Great video! Haven’t had to use that jack yet but very helpful to see it in operation. And this reminds me, when I got new tires on Doc recently, I forgot to have them mount the best old tire as a new spare. 😬😬
Hi again, Mr. Impalaman, my favorite MBZ126 Guru😄 Thanks for the tire change video. I want to change front brake pads on my 126 but I am fearful of using a 3 ton floor jack to raise the front ( and then use jack stands and/or floor jack for added support)). Raising a 126 front end is scary lifting on the cross member. I have raised the rear end on the differential, no problem but that is scary also. If I use the Mercedes jack to raise the front tire so I can remove the tire (and do one side at a time) where could I place a floor jack and a jack stand for additional safety ?. I'm thinking a jack stand under the lower control arm (spring) and floor jack under cross member once vehicle is raised with tire off ground. This will be done on level concrete floor and one side at a time.. Thanks for any response. 😁
Clearly no one needs to inform you about how to be safe when raising a car. 😁 Of course you know that raising the vehicle should only be done using the factory built-in lifting point. There should be a rubber pad there behind each front wheel. I agree that a jack stand under the spring mount would be a fine idea. I'm not sure about putting weight on the cross member however. I think that lowering the floor jack, that was used to raise the car, slightly to put some of the pressure on the jack stand while leaving some pressure on the jack would be sufficient. Another thing I do is to slide the wheel under the car somewhere so that if all other safety points fail, the car will land on the wheel.
@@ImpalamansGarageI want to use the Mercedes jack, to lift each front wheel off the ground separately (like if I were changing a front tire). Three wheels would be on the ground. I would place a jack stand under the lca and the floor jack as added support under the cross member. The 126 cross member is where Mercedes says to use floor jack, but I think it's not safe and a bit tricky so I only want floor jack to be added support for the MBZ jack and jack stand under spring /lca. Sound good? Thanks . Five gold stars for you..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I had a run in many years ago. I was in my mid 20s back then. I was filling up gasoline at 2am and saw a young couple stuck at the same gas station, which incidentally was in a bad part of town. I changed the tire for them and send them on their way as the local crack head was eyeballing the girl. The guy decided he wanted to tip me. I told him to use that money to pay someone to teach him how to change a tire. It's amazing how many folks don't know how to do this.
I bought those dust shields for my 82 Supra 30 years ago from JC Whitney. Great video and thanks for the memories!
Great video! Haven’t had to use that jack yet but very helpful to see it in operation. And this reminds me, when I got new tires on Doc recently, I forgot to have them mount the best old tire as a new spare. 😬😬
Good video, it’s amazing how simple a job this is but could turn into a nightmare without the correct tools….
Did I miss the part about lug nut size. Thanks for posting?
The lug wrench knows !! 🤣🤣
Hi again, Mr. Impalaman, my favorite MBZ126 Guru😄 Thanks for the tire change video. I want to change front brake pads on my 126 but I am fearful of using a 3 ton floor jack to raise the front ( and then use jack stands and/or floor jack for added support)). Raising a 126 front end is scary lifting on the cross member. I have raised the rear end on the differential, no problem but that is scary also.
If I use the Mercedes jack to raise the front tire so I can remove the tire (and do one side at a time) where could I place a floor jack and a jack stand for additional safety ?. I'm thinking a jack stand under the lower control arm (spring) and floor jack under cross member once vehicle is raised with tire off ground. This will be done on level concrete floor and one side at a time.. Thanks for any response.
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Clearly no one needs to inform you about how to be safe when raising a car. 😁 Of course you know that raising the vehicle should only be done using the factory built-in lifting point. There should be a rubber pad there behind each front wheel. I agree that a jack stand under the spring mount would be a fine idea. I'm not sure about putting weight on the cross member however. I think that lowering the floor jack, that was used to raise the car, slightly to put some of the pressure on the jack stand while leaving some pressure on the jack would be sufficient. Another thing I do is to slide the wheel under the car somewhere so that if all other safety points fail, the car will land on the wheel.
@@ImpalamansGarageI want to use the Mercedes jack, to lift each front wheel off the ground separately (like if I were changing a front tire). Three wheels would be on the ground. I would place a jack stand under the lca and the floor jack as added support under the cross member. The 126 cross member is where Mercedes says to use floor jack, but I think it's not safe and a bit tricky so I only want floor jack to be added support for the MBZ jack and jack stand under spring /lca. Sound good? Thanks . Five gold stars for you..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I had a run in many years ago. I was in my mid 20s back then. I was filling up gasoline at 2am and saw a young couple stuck at the same gas station, which incidentally was in a bad part of town. I changed the tire for them and send them on their way as the local crack head was eyeballing the girl. The guy decided he wanted to tip me. I told him to use that money to pay someone to teach him how to change a tire. It's amazing how many folks don't know how to do this.