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Pawel66

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What Car Is This Car Jack From
« on: February 28, 2024, 14:42:18 »
Could you help me determine what car is this car jack from? It is very similar to early Pagoda jacks, but the ratchet is different. Similar markings, same manufacturer - earlier version??
Pawel

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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2024, 17:52:27 »
If you could measure the diameter of the shaft that goes into the jack port on the car I might have your answer.
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2024, 07:01:09 »
Hi,
could be from a W120, had similar ones.
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2024, 07:03:46 »
Thank you WRe and Benz Dr.

This shaft is exactly like the ones we have for early Pagodas.

However...

I spent hours last night trying to help my friend and I grew a suspicion. I do not have a good picture of the top of this jack. My suspicion is that someone lost or broke original ratchet. Then they welded a short bar into the hole in the top of the threaded piece that fit some other ratchet they had thus ruining the original jack.

I let my friend know about it and asked him to check it.

So I am afraid it is all smoke and the jack is now a piece of junk.... sorry to bother you...
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W121 190SL
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2024, 07:54:35 »
Hi,
I assume that this "Storz-part" doesn't belong to it. Storz was another manufaturer- beside Wahler - of car jacks.
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2024, 10:56:55 »
Exactly.
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2024, 14:24:14 »
Good detective work!
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Re: What Car Is This Car Jack From
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2024, 00:58:46 »
Didnt someone post a pic of a similar jack where the shaft had snapped in half?  Maybe that person has the missing part to yours.
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