Using a hydraulic floor jack
Cut & Paste Expert
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
That's because we been doing it for 40+ years.
ORIGINAL: Dragon Stang
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
That's because we been doing it for 40+ years.
And gosh darn it, that make it right.[&:]
"Luckily I keep my feathers noumbered for just such an occasion" FogHorn LegHorn
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 20
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: Dragon Stang
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 274
From: Lancaster, Ohio
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
Damn....I thought that this thread was finally dead! 
This site is probably raising red flags with the FBI and CIA because the word "jacking" has been used so darn many times!
Jack on jackers!!
This site is probably raising red flags with the FBI and CIA because the word "jacking" has been used so darn many times!
Jack on jackers!!
5th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,547
From: The High Country
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: 157db
And gosh darn it, that make it right.[&:]
"Luckily I keep my feathers noumbered for just such an occasion" FogHorn LegHorn
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
That's because we been doing it for 40+ years.
ORIGINAL: Dragon Stang
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
In all my life, I have never seen so many people vigorously and so passionately defend doing something that is not recommended or just plain dumb for no gain but only to take achanceperhaps out of simple laziness or lack of proper mechanical education to spend the time to do it properly.
Reminds me of people that will go to great lengths to defend a smoking habit, but, lets not go there.
That's because we been doing it for 40+ years.
And gosh darn it, that make it right.[&:]
"Luckily I keep my feathers noumbered for just such an occasion" FogHorn LegHorn
There's something to be said about longevity, and proof over time.
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 15
From: WA
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
As the original poster, I must say this thread has got to stop. If the search engine on the forum wasn't broken, it would not even have been needed since the best response referred to previous posts, one of which shows a diagram from the factory manual containing a miriad of lift points, so a floor jack and jack stands can be used together to lift and hold the car to get all the wheels off the ground without having to lift at the differential (pumpkin).
It was great that the posts in this thread clarified (for me) that for a solid rear axle, lifting the car at the pumkin causes the weight of about half the car to be transferred to the axle through the springs near the ends of the axle causing bending moments on the axle that argueably could cause problems (some think yes some think no). This is not the case for an independent rear suspenson where the pumpkin is fixed to the frame so the weight of the car is transferred through that poiint whether or not it's jacked up at the pumpkin.
It is hard to believe any more need be said!
It was great that the posts in this thread clarified (for me) that for a solid rear axle, lifting the car at the pumkin causes the weight of about half the car to be transferred to the axle through the springs near the ends of the axle causing bending moments on the axle that argueably could cause problems (some think yes some think no). This is not the case for an independent rear suspenson where the pumpkin is fixed to the frame so the weight of the car is transferred through that poiint whether or not it's jacked up at the pumpkin.
It is hard to believe any more need be said!
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,792
From: Sterling Heights, MI
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: Wolfarms
...shows a diagram from the factory manual containing a miriad of lift points....
It is hard to believe any more needs to be said!
...shows a diagram from the factory manual containing a miriad of lift points....
It is hard to believe any more needs to be said!
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 578
From: Eagle, Idaho
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: wingman75
That diagram is not for the S197 as was stated by someone else previously. But hey, believe what you want.
ORIGINAL: Wolfarms
...shows a diagram from the factory manual containing a miriad of lift points....
It is hard to believe any more needs to be said!
...shows a diagram from the factory manual containing a miriad of lift points....
It is hard to believe any more needs to be said!
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 578
From: Eagle, Idaho
RE: Using a hydraulic floor jack
ORIGINAL: Lt. Frank Bullitt
I didn't see anything in the Owners Guide except for a picture of a Jack under the differential and a big warning note. Thats all I can find.
I didn't see anything in the Owners Guide except for a picture of a Jack under the differential and a big warning note. Thats all I can find.