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TT Jack Handle?

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:38 am
by MWalker
Here is a current listing on ebay for a tire iron with a TT part number.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Ford-M ... MU&LH_GD=0

Here is an old Forum thread with a discussion of Model T jacks and handles.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1230658292

Is the first iron also a combo jack handle, or just a tire iron? I need to look for a real TT jack handle at Chickasha, and I want to know what to look for. I assume the "twisted" handle shown in the latter pic is correct, but wonder whether the one on ebay is as well.

Re: TT Jack Handle?

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:16 am
by Steve Jelf
I think it's only a tire iron. The little pictures in the parts books aren't very clear, but the parts are different.

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Re: TT Jack Handle?

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:10 am
by Allan
I found a TT jack at Ballarat swap meet this year. It was made by Auto Specialties just like our car jacks. The handle is a casting permanently fixed to the jack. The jack differs from the car jack in that there is a taller section at the top of the screw to take up the extra height of the rear axle. To accommodate the much lower front axle height, there is a step on the side which goes up and down with the screw. This part is often broken off, like the second one the vendor had. The whole piece is of heavier construction.

Allan from down under.