The Challenger A2417-3 column component is the direct replacement for the Challenger lift it came off of. This is the genuine Challenger part — same fit and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the Challenger column component from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same.
Specifications
- Part number: A2417-3
- Brand: Challenger
- Type: Genuine OEM column component
Structural parts fail by deforming and by cracking. A rubber arm pad crushes flat and stops gripping; an adapter's lip bends until it won't seat on a pinch weld; a pin hole wallows out egg-shaped from years of load reversal; a weld on an arm or carriage starts a hairline crack. None of these announce themselves with a leak or a noise — you find them by looking, before they let a car slip.
Related parts for this lift
The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit.
Replacing your column component
Carriage or arm work is heavier structural repair — pins, retainers, slide blocks, and load-bearing welds all have to go back sound and correctly torqued. Photograph the assembly before you take it apart, and confirm nothing rocks or has play when it's back together. Since this is the steel carrying the vehicle, the full walkthrough is worth following start to finish. Not sure on the procedure? Find your lift in our parts lookup or call and we will walk you through it.
Find the right part for your lift
If you are not sure this part matches your setup, the fastest check is the visual breakdown: open our Challenger parts lookup, pick your model, and match your part against the drawing where every item is numbered. Can't read the model plate? our guide to finding your model number shows exactly where it lives on each lift type, and we are a phone call away if you would rather have us confirm it.
Signs this part is worn out
Look at adapter lips and cradles. The lip that hooks a pinch weld or the cradle that cups a frame rail has to be straight and square to seat. A bent, mushroomed, or spread lip won't sit flat and lets the vehicle load a corner or slip. Set the adapter on a flat surface and check it doesn't rock — a bent adapter is a cheap part that can drop a car.
Parts commonly replaced at the same time
The parts near this one share its job and its wear — pads, adapters, swivel pins, retaining hardware. Doing them together restores an even, secure grip on the vehicle and saves reopening the job later. Give us your model and serial and we will match the complete set.
Safety notes
A lift's contact and locating parts do quiet, critical work — holding a vehicle exactly where it belongs. Crushed pads, bent lips, and elongated holes all erode that hold. Replace worn structural parts promptly, torque mounting hardware to spec, and never load a lift onto a contact point you can see is compromised.
Before you order
Order structural parts by model and serial and in the right quantity — a single fresh pad among three flat ones does not help much. Match the part's shape and mount to the original, and add the mounting hardware if it is worn. We will confirm the correct version for your lift.
Ordering the right revision
Before this goes in the cart, grab two things off your lift: the model number and the serial number, both on the manufacturer's plate. The serial matters more than most people expect — lift makers revise components between production runs without renaming the lift, and the run your serial falls in determines which revision of this part is correct.
If you are working from a failed part rather than a plate, measure what you have and photograph how it mounts. Send that to us along with the lift brand, and we will check it against the same parts breakdowns our own techs use in the field before you commit to the order.
Why buy your Challenger column component from Auto Lift Services
We install, inspect, and repair Challenger lifts every week — the A2417-3 is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302 — and every part ships genuine, no aftermarket substitution unless you ask for it.
Challenger A2417-3 Column Ext Assembly Cl10A-3
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