This jack works nicely, but I'm not sure it's the right one. That's a pretty gnarly angle it's sitting at, when it's stuck all the way into its mounting point. Take a look at the picture: is that how it's supposed to sit, or do I have the wrong jack?

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'75 John Deere 450C (times 2)
'83 240D plus parts car
'87 F350, 6.9L IDI
'89 F350 crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'89 F-Superduty, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-250, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-350, 7.3L IDI
'94 F-350 Crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'94 E-350 Ambulance, 7.3L IDI

I think there is a part number somewhere on it.

The Jack that came with my 84 300D has sheet metal where you have a casting. So I am guessing you have an older jack because yours has a Casting where mine is sheet metal.

Also the crank is different on mine and I have another jack that has casting where there is sheet metal on the jack but both of the cranks are made of bent round rod. That makes me think that maybe your Jack is for a much earlier model.
If you are curious look on ebay at some of the Mercedes Jacks and you might see the same one and they might list the chassis and mode.

The Jacks do sit at an angle and you really rally need to block the wheels and you need to be careful to keep the jack up and down straight because if it is at an angle it tends to push the Car to the front or rear.

I have about a one foot square of 2 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood glued together to put under the Jack if I am on soft ground and I keep it in the trunk.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

We have pretty much all generations of that jack around and I use them interchangeably, I dont even glance at the part numbers anymore lol!

But I may be just lucky lol, I'd be interested to hear from our more knowlegeable members of any potential problems.

Looks good to me. They're made to sit at an angle, presumably to make it impossible for the jack to fall out of the hole. Still the best all-around jack for these cars, honestly. It's pretty hard to get into trouble if you use them correctly, no matter what hyperbolic nicknames they might have. If the car has front-to-back movement then any jack is going to be dangerous.

It does work very nicely indeed. If it's supposed to be at an angle, all is well.

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'75 John Deere 450C (times 2)
'83 240D plus parts car
'87 F350, 6.9L IDI
'89 F350 crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'89 F-Superduty, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-250, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-350, 7.3L IDI
'94 F-350 Crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'94 E-350 Ambulance, 7.3L IDI

Start jacking the car up and watch what happens to that angle. Clever Germans...

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1983 500SL 120K (SLoL)

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1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™)

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1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Yes, the angle does decrease as it goes up.



When I use my farmer jack I always start it at an angle, because I know it's going to start to lean. At least this one won't kick out at the top, or start to bounce the handle around on the way down.

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'75 John Deere 450C (times 2)
'83 240D plus parts car
'87 F350, 6.9L IDI
'89 F350 crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'89 F-Superduty, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-250, 7.3L IDI
'91 F-350, 7.3L IDI
'94 F-350 Crewcab, 7.3L IDI
'94 E-350 Ambulance, 7.3L IDI