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| My car is stranded on my jack! | 95Relevance | 4 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My jack is stuck. The lever that is used to release the jack can’t get back into the hole because of the funky angle it is at. I’ve tried releasing it with sockets or pliers, but nothing fits or can get a proper grip. So, I’m thinking of using alternate jack points. Right now, recommended jack point at the front of the car is taken by the jack, and underneath the front of both doors are taken by jackstands. Where else might be a safe jack point if I can get my hands on an alternate jack? It is most likely going to be a scissor jack. Or any ideas on how to release the jack? Car: 1999 Honda Accord jack: Harbor Freight Aluminum 2 ton jack low profile. | |||||
| How to safely lift Ford Fusion 2013 with floor jack and jack stands | 79Relevance | 2 years ago | thealps | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello! After watching the Scotty Kilmer videos, I am inspired to work on my car. I recently bought a 3-ton floor jack(Pittsburgh) and 3-ton jack stands (Daytona). I want to know how to properly jack up a 2013 Ford Fusion. My car is a unibody, and the manual only mentions one jack point between two notches along the pinch weld for the front and rear(which I have located). My question is, since only one jack point is shown, how would I use the jack and jack stands at the same time? Should I place my jack a few inches over from the notches on the pinch weld and ... | |||||
| Answer to: USING the SCISSOR Jack to jack up the car??? | 70Relevance | 2 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You can change the oil with jackstands and a scissor jack if you're strategic about it, and have the right set of jackstands. There is an obvious notch where you're supposed to jack the car up, and I always search for them before I jack anything up. There's a zone for the jack to slide into, and with some practice, you'll get it. I always jack toward the rear of the zone where it's safe to jack, then slide the stand underneath the forward part of the zone. | |||||
| Answer to: USING the SCISSOR Jack to jack up the car??? | 70Relevance | 2 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I’ve used a scissor jack to change tires but never to change oil. I really don’t know if it would work or not. It would seem kinda hard to use the scissor jack and then place jack stands. I don’t think there is enough space on most cars jack notches to first use the jack then the jack stands on the same spot. And using a scissor jack in the center of the car would be difficult because there is no leverage to get the jack up. Even with jack stands, it seem a little cumbersome. | |||||
| Answer to: Difference between jacking engine on AWD and FWD vehicles | 58Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Regardless of you jack it up, make sure to use jack stands alongside your jack. When I did the water pump for my Accord, I jacked it up from the front center jack point, and put jack stands under both the left and right side at the front jack points beneath my front door. The weight was primarily on the jack stands, and I used the jack on the front center point for extra safety. Check your owners manual for where the jack points are on your car. That’s the best way to Know where to jack and not break anything. | |||||
| Answer to: 2021 Honda CR-V and a floor jack | 58Relevance | 5 years ago | Figmund Sreud | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| There is a special place, right in the centre, on the first heavy crossmember in front. Just look under the car at the front. Just beyond bumper cover and plastic coverings. There is even a reinforcement pad welded onto that heavy crossmember - look for it. That’s where you place the jack. And make sure you use a proper floor jack, and not a tire jack! I say, at least 1-1/2nton rated floor jack. And block with chocks both rear wheels before starting to jack, too. Be safe at all costs, … F.S. | |||||
| USING the SCISSOR Jack to jack up the car??? | 53Relevance | 2 years ago | deeepbrain | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I saw a tiktoker use a SCISSOR jack and wonder if I could use that to jack up the car with the jack STAND to go under it to change the Engine Oil??? the Trolley jack I have is 48KG and I prefer something lighter. Is there no issues with USIng a Scissor jack to USE jack stands under it and change the engine oil???? | |||||
| What size floor jack and jack stands should I buy? | 50Relevance | 5 years ago | Chadlayton2 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I recently purchased a 2001 Toyota Highlander V6 3.0 with a hundred and sixty-eight thousand miles on it for $500. It seems to run great,but does need a new exhaust and I was wondering what size floor jack and jack stands I should buy if I'm going to be supporting the vehicle up on 4 jack stands? | |||||
| Floor Jack and Jackstand Placement for DIY Car Maintenance | 47Relevance | 5 years ago | danarello | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, I love your videos and watch them regularly. I just bought 2 jack stands and a 3T floor jack. Aside from the 4 jack support points mentioned in the owners manual, is there a video or website that explains how to jack up the front or rear of the vehicle safely and then put jackstands under the vehicle? | |||||
| Floor jack for 2001 buick park avenue | 46Relevance | 3 years ago | sophistikage | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey guys. DO you think 1.5 tons is safe enough to jack up 1 wheel at a time on my 2001 buick parka venue? harbor freights got them for 89 bucks this weekend. | |||||
| Problem with harbor freight floor jack. | 46Relevance | 5 years ago | dylangiantsfan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey scotty, I bought a Pittsburgh 1.5 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight around 5 months ago. I bought it to learn how to do my own maintenance, this is my first time using a floor jack. After putting it together, pumping it didn't make the arm raise so I ended up filling it with fluid and bleeding the air out. That made it work but now when I put the weight of the car on the jack, hydraulic fluid starts to come out from the little cylinder under the raising arm. Is this normal? Did I over fill it or is the thing defective? I can't return it now cause I wait ... | |||||
| Answer to: Jack stand point | 49Relevance | 5 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| When you jack it up, try to do it so that you can get a jack stand right beside the jack so it's in the same area. The jack point along the side rail on the pinch weld near the tires is usually several inches wide. This will work if you position the floor jack correctly. It's usually no problem if you use a scissor jack that came with the car. You can also use almost any piece of metal that looks beefy or carries significant loads when the car is driving -don't use control arms or other suspension components themselves, unless specifically stated in the ... | |||||
| Answer to: Question about jacks for 1 Ton Vans | 46Relevance | 5 years ago | Thumpy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Go to an auto store and buy you a trolley jack. Basically small version of a floor jack but some come with a nice storage and carrying case so it’ll be easy to put in the van and use. Gonna weigh about 15-20 lbs. easiest to use. Bottle jacks, scissor jacks are not to complicated to use, weigh less, but are not as safe and the risk of jack failure is higher over a trolley jack. Coupled with a jack stand it’s about as safe, sturdy and simple as you could ask for. Here’s a link to what autozone has. Put same one in wifes car so she can change a tire with out he ... | |||||
| Answer to: Using a Scissor jack to change oil? | 44Relevance | 10 months ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I used to use a scissor jack and jack stands for years before I bought a set of ramps to do oil changes. As long as you're on flat ground, set the parking brake, chock the wheels and look in your owner's manual for the proper jacking points, you'll be fine. The jack points are right in front of the rear wheels, or just behind the front wheels, on pinch welds. Feel around underneath the car. There's almost always an obvious notch where the scissor jack is supposed to go. Put jack stands underneath the car and set the car on the jack stands before getting under the car. | |||||
| Answer to: How to jack up car on crossmember | 44Relevance | 2 years ago | scottykilmer | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Okay well that depends on the design of your car. Most cars today have jack points on the side where there's two little notches on each side in the front and then in the back and that's where you put a jack. But any solid metal part can be used to jack up the car. If you see where there are giant bolts such as where control arms bolt to the frame of the car you can jack up cars there that's a strong point too. Now some really fancy cars have actual round jack points with rubber and metal and you jack them up there you got to really check for your model if you have an odd car | |||||
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