day i got my jk, i brought it home and spent all day trying to figure out the freedom top, taking the doors off, and yes even the jack. i almost pulled of the stupid plastic piece made to screw it off by hand.

I damn near took mine back to the dealer. Was trying to install wheel locks and couldn't get the jack out. 10 minutes later, I realized that I just had to give it a turn. My ego crawled under a rock for a bit...

Hate to admit it, but I brought up this page by search function, as I also could not get the jack out! :thinking::rotflmao2:

Hate to admit it as well... But I spent about 5 mins fiddling with it before I shrugged an moved on. Glad I found this before a blowout though lol

Lol seriously? Maybe it's a different set up in the 2012 but kinda common sense really...its a scissor jack that is held in place by being opened slightly in a small space...just loosen it as if to lower the jack and it comes right out...
Took me all of 30 second first time I took it out, same way I've seen any scissor jack mounted in any vehicle I've owned that had one...

Lol yes, there is a jack in back...

Very funny
 

What a riot, muffler and hazard fluid.... I'm waiting fo rhte guys with the highlift jacks to chime in about using it on the ends caps of a stock bumper!!

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