factory jack wont budge

[black g50]

How the @#$% do you remove it???Iv'e tugged raised lowered smacked pushed cussed and it wont come out.Looks like it's never been used.

[paranoidjack]

Usually, you just loosen the jack by pulled it out after turning it a few times. The square head with the holes...?

[black g50]

Turned back and forth,can see it go up n down,but wont come out.Like i said it looks like it's never been used.even had my 260lb,friend try to muscle it out...nope.

[Infinitiguy19]

Grease and lots of it. White lithium grease in a spray can!

[yodawill2000]

Or penetrating oil! IE:WD40

[black g50]

I can get it to wiggle a few mill,but it seems like it's locked on something.

[GSUjinih]

I just took my jack out for the first time since owning the car. Make sure to turn counterclockwise to lower. I had to use some good force to get that initial turn. I just wiggled it until it came out. I might put some grease in there to make it easier next time. Does anybody know what that tube back there connects to and its function? It came loose when wrestling with the jack!

[paranoidjack]

You're probably referring to the drain tube for your moonroof. It is very important that does not leak into the car - reseat it and run water (carefully) into your moonroof wells to test for leaks.

[GSUjinih]

You're probably referring to the drain tube for your moonroof. It is very important that does not leak into the car - reseat it and run water (carefully) into your moonroof wells to test for leaks.

Thanks for the tip, as it was raining pretty hard today and I fixed it this morning.

[OZQ45]

How the @#$% do you remove it???Iv'e tugged raised lowered smacked pushed cussed and it wont come out.Looks like it's never been used.

Try turning the top of the jack - the portion that pivots and fits over the body seam - so that it points across the car instead of along it. That way when you lift the back you get a few extra mm clearance and it should come out easy. I too swore at it for the first couple of times until I worked that one out. Wouldn't it have been so much easier for them to add just a little extra clearance!

[black g50]

I'll try it out OZ.