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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Air Strut Installation and Curb and/or Control Weight Positions | 31Relevance | 4 years ago | mrfixerupper | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... The Audi Service Repair Manual is telling me to tighten the control arms, fork, and strut down by raising the wheel hub so the center of it is 384mm below the wheel arch trim. Seems easy enough if I'm willing to buy their engine lift and wheel bearing tool for thousands of dollars. How can get the wheel hub and suspension to 384mm without breaking the bank? I have jack stands, a 3 ton jack, and a motorcycle jack, although I don't think I can use the motorcycle jack as it's only rates for 1,000 pounds. | |||||
| Answer to: USING the SCISSOR Jack to jack up the car??? | 30Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Of course you can. I used scissor jacks for years. All my vehicles were supplied with a scissor jack by the manufacturer, including the current one. They're a bit more of a pain to use, and they're not terribly sturdy, but as you say they're light and the lift range is decent, which makes them great for carrying around in the trunk for emergencies. If yours has a hex head on the screw drive, you can even use power tools to go up and down. Obviously , you should still back it up with something. Scissor jacks aren't terribly stable, and they're only made ... | |||||
| Answer to: Harbor Freight Tools Floor Jack and Stands | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Razmig Bartassian | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Their brand Pittsburgh is good. I use their floor jack and I've had no issues with it. | |||||
| Answer to: Harbor Freight Tools Floor Jack and Stands | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I'm sure they're fine as long as you don't exceed their limits. The floor jack probably won't last as long as better brands. | |||||
| Answer to: Jack Stands... | 29Relevance | 6 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Skin cancer maybe if jack squeezes it 😖 | |||||
| Answer to: Wheels as jack stands | 29Relevance | 6 years ago | TachyonDrive | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I wouldn't ever trust using a wheel as a jack stand. That's a lot of weight. Wheels are designed to hold weight while having the circular side facing to the sides, and not laying flat. In practice, it might work fine, but certainly not the best thing to do. | |||||
| RE: Using a Scissor jack to change oil? | 29Relevance | 1 year ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Yes, it depends on the vehicle. Mine has a strong crossmember in front and a reinforced area in the rear so I can lift the entire front or back of the car easily with a floor jack and put jack stands underneath. | |||||
| RE: 2 ton or 3 ton jack? | 29Relevance | 3 years ago | jxyooj71 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Gotcha. I got some 3-ton TCE jack stands that were on sale. They performed well on Project Farm's video. I am just fearful a 2-ton is not as durable as a 3-ton jack but I will trust it'll be ok! | |||||
| RE: Best jack/ramps for getting under car. | 29Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| That could be a problem. I wouldn't be able to use those ramps with my car due to low clearance in the front but I'm not familiar enough with the Buick to say. (I use a floor jack and jack stands.) | |||||
| PCV issues | 31Relevance | 3 years ago | Alan84 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... and AWD with the ZF 9-speed "hybrid" transaxle. This is a direct-injection engine; I am not yet perfectly sure whether it has the extra port injectors. There are 2 little plastic-bodied diaphragm-type PCV valves, one on either valve cover, that are teed common, and connected to a nipple on the "air cleaner output duct" which I will hereafter call the air-case. The air-only intake manifold is physically below the air-case. Nothing that I do makes vacuum register at this nipple, so how can the PCV system operate? The intake manifold vacuum (at the EVAP p ... | |||||
| RE: Car Jack up points | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | CarNut2021 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I am thinking more engine oil will flow out when the car is level. The drop pan has a spot where some engine oil gets trap. I wouldnt know if any of the internal components also trap oil. Just shifted house. Lacking space. Maybe jack stands might be better in the garage. But of course jack stand isnt any safer. | |||||
| Answer to: Buying new jack | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Harbor Freight jacks are surprisingly good. You can see Scotty using them in his videos. I've used them for years with no problems. For a Camry you'd probably want one in the 2 to 3 ton range. Depending on how low the car is you may need a low profile jack. Do not trust HF jack stands though! They have had multiple recalls and even recalls on the recalls due to collapsing. | |||||
| Jack stand point | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | Stormboyeric | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi scotty, I mean “Car God” I have a 2015 Nissan qashqai manual, I know where to jack the car from but I’m not sure where to put the jack stands underneath the car, can you advise please? kind regards Eric. | |||||
| Do you trust your jacks+stands? | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | InThrustWeTrust | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Do you trust your car jacks & jack stands? | |||||
| Tire savers really necessary? | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | 4-Banger | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2016 manual transmission black Toyota corolla 29k miles. New tires, can't remember brand name. I'm putting this car in storage for six months. Are tire savers really necessary? Could I use jack stands instead? Would the weight on jack stands bend the frame or do any other long-term damage? Who makes the best brand of tire savers? Thank you! | |||||