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Old 04-11-2020, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tomshep View Post
What about drilling a hole in the actual quick jack just above where the lift rod would go and put the red ring directly in the quick jack? You already have a vertical plane for the ring. From a front view you wouldn't see the hole. Sideways there would be a small hole visible. Most wouldn't even notice the small hole.

Tom
Yes, that would work. The ring will hang a little lower, but that might actually be easier to drill -- and I would bet the weld would easily hold up on the quick jack itself. You wouldn't have to cut and chamfer the Grade 8 bolt either (which I will do today).


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Patrick - Where's Ellie?
Ellie will help me on the final install.
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