Jack holder wingnut.

[JimEd]

Just wondering if this has happned to anyone else. The other day I was removing the jack for the first time. The wingnut was so tight I could not remove it by hand. I got out the channel locks and you guessed it, snapped it right off. I was looking for any repair ideas.

 

[stimpy433]

Check out this thread.....

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/do...wn-replace-yours-with-the-2018-pieces.146845/

 

[NJMOPAR]

Buy a cheap toolbox at Harbor Freight and keep the jack in it. The factory mounting setup is a disaster and not worth repairing IMO.

 

[crash68]

Check out this thread.....

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/do...wn-replace-yours-with-the-2018-pieces.146845/

It might be a little late as he snapped the bolt off.

@JimEd you'll probably need to drill the old one out then bolt the stud down to be able to use the wing nut set up noted in that above link.

FYI: the stud and wing nut also work for the 2500 trucks also

 

[indept]

You will need to get under the truck and remove the rest of that stud from underneath if you're lucky enough to have a piece to grab with vise grips.

You can go buy the 2018 version that stimpy433 posted. I went to home depot and bought a stainless steel bolt the same length, a nut and lock washer and a wingnut. I ran that up through the bottom then put a nut on from the top under the seat to lock it in place then secured the jack to it with the wingnut.

The whole reason I did that instead of the 2018 part from the dealer is it takes me 20 or so minutes to get to the dealer but only 3 minutes to get to home depot. Also I bought a shorter stainless steel bolt because there is another threaded hole about 6 inches in front of that and water, road salt etc can get in through that and rot the floor through eventually.

 

[16Ram4x4]

There should be a 1/2" of the threaded wing bolt sticking out on the floorboard underneath.
Tightly grab it with a pair of vise grips and unscrew it down through the insert nut in the floorboard. Just remember to clear the threads out and use anti-seize on the new bolt.
Within a week of buying my Ram in 2016 I had put anti-seize on that bolt.
Also one major time and frustration saving tip that no one thinks about is the bimetal corrosion of your aluminum wheels to steel hubs = wiping a very, very light coating of anti-seize on the center of your wheel around all your lug bolt holes.
I have done this to my wheels after seeing the mechanic doing the inspection on a 89 Dakota that I purchased in 1994 having to beat the wheel off the truck with a board and small sledgehammer.