daniel boeve Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Today i did get my christmas present : 1940 Buick owners manual ..I looked how they changed a flat tire in 1940 .Several tools to do that .Grab the wheel rim , lift it and then another tool to support the brake drum and then you could remove the wheel and then the other way around .I don't have any of the tools in my car and i wonder if anybody ever used those tools .Very dangerous if you ask me .I think the tool to support the brake drum is the same that holds the spare wheel in the trunk .I'm missing that also .I would like to buy that support if I can . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 If you buy an original 1940 Buick jack and jack stands, please use them for display only. If I recall correctly, the 1940 Buick jack has often been described as the most dangerous Jack ever sold. The 1937 Jack was no great prize. The 1938 one was totall different and quite unsafe too, but not quite as dangerous as the 1940 one was. I am not sure about the 1939 one. Buick apparently kept redesigning their Jacks and I guess they eventually found a design that was safe to use, but I have no idea what year they finally achieved that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel boeve Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 7 hours ago, MCHinson said: If you buy an original 1940 Buick jack and jack stands, please use them for display only. If I recall correctly, the 1940 Buick jack has often been described as the most dangerous Jack ever sold. The 1937 Jack was no great prize. The 1938 one was totall different and quite unsafe too, but not quite as dangerous as the 1940 one was. I am not sure about the 1939 one. Buick apparently kept redesigning their Jacks and I guess they eventually found a design that was safe to use, but I have no idea what year they finally achieved that. 7 hours ago, MCHinson said: If you buy an original 1940 Buick jack and jack stands, please use them for display only. If I recall correctly, the 1940 Buick jack has often been described as the most dangerous Jack ever sold. The 1937 Jack was no great prize. The 1938 one was totall different and quite unsafe too, but not quite as dangerous as the 1940 one was. I am not sure about the 1939 one. Buick apparently kept redesigning their Jacks and I guess they eventually found a design that was safe to use, but I have no idea what year they finally achieved that. I guess I will have a hard time to find those jacks and second i have no intention to use those jacks if i ever have them .But I am glad that other people also know how dangerous it can be to change a flat tire . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 A majority of the jacks designed in the era are widow makers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 NO PUNS! 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel boeve Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 3 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: NO PUNS! No jack needed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nice Dagmar's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I thought most people used bumper jacks in those days. My father when I was a kid acted like bumper jacks were the standard thing. I never saw a scissor jack until the 1960s and we thought it was a weird European thing. But I never heard of anybody jacking up a car by the brake drum, that's nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 For more information about jacks of this period, I recommend reading this old discussion: https://forums.aaca.org/topic/336226-the-7-most-dangerous-unlucky-oem-jacks/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 8:56 AM, 60FlatTop said: NO PUNS! I thought her name was Linda, not "Jack". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I am really surprised no one commented on what the car is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 3 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: I am really surprised no one commented on what the car is. Looks like a 1938 Buick to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary W Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/28/2023 at 5:24 AM, Morgan Wright said: I thought most people used bumper jacks in those days. My father when I was a kid acted like bumper jacks were the standard thing. Here's an old ad from 1935... "Standup" bumper jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1939 Roadmaster or 1940 80 series Limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Dad always carried a Tripod worm-drive bumper jack in every car he owned, at least when we had REAL bumpers. Wish I had kept his, but when touring I carry an aluminum trolley jack and jack stands in case I have a chance to help someone else- mane the kids gave me a deWalt battery Impact with metric and SAE deep well socket sets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I have the original jack in my car. Just for show, scary. I have a scissors jack that I have used once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Get us out from unda' Wonderwoman! Oh I hope not!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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