Where did you see or who told you that you can put your jack under the ALUMINUM control arm of a 7000lb truck (even more because you didn't take the weight off of the hitch by putting the trailer jack down). From what I was told, the ONLY spots that you should lift the lightning from are the arrows you pointed out. Why didn't you just put your jack there if you knew about the arrows? Aluminum is brittle and you are creating an unintended pressure point by applying tons of weight on something that wasn't designed for that purpose. Seems like a very costly repair and life endangerment if and when that control arm snaps. Normally I wouldn't say anything but since this video is "teaching" people how to do something and the perception that if it's on the internet, it must be true. I don't want someone to get killed because of this video. And please people, if you are on the side of the road using the cheap jack that came with your truck. TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER OFF FIRST. Those Jacks are designed to be light weight and lift the bare minimums.
Aluminum,especially an aluminum control arm, is not fragile or brittle. It is designed to handle the load of the vehicle coming from the road. Therefore, using it as a jacking point is perfectly okay. Also, I didn't remove the trailer because I had a floor jack. Remember I'm not lifting the entire truck and trailer, just one corner. It will be fine. I have been doing roadside for seventeen years. No issues. I understand you being scared, but the reason you were told the only points are the frame is because they are giving advice based on you using the factory jack.
@@roadsideguy5902 You are correct in stating that aluminum control arms are not fragile, but that only applies when they are used for its intended purpose. The lower control arm HELPS handle the load of the vehicle. The weight is transferred to the wheels by using both the lower and upper control arms as well as other components. They are engineered to carry that load diagonally with the concentration of forces being at the connection points. Ford had to beef up the lightnings control arms to carry the extra weight of the battery. By putting the jack under a random point of the lower control arm. you are at minimum, putting twice the weight (now not shared with the upper control arm) and concentrating it on a spot that was not designed to transfer that load. The difference between a steel control arm and an aluminum one is that if the steel fails, it will start to slowly bend which is much more forgiving. With aluminum it just snaps. If it snaps when you are working on your truck, that means you are not going to have a good day, and that’s if you are lucky to be alive. The benefit of using a floor jack is that you have more leverage so it’s easier to lift heavier weight. You are still adding the additional tongue weight from the trailer to what ever point you connect your jack to, no matter what type of jack you use. In your case, all that force is being applied to the lower control arm. Ford stipulates where the jack up points are for both safety and to maintain your warranty. No where does it state you can lift your truck by the aluminum lower control arm. I asked a Ford technician and he winced at the thought. It would have taken you 10 seconds to lower the trailer jack, no extra time to put the floor jack where it’s supposed to go and maybe an extra 30 seconds to put a Jack stand under there for safety, so I don’t get it. Hey… You have 17 years of experience, clearly you know it all by now and are set in your ways. I am not going to change your mind. You want to play Russian roulette, go nuts…. My issue is that you are “teaching” others how to do this and the information you are providing is not how Ford advises this work to be performed. Viewer be ware.
Then the truck owner submits a claim to his insurance for you rolling your jack on his brick driveway and marking it ans Agero wants you to fix it thre goes your $30 dollars agero paid you for that tire change plus an additional $3000 put of your pocket for driveway repair
@AG-um9xi right that call was $150.00. Customer made no claim. I do that about twenty to thirty times a day. Has worked out so far. Had to pay bogus claims before. It sucks, but now that it's just me that doesn't happen anymore. I video everything. Hard to get me that way.
That Screw in the tire was screaming my name for a plug lol
Where did you see or who told you that you can put your jack under the ALUMINUM control arm of a 7000lb truck (even more because you didn't take the weight off of the hitch by putting the trailer jack down). From what I was told, the ONLY spots that you should lift the lightning from are the arrows you pointed out. Why didn't you just put your jack there if you knew about the arrows? Aluminum is brittle and you are creating an unintended pressure point by applying tons of weight on something that wasn't designed for that purpose. Seems like a very costly repair and life endangerment if and when that control arm snaps. Normally I wouldn't say anything but since this video is "teaching" people how to do something and the perception that if it's on the internet, it must be true. I don't want someone to get killed because of this video. And please people, if you are on the side of the road using the cheap jack that came with your truck. TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER OFF FIRST. Those Jacks are designed to be light weight and lift the bare minimums.
Aluminum,especially an aluminum control arm, is not fragile or brittle. It is designed to handle the load of the vehicle coming from the road. Therefore, using it as a jacking point is perfectly okay. Also, I didn't remove the trailer because I had a floor jack. Remember I'm not lifting the entire truck and trailer, just one corner. It will be fine. I have been doing roadside for seventeen years. No issues. I understand you being scared, but the reason you were told the only points are the frame is because they are giving advice based on you using the factory jack.
@@roadsideguy5902 You are correct in stating that aluminum control arms are not fragile, but that only applies when they are used for its intended purpose. The lower control arm HELPS handle the load of the vehicle. The weight is transferred to the wheels by using both the lower and upper control arms as well as other components. They are engineered to carry that load diagonally with the concentration of forces being at the connection points. Ford had to beef up the lightnings control arms to carry the extra weight of the battery. By putting the jack under a random point of the lower control arm. you are at minimum, putting twice the weight (now not shared with the upper control arm) and concentrating it on a spot that was not designed to transfer that load. The difference between a steel control arm and an aluminum one is that if the steel fails, it will start to slowly bend which is much more forgiving. With aluminum it just snaps. If it snaps when you are working on your truck, that means you are not going to have a good day, and that’s if you are lucky to be alive.
The benefit of using a floor jack is that you have more leverage so it’s easier to lift heavier weight. You are still adding the additional tongue weight from the trailer to what ever point you connect your jack to, no matter what type of jack you use. In your case, all that force is being applied to the lower control arm.
Ford stipulates where the jack up points are for both safety and to maintain your warranty. No where does it state you can lift your truck by the aluminum lower control arm. I asked a Ford technician and he winced at the thought. It would have taken you 10 seconds to lower the trailer jack, no extra time to put the floor jack where it’s supposed to go and maybe an extra 30 seconds to put a Jack stand under there for safety, so I don’t get it. Hey… You have 17 years of experience, clearly you know it all by now and are set in your ways. I am not going to change your mind. You want to play Russian roulette, go nuts…. My issue is that you are “teaching” others how to do this and the information you are providing is not how Ford advises this work to be performed. Viewer be ware.
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Then the truck owner submits a claim to his insurance for you rolling your jack on his brick driveway and marking it ans Agero wants you to fix it thre goes your $30 dollars agero paid you for that tire change plus an additional $3000 put of your pocket for driveway repair
@AG-um9xi right that call was $150.00. Customer made no claim. I do that about twenty to thirty times a day. Has worked out so far. Had to pay bogus claims before. It sucks, but now that it's just me that doesn't happen anymore. I video everything. Hard to get me that way.