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tampabay4runner

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it would be a nice idea if toyota would include a screwdriver or a small wrench to tighten up the jack handle, or am i missing something
 
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tampabay4runner said:
it would be a nice idea if toyota would include a screwdriver or a small wrench to tighten up the jack handle, or am i missing something

Everything you need for the jack is in the same compartment at the rear drivers side. What exactly do you think your missing? Do you mean the metal piece to allow you to raise and lower the jack?
 
Hi,
Do you mean those little thumbscrews that you tighten to make the handle longer? Yeah, I agree too if that is what you are saying. My 2003 4Runner has the same problem as like yours...
 
ptung07 said:
Hi,
Do you mean those little thumbscrews that you tighten to make the handle longer? Yeah, I agree too if that is what you are saying. My 2003 4Runner has the same problem as like yours...

Now I see what was being referred to. And I agree. Years back I remember getting a very limited but useful toolkit with my Toyota trucks. They should include those now also. But I've already made my own and put it in. Just a few tools, screwdriver with a few different bits, adjustable wrench, and pliers. Oh, and duct tape and some wire ties also.
 
It's been a while since I've looked at my jack, but aren't those thumbscrews actually square-shaped with a phillips-head slot in them? I believe I was able to place a hollow-ended section of the jack handle over the square-shaped thumbscrew and use it to tighten the handle.

I may be wrong about this because I can't remember exactly what I did, but I am pretty sure that the one section of the handle can be used to tighten other sections by using the hollow end sort of like a wrench. I will have to check it out later and get back to this post unless somebody else knows what I am talking about.
 
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