Big James 4XL
Mar 18th, 07, 7:32 PM
Recovered this jack and hardware from my parts car GMC Sprint, can anybody look at it and tell if it's correct for an elky or Sprint?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j36/bigjames4xl/GMC/P1000003.jpg
Big White
Mar 18th, 07, 10:26 PM
My '70 Elky did not have a spare or jack parts when I bought it so I bought a restored jack assembly from True Connections.
From your picture, I can see some similarities and some differences. Kinda hard to tell from the photo but the jack mast and lifting mechanism appears to be the same as what I have. As long as the socket is the right size for your lug nuts, the jack handle appears to be just fine. My base is not quite as rectangular as yours - it measures 6" x 8". So far, everything looks functional. The only piece that jumps out as being quite different is the curved piece (cradle?) that mates up to the bumper to do the lifting. Mine is noticeably different from your photo. I assume that the piece is model year specific to match the shape of the bumper and that could possibly explain the difference. Mine is stamped on the surface that faces the bumper:
WAGON & PICKUP
UN 1970 3965976
Look on yours for similar markings. It might tell you exactly what it is for, just like mine does. Hope this helps you out.
72Sprint
Mar 19th, 07, 8:12 AM
James,
Like Rich said, everything looks right except for the part that fits the bumper. I've attached some pictures of the original from my Sprint for reference.
Big James 4XL
Mar 19th, 07, 5:04 PM
Thanks!!!
It doesn't have anything as to what car but it has 2 lifting pins and one is stamped front and the other rear. It came out of a GMC Sprint so I was wondering if it would be the same as an elky. No way of knowing if it came with the Sprint origionally, I just found it there when I got the seats from it.