To anyone watching this. Make sure if you buy jack stands , that you buy ones with the extra safety pin (is on a key ring/chain ) pin slips in as an extra safety feature in case the jack fails . As he said don't forget wheel chalks. Torque wrench/ Torque Sticks-Torque Bar, Tire Crayon-Marker might be handy as well. Putting a tire under the car or block of wood is an extra safety measure you might want to take also just in case the jack failed or if you didn't set it right and didn't notice.
Most people who've ever touched their cars do, but I'm going to be getting into some installation videos and will start with the car on jack stands with wheels removed. When someone asks how it's done, I want to be able to refer to this video. Always explaining the basics first. :)
The chock should be placed on the outside of the tire (furthest from where you're jacking the car) since if the car were to roll it would roll towards the end that is the lowest. To be safe (especially if you're working on a mild incline - not recommend!) you can always put chocks on both sides.
Great video and attention to safety, I see a lot of people who don't know what they're doing have their car fall off of a jack because they don't use the points they're supposed to.
@@TubeYouGuru The tires will not be wide enough to stop the car coming down on your head because you wouldn't normally lie completely flat under there while working. When that happen, you will go into a vegetative state and more expense for your family. Much cheaper sticking with a third-party insurance - when you are gone, you are gone. Alternatively, I suggest replace the stands with stacks of joined-together wood with a large base. The car cannot go through a big pile of wood.
@@fungames24 if you lay on the ground OG style like I do, rather than a glider, it works. Plus I'm really small as it is, so I've got more than enough space. Probably not safe for a beefcake tho. Haha
@SuperrBludger Those jack points are safe to hold the car on jack stands. In fact, if you look in the owners manual or repair manual it will show/tell you to place the jackstands in that location, on the reinforced jack point. Often cars have a unibody construction and do not have a conventional chassis. If you try to jack up the car or place stands somewhere else there is a good chance you could do some damage. You can knock on that area and hear that it is not solid, if you try to jack there you can see the metal start to flex. Really the only decent places to hold the car are the jack points or certain places on the engine, trans, diff, or suspension. This does depend on the vehicle.
I wouldn't put the car on a single jack stand. Ultimately it would depend on the frame completely, but it could be putting some strange forces on it that it typically wouldn't see.
Putting your car in gear or park to lock the front wheels (for jacking the rear) only works on a front wheel drive. Use wheel chocks always. Also, it's good to give the car a shake before inspecting the jack stands, listen for any shifting, don't raise too high from one side. Good video, but missing some additional safety information. Make sure your jack stand is on a surface that won't sink. Best to check out some other videos from professionals.
If you're jacking the car up high, to work under it not just remove the wheels, after you set it down on the jack stands leave the jack under it and shake the car on the jack stands back and forth vigorously. *It should be solid as a rock!* If ANYTHING doesn't feel right or feels wobbly, don't get under it! Jack the car back up and reseat the jack stands until it's solid!
It's funny, I was watching your videos to learn about the clutch/transmission but ended up here after a little while... I only started working on my car recently and the first thing I did was have my older brother show me how to jack it safely. He raised each side from the jack point and then slid a jack stand under a strong part of the frame. While this was happening I asked why not just jack both sides at once and he (as usual) chose to think I was just being dumb.
Maybe people haven't started to work on their cars yet, or change their own oil, etc... You have to start somewhere. I don't want to include getting the car onto jack stands for every installation video I do that requires it, so for those who need it it'll be right here. And hopefully my installation videos will be simple enough that anyone could repeat the process if the chose to do so.
Since how-to/installation/repair videos are not the norm for this channel, I'm going to be releasing them with a greater frequency than my "explained" videos. I will have a video released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between October 2nd and October 16th, so get ready for an overdose of Engineering Explained over the next two weeks! The focus will primarily be on coilovers, but there will be other videos as well. Hope you call can learn something from the coming installation videos!
We just put the whole car in the air on 4 jackstands, that way she can't roll anywhere. Also, in theory the side jacking points (or sills) are really only used for the scissor-jack that the car comes with, over time you can crush the metal tang flat. If you can put the stand under another piece of frame near or on a suspension mounting point it is usually better, but it is also hard to find these points when you aren't familiar with the underside of the vehicle.
Lol just give it a good shake, make sure your on even ground, some slabs have been known to crack if there is a void in the middle, gravel can be sketchy, use very thick plywood and thin metal over the top to stop it from digging in, i used a old pc case side. But yes be careful, i've had a car slip before, luckily i was just giving the car some welly in the hub nut, but that always taught me safety safety safety!!!!!!
1:25 what if my car doesn't have that middle thing? Can I lift one side, slide a jack stand, then the other side and slide another jack stand? I wanna lift just the front
An added precaution would be to put the tires under the car around where the frame of the vehicle is so if it does happen to slip off you still have the rims to keep the car off the ground and support it.
I would simply search for a forum discussing the mounting points, if you're unable to located them on your own. Worst case, you could probably get the manual (or at least find the jacking points) from a dealer/mechanic. You shouldn't lift the vehicle from points which were not designed to do so.
Hi EE! Do you know for certain that all vehicles have these jack points for floor jack use? I really appreciate your time pointing out the difference. I feel the manual only points out where the jack stands go.
Haha, I didn't know I'd already watched this video ages ago and sadly, I STILL do not have an answer! Guess I'll need to find a community on a video that's more talkative.
What about vehicles that don't have a center Front jacking Point such as a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee? And if you are needing to Jack from the side how do you actually get a jack stand in when the Jack takes up the entire jack point?
I suggest (for integras at least) that after you get it lifted up with the jack stands under it, and if you have the front up, pop the hood and stand on the metal bar that the top of the front plastic attaches to and give it a few light bounces, nothing to crazy you’re not trying to make it slip and fall but just enough to make you confident that it won’t slip while you’re under the car, if you have the back up do the same thing in the trunk, if all 4 sides are up test the front and back
I have a question that might be silly but I’m having trouble finding a solid answer to on my own….if I’m planning on raising and supporting both ends of the car and taking all 4 wheels off, is there a certain way this should be done? Front first, or rear first? Or am I overthinking it lol….just want to keep my Mustang in awesome shape and do mods to it without dying a horrible death underneath it lol 🤷🏻♂️😬
I almost went with that harbor freight, got a big red instead, because oddly enough it was actually a little cheaper the day I was buying a jack. But I know full on car guys that have that jack.
Nissan didn't put any kind of information on a 98 to 01 altima gxe front lift points and the manual dosent say anything either.... I can't get the jack to the control arms either. Gunna have to go buy a bunch of boards to stack and drive onto
I have seen this in the past few videos that I was told not to do: 1 you took the bolts off before you jacked up the car 2: you didn't take off the bolts in opposites (top, bottom, right, left). Why did you do it that way?
1. I didn't remove them, I loosened them. Otherwise the wheel will rotate and the nuts won't come off easily once raised. 2. I tighten them in the star pattern, as far as removing them, doesn't seem like it would matter.
I have a Focus and the normal jack stands seems to be too high. Do you know of any shorter jack stands; if not, what else would you suggest using. Thank you.
I was planning on jacking it up but my car has such a short wheel base, I wanted to keep it down as low as possible and that doesn't seem possible with the jack stands available-----so I guess I will just jack it up and then do some cribbing with short pieces of lumber.
Is is safe to life one side of the car as opposed to front or back and leave the other side on the ground? For example if I was going to switch the places of the right front and right rear wheels?
Jack up under the front side jack point. The rear sway bar will help lift the rear wheel off the ground as well as the front. I do this all the time for tire rotations.
Is it safe to put the entire car up on 4 jack stands? It seems like if you have the front on jack stands it would be unsafe to jack up the back as well..
How would you lift your entire car, do you do the back or front first? Also how high can you jack your car, can you have the jack almost be vertical, or is that not safe?
+asdfawesomesauce seriuous quesrtion i got a car i need to lift all tired are deflated and i need to lift it to store it for 4 months before i fix it damn winter
To me, this is the worst part about working on any car, simply because I don't do it often enough to really remember what to do. A question, why is the area that you apply the jack stands shaped the way it is? With that long metal strip, I think it's called a pinch weld? I'm a total newb on this sort of thing (in spite being in my 40's lol), it just seems odd to me that every car I have had to jack up was like this
Yeah it's best practice it's not for "car flipping" it's more likely to be jack slipping, rolling or axles slipping over whilst jacking. Mine is a slight incline so can't put 4 stands on done all kinds of work to the car. don't take my word for it though
I am having an issue using jack stands with a scissor jack. The hardpoint area is not long enough as the jack stand base is wide. If I use the scissor jack on the hardpoint, there is not enough room for me to place the jack stand on the hard point. Besides getting a floor jack are there any solutions?
What do you think about jacking up front, then rear, and putting jack stands at each corner? Do you think it's safe to be jacking rear when front is on jack stands? Thanks.
flexor212000 How would you start this? If you have a floor jack, then it is not good to be using it on a pinch weld. Also, it may be hard to slip in a jack stand on the pinch weld if you also have the floor jack there. If you don't jack at the pinch weld, then you jack at one of the center points. Say you jack up the front of the car first. Then you would only put a jack stand under one side of the car as you release the jack? I am thinking that may lead to a little instability (potential slip off the jack stand) as one side comes down on the jack stand and the other side's tire comes down on the ground. Now say you have the front left side on jack stand. Isn't it just as unstable to be jacking up the rear left side (if you use the pinch weld) or the rear center jack point when you have one corner in the front on jack stand as when you have both front corners on jack stand? I've seen jack stand instructions that say to only use jack stands in pairs--on the same axle.
flexor212000 Why exactly is it not safe? After the front/back is supported on two jack stands, when you go to jack up the other end more weight is placed on the jack stand, but they don't move and if they are rated for the weight that they can hold, I don't understand how it's not safe. I just got a jack and two pairs of 3 ton stands, and put a 3500 lbs car up on the stands, one at each corner. The entire car was lifted, and when I did the shake test, it didn't budge one bit... it was even more stable than some cars I've seen on a lift that could wobble a little!
I just had to jack up a Toyota, and the jack points were the same metal bar you showed, and that the owners manual showed. But my metal bar bent, and caused the whole car to come crashing down! I moved my jack to a different spot in the front that was part of the frame, and it held much better. But why the hell did it bend? Did I do something wrong, or was it just a cheap/shitty part?? I swear on my life it was the same part the manual showed.
Thanks for the video. I was wondering if you recommend a 6 ton jack stand over a 3 ton jack stand. I have a Honda Accord and looking to get under it for oil changes and minor repairs
ramps or jack stands? I was referring to ramps saying that it's safe to work under a ramp as long as you remember to put in park and pull the handbrake
that's a nice jack, also which end of the car using the transmission as wheel "chocks" depends on weather its front or rear wheel drive. actual wheel chocks should always be used as well
I have a mustang, so there is a front point I can use the jack that came with the car in front and place my jack stands where the jack points are on the side of the car or do they go somewhere else under the car?
If you're doing anything involving the wheels, you can't have them on ramps. No jack stand is going to reach high enough if your car is on ramps, and even if you raised them with blocks or something they'd just be in your way for little to no benefit.
I watch your videos in the past and I always thought you were very intellectual smart to the point guy. Everyone's a Critic I know but I got a call out I was kind of not understanding why would you say if you're jacking up the rear of the car make sure to put it in gear? Unfortunately most people have no idea whether their car is front or rear furthermore anybody was an Enthusiast has a rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive that being said my only critique on your video perhaps is to specify front wheel or rear wheel rather than which side you're jacking up. Again let me tell you that your videos are good and this is constructive criticism and if you think I'm an ass-whole I understand :-)
sure, I do it all the time. Typically lift up the front, jack stands under the front corners. Lift up the rear, jack stands at the rear. Car really needs to be on a level surface. Once the rear is lifted, the front may need to be lifted again and the stands adjusted a little higher, depending on how high the jack and stands can go when initially lifting the front.
Never do that. One tire at a time, buddy. If it’s not a tire issue, take it to the shop. You’ll do more damage to your wallet versus taking it to a professional.
Some/a video(s) on burnouts? like how it works. i mean i know that its the back wheels spinning faster than the car moving, but how do you do it? (auto vs manual). i looked some stuff up, it said holding the brake and pressing the gas and stuff but i still have questions. i.e. how does holding the brake hold car in place + let back wheels spin? has to do with brake mechanism or what? i wanna know it inside and out, the "whys?" just like how you explain stuff in your other vids.
Hi...love your videos! I'm just looking for a little clarification: can my jack stands be positioned in the slots where my scissor jack would normally be positioned?
Your owner's manual should show where you can place jack stands after the vehicle's been raised with the scissor jack since that jack needs to be set back at that location to lift it off the jack stands.
No they normally just show the side points that you use your crappy car jack in the car. It can be a pain in the arse finding strong points on some models of car. People even resort to putting axle stands under the suspension arm.
Review videos on how brakes work, and remember the fact rear brakes are usually much weaker than fronts. Rev up, dump clutch, stomp brakes, check if speedometer is above zero, enjoy. If speedometer shows 0 - you need new clutch and air freshener. If tachometer shows 0 - you need a better engine. If there's only one skidmark - you need a locking or limited slip differential. Oh yes, also review videos on limited slip diffs ;)
whether you use 4 ramps or only 2 ramps it's much safer than stands. Because using ramps the tires have contact to the ramp and stands are only supported by the frame
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To anyone watching this. Make sure if you buy jack stands , that you buy ones with the extra safety pin (is on a key ring/chain ) pin slips in as an extra safety feature in case the jack fails . As he said don't forget wheel chalks. Torque wrench/ Torque Sticks-Torque Bar, Tire Crayon-Marker might be handy as well. Putting a tire under the car or block of wood is an extra safety measure you might want to take also just in case the jack failed or if you didn't set it right and didn't notice.
stack spare tires or bricks under the car so if anything collapses you won't get crushed
Most people who've ever touched their cars do, but I'm going to be getting into some installation videos and will start with the car on jack stands with wheels removed. When someone asks how it's done, I want to be able to refer to this video. Always explaining the basics first. :)
Did you bend in the metal tab on each of the jack stands?
The chock should be placed on the outside of the tire (furthest from where you're jacking the car) since if the car were to roll it would roll towards the end that is the lowest. To be safe (especially if you're working on a mild incline - not recommend!) you can always put chocks on both sides.
“Chock” - helpful term to know, thanks. Googled “chalk the rear wheels” to understand what this meant 😂
So cool to see your progression as a RUclipsr... Watching this one for the first time in 2021.
Same here!
Great video and attention to safety, I see a lot of people who don't know what they're doing have their car fall off of a jack because they don't use the points they're supposed to.
Extra tip, slide the tires under the car. Comprehensive insurance ;)
Better than a car coming down on your head or chest
@@TubeYouGuru
The tires will not be wide enough to stop the car coming down on your head because you wouldn't normally lie completely flat under there while working. When that happen, you will go into a vegetative state and more expense for your family. Much cheaper sticking with a third-party insurance - when you are gone, you are gone. Alternatively, I suggest replace the stands with stacks of joined-together wood with a large base. The car cannot go through a big pile of wood.
B Rad
That saved me and a car !! But wrecked my brand new iPhone 😢
Use old rims
@@fungames24 if you lay on the ground OG style like I do, rather than a glider, it works. Plus I'm really small as it is, so I've got more than enough space. Probably not safe for a beefcake tho. Haha
Nice vid....I always just lift my truck with my left hand and change the tire with my right. Cheaper that way.
@SuperrBludger
Those jack points are safe to hold the car on jack stands. In fact, if you look in the owners manual or repair manual it will show/tell you to place the jackstands in that location, on the reinforced jack point. Often cars have a unibody construction and do not have a conventional chassis. If you try to jack up the car or place stands somewhere else there is a good chance you could do some damage. You can knock on that area and hear that it is not solid, if you try to jack there you can see the metal start to flex.
Really the only decent places to hold the car are the jack points or certain places on the engine, trans, diff, or suspension. This does depend on the vehicle.
Ohh, you are correct. Yeah it's Pittsburg one, low profile/high lift. I think it was around $140 but that was with a 2 year extended warranty.
I wouldn't put the car on a single jack stand. Ultimately it would depend on the frame completely, but it could be putting some strange forces on it that it typically wouldn't see.
Putting your car in gear or park to lock the front wheels (for jacking the rear) only works on a front wheel drive. Use wheel chocks always. Also, it's good to give the car a shake before inspecting the jack stands, listen for any shifting, don't raise too high from one side. Good video, but missing some additional safety information. Make sure your jack stand is on a surface that won't sink. Best to check out some other videos from professionals.
If you're jacking the car up high, to work under it not just remove the wheels, after you set it down on the jack stands leave the jack under it and shake the car on the jack stands back and forth vigorously.
*It should be solid as a rock!*
If ANYTHING doesn't feel right or feels wobbly, don't get under it! Jack the car back up and reseat the jack stands until it's solid!
can I use a regular scissor jack to jack the car up and then put the jack stands or do I need a low profile hydraulic jack? thanks
I want to know this also!
It's funny, I was watching your videos to learn about the clutch/transmission but ended up here after a little while... I only started working on my car recently and the first thing I did was have my older brother show me how to jack it safely. He raised each side from the jack point and then slid a jack stand under a strong part of the frame. While this was happening I asked why not just jack both sides at once and he (as usual) chose to think I was just being dumb.
It's my first car, and a great one!
Maybe people haven't started to work on their cars yet, or change their own oil, etc... You have to start somewhere. I don't want to include getting the car onto jack stands for every installation video I do that requires it, so for those who need it it'll be right here. And hopefully my installation videos will be simple enough that anyone could repeat the process if the chose to do so.
Since how-to/installation/repair videos are not the norm for this channel, I'm going to be releasing them with a greater frequency than my "explained" videos. I will have a video released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between October 2nd and October 16th, so get ready for an overdose of Engineering Explained over the next two weeks!
The focus will primarily be on coilovers, but there will be other videos as well. Hope you call can learn something from the coming installation videos!
Can i lift the car with a factory jack and then put the jack stands?
We just put the whole car in the air on 4 jackstands, that way she can't roll anywhere. Also, in theory the side jacking points (or sills) are really only used for the scissor-jack that the car comes with, over time you can crush the metal tang flat. If you can put the stand under another piece of frame near or on a suspension mounting point it is usually better, but it is also hard to find these points when you aren't familiar with the underside of the vehicle.
Am i the only one who gets sketched out at the thought of doing this alone?!?
Thought has run through my mind, yes. I need to start putting the tires under the sides of the car.
Lol just give it a good shake, make sure your on even ground, some slabs have been known to crack if there is a void in the middle, gravel can be sketchy, use very thick plywood and thin metal over the top to stop it from digging in, i used a old pc case side. But yes be careful, i've had a car slip before, luckily i was just giving the car some welly in the hub nut, but that always taught me safety safety safety!!!!!!
i feel safer alone. no one will lean on the car or "accidentally" kick the jack stand.
Yes you are
Plus the scissor jack it comes with! Triple insurance
Can one use the scissor jack that comes with a car to lift one side at a time, placing each jack one at a time to get the entire front up?
Alex Merritt Very time consuming but i do it all the time. No problem at all. Leave the jack there too to support the weight
hey to get the first jack stand under the car, where should i put it since the scissor jack is in the spot where it needs to go
1:25 what if my car doesn't have that middle thing? Can I lift one side, slide a jack stand, then the other side and slide another jack stand? I wanna lift just the front
In a RWD car, how do you lift the rear without the front wheels moving?
IgnacioSeveriens Wheel chocks.
At least buddy is trying to be safe and asked.
If you can't figure that out, you shouldn't be working on your own car
@@burns1210 *Correct*
Fail point of 4 Ton Jack Stands is not what matters here;
An added precaution would be to put the tires under the car around where the frame of the vehicle is so if it does happen to slip off you still have the rims to keep the car off the ground and support it.
I would simply search for a forum discussing the mounting points, if you're unable to located them on your own. Worst case, you could probably get the manual (or at least find the jacking points) from a dealer/mechanic. You shouldn't lift the vehicle from points which were not designed to do so.
I have a staight axle. Is it safe to do one side at a time? My vehicle doesnt have a center location like yours so it wont balance like that
When removing rear tires put the tires in the trunk so the center of gravity doesn't change, which could cause you car to tip forward on the hoist.
Which way should the jack stand levers shoul be facing inside toward the car or reverse facing you.
If you only need to jack up one side of the car and remove one tire can you put two jack stands side by side on the pinch weld just in case one fails?
Why remove the tire? Do we have to remove the tire?
Good call, chocks are important!
Hi EE! Do you know for certain that all vehicles have these jack points for floor jack use? I really appreciate your time pointing out the difference. I feel the manual only points out where the jack stands go.
To put a car on jackstands, do you have to ha e one of those flat jacks? I only have the scissor jack that came with the car.
lmk if anyone has the answer to this
Haha, I didn't know I'd already watched this video ages ago and sadly, I STILL do not have an answer! Guess I'll need to find a community on a video that's more talkative.
How long can car been on this jack? No damage if is to long on it? Tnx
if my jack wont fit under the front can i do each side one by one using the frame rails and the seam points?
If you’ve got the option, drive onto some wood blocks to get extra clearance.
In my integra manual it states rear tow hook is NOT a jacking point. Just wondered what you thought abou this
Both sides of the jack doesn’t touch the pinch well in my car any tips ? 2004 Toyota Corolla
Do all cars have front jacking point? Mine doesn't have one in the manual
Wooden blocks?
What about vehicles that don't have a center Front jacking Point such as a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee? And if you are needing to Jack from the side how do you actually get a jack stand in when the Jack takes up the entire jack point?
Good vid and explanation. I have always changed my seasonal tires one at a time using the jack. Knew it wasn't the right or safest way. Thanks.
I suggest (for integras at least) that after you get it lifted up with the jack stands under it, and if you have the front up, pop the hood and stand on the metal bar that the top of the front plastic attaches to and give it a few light bounces, nothing to crazy you’re not trying to make it slip and fall but just enough to make you confident that it won’t slip while you’re under the car, if you have the back up do the same thing in the trunk, if all 4 sides are up test the front and back
Been looking for the actual jack points on my teg today. Thanks man!!!!!!
It's actually pretty nice since you can adjust the height at which the car rests at.
You are very fortunate to have such a machine.
Is it dangerous if you only have the e-break on but not the wheel blocks? I've only ever had to change a spare once and that was how I had it.
I would always use chocks, the e-brake could slip.
I have a question that might be silly but I’m having trouble finding a solid answer to on my own….if I’m planning on raising and supporting both ends of the car and taking all 4 wheels off, is there a certain way this should be done? Front first, or rear first? Or am I overthinking it lol….just want to keep my Mustang in awesome shape and do mods to it without dying a horrible death underneath it lol 🤷🏻♂️😬
Can you jack the car up while changing the oil and filter?
Dude I really like your Integra. I want it to be my first car.
Harbor Freight low profile jack and AutoZone jack stands. Same stuff I use.
I almost went with that harbor freight, got a big red instead, because oddly enough it was actually a little cheaper the day I was buying a jack. But I know full on car guys that have that jack.
Nissan didn't put any kind of information on a 98 to 01 altima gxe front lift points and the manual dosent say anything either.... I can't get the jack to the control arms either. Gunna have to go buy a bunch of boards to stack and drive onto
Can't emphasize enough: KEEP the jack under the jacking point as a safety after you've put the car on the jack stands. You can never be too safe :-)
Gets in the way a lot of times, especially when working under the engine bay area.
So use bricks instead
what's the optimized height if I want to work under the car? Say I want to change transmission fluid.
Does this assume a front-wheel-drive car?
Nice video. I find it easier to jack from the sill and put the jack/ Axel stands under the wishbone if I'm only working on one side.
I have seen this in the past few videos that I was told not to do: 1 you took the bolts off before you jacked up the car 2: you didn't take off the bolts in opposites (top, bottom, right, left). Why did you do it that way?
1. I didn't remove them, I loosened them. Otherwise the wheel will rotate and the nuts won't come off easily once raised.
2. I tighten them in the star pattern, as far as removing them, doesn't seem like it would matter.
i noticed u said put the vehicle in gear to jack up the rear, what if its for a RWD layout car?
I have a Focus and the normal jack stands seems to be too high. Do you know of any shorter jack stands; if not, what else would you suggest using. Thank you.
You may need to jack your car up a bit before getting them underneath.
I was planning on jacking it up but my car has such a short wheel base, I wanted to keep it down as low as possible and that doesn't seem possible with the jack stands available-----so I guess I will just jack it up and then do some cribbing with short pieces of lumber.
How do you know that the car is not going to roll in the other direction from the wheel chocks?
Is is safe to life one side of the car as opposed to front or back and leave the other side on the ground? For example if I was going to switch the places of the right front and right rear wheels?
Jack up under the front side jack point. The rear sway bar will help lift the rear wheel off the ground as well as the front. I do this all the time for tire rotations.
I believe they are Duralast 2 Ton jacks.
awesome video. i like it. short and to the point. you really helped me. now to replace the brake pads on my car. thanks a mil. many blessings to you!
Is it safe to put the entire car up on 4 jack stands? It seems like if you have the front on jack stands it would be unsafe to jack up the back as well..
Ive seen people think they have a metal front subframe and jack it up on a cheap plastic bumper.... then ensures an all mighty crack.
for manual car you put on hand brake and put in gear, does it matter which gear?
I usually stick it in first.
Put it in first, and make sure you don't put it in a high gear. There is a possibility that the car can still move.
How would you lift your entire car, do you do the back or front first? Also how high can you jack your car, can you have the jack almost be vertical, or is that not safe?
+asdfawesomesauce .... well then how do you life the entire car
+asdfawesomesauce seriuous quesrtion i got a car i need to lift all tired are deflated and i need to lift it to store it for 4 months before i fix it damn winter
... if u cant jack it in the air with inflated tires what difference will that make?
i need to lift it up so i can tarp it and take the tires off not inflat them the tires are destroyed
i know it needs new tires but seiously what difference would that make but if u have some good info for me ... would be great!
To me, this is the worst part about working on any car, simply because I don't do it often enough to really remember what to do. A question, why is the area that you apply the jack stands shaped the way it is? With that long metal strip, I think it's called a pinch weld? I'm a total newb on this sort of thing (in spite being in my 40's lol), it just seems odd to me that every car I have had to jack up was like this
How are the pittsburgh jacks? They any good? I came close to buying one but was hesitant. Nice looking integra!!
What kind of jack is that? Would you put a link to where I can buy one like that?
James Cull Jr pittsburg 2ton low profile u can get it at harbor freight
Correct, if it's a FWD vehicle to help prevent it from rolling.
when using jack stands does it have to be on a flat surface? what about a drive way
Wididy I do mine on uneven surface of my garage
I don't want my car to flip over
Yeah it's best practice it's not for "car flipping" it's more likely to be jack slipping, rolling or axles slipping over whilst jacking. Mine is a slight incline so can't put 4 stands on done all kinds of work to the car. don't take my word for it though
You can put pieces of plywood under the jackstands to counter balance whichever way your driveway slopes
Hi wanna ask, some wheel have cover on the rims. How to remove the cover so that the nut can be removed later on?
your front mounting points are not correct. use the frame not the lift points for the scissor jack.
will body on frame chassis vehicle will the same way when jacking it up?
I am having an issue using jack stands with a scissor jack. The hardpoint area is not long enough as the jack stand base is wide. If I use the scissor jack on the hardpoint, there is not enough room for me to place the jack stand on the hard point. Besides getting a floor jack are there any solutions?
What do you think about jacking up front, then rear, and putting jack stands at each corner? Do you think it's safe to be jacking rear when front is on jack stands? Thanks.
Hi It's not. You should only have two jack stands (front/rear) lifting the car at a time.
flexor212000
So what is the best "engineering" way to do a tire rotation from front to back? Bring the car to Costco?
yusuihang do one side at a time.
flexor212000
How would you start this? If you have a floor jack, then it is not good to be using it on a pinch weld. Also, it may be hard to slip in a jack stand on the pinch weld if you also have the floor jack there.
If you don't jack at the pinch weld, then you jack at one of the center points. Say you jack up the front of the car first. Then you would only put a jack stand under one side of the car as you release the jack? I am thinking that may lead to a little instability (potential slip off the jack stand) as one side comes down on the jack stand and the other side's tire comes down on the ground.
Now say you have the front left side on jack stand. Isn't it just as unstable to be jacking up the rear left side (if you use the pinch weld) or the rear center jack point when you have one corner in the front on jack stand as when you have both front corners on jack stand? I've seen jack stand instructions that say to only use jack stands in pairs--on the same axle.
flexor212000 Why exactly is it not safe? After the front/back is supported on two jack stands, when you go to jack up the other end more weight is placed on the jack stand, but they don't move and if they are rated for the weight that they can hold, I don't understand how it's not safe. I just got a jack and two pairs of 3 ton stands, and put a 3500 lbs car up on the stands, one at each corner. The entire car was lifted, and when I did the shake test, it didn't budge one bit... it was even more stable than some cars I've seen on a lift that could wobble a little!
I just had to jack up a Toyota, and the jack points were the same metal bar you showed, and that the owners manual showed. But my metal bar bent, and caused the whole car to come crashing down! I moved my jack to a different spot in the front that was part of the frame, and it held much better. But why the hell did it bend? Did I do something wrong, or was it just a cheap/shitty part?? I swear on my life it was the same part the manual showed.
Thanks for the video. I was wondering if you recommend a 6 ton jack stand over a 3 ton jack stand. I have a Honda Accord and looking to get under it for oil changes and minor repairs
ranmangolf buy rhino ramps for oil changes
Is it safe to do this on gravel?
ok, but how am iam gonna put the jack stand under it without a front jackpoint?
simply the BEST . cant wait for the upcoming videos thank you . i have learned so much from all your vids
Clear and concise
ramps or jack stands? I was referring to ramps saying that it's safe to work under a ramp as long as you remember to put in park and pull the handbrake
that's a nice jack, also which end of the car using the transmission as wheel "chocks" depends on weather its front or rear wheel drive. actual wheel chocks should always be used as well
I have a mustang, so there is a front point I can use the jack that came with the car in front and place my jack stands where the jack points are on the side of the car or do they go somewhere else under the car?
If you're doing anything involving the wheels, you can't have them on ramps. No jack stand is going to reach high enough if your car is on ramps, and even if you raised them with blocks or something they'd just be in your way for little to no benefit.
I watch your videos in the past and I always thought you were very intellectual smart to the point guy. Everyone's a Critic I know but I got a call out I was kind of not understanding why would you say if you're jacking up the rear of the car make sure to put it in gear? Unfortunately most people have no idea whether their car is front or rear furthermore anybody was an Enthusiast has a rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive that being said my only critique on your video perhaps is to specify front wheel or rear wheel rather than which side you're jacking up. Again let me tell you that your videos are good and this is constructive criticism and if you think I'm an ass-whole I understand :-)
I'm in grade 10 and I have to do this for my auto exam and it's the same car I'm doing it on thank you so much I was really lost!
Coilover installation video is this coming Monday!
i need to remove all 4 wheels at the same time. can i out car on four jackstands?
sure, I do it all the time. Typically lift up the front, jack stands under the front corners. Lift up the rear, jack stands at the rear. Car really needs to be on a level surface. Once the rear is lifted, the front may need to be lifted again and the stands adjusted a little higher, depending on how high the jack and stands can go when initially lifting the front.
Did you watch the video?
Never do that. One tire at a time, buddy. If it’s not a tire issue, take it to the shop. You’ll do more damage to your wallet versus taking it to a professional.
If you're using a scissor jack then where do the stands go? Most people don't have a floor jack.
Some/a video(s) on burnouts? like how it works. i mean i know that its the back wheels spinning faster than the car moving, but how do you do it? (auto vs manual). i looked some stuff up, it said holding the brake and pressing the gas and stuff but i still have questions. i.e. how does holding the brake hold car in place + let back wheels spin? has to do with brake mechanism or what? i wanna know it inside and out, the "whys?" just like how you explain stuff in your other vids.
It can be done, yes.
When lifting up the car I always hear a creek when I have the ebrake engaged, your suppose to right?
That's litterly just ur struts an shocks decompressing
Hi...love your videos! I'm just looking for a little clarification: can my jack stands be positioned in the slots where my scissor jack would normally be positioned?
Most of the time, yes. Just use caution and a little commons sense, make sure it's stable as you raise it up.
Your owner's manual should show where you can place jack stands after the vehicle's been raised with the scissor jack since that jack needs to be set back at that location to lift it off the jack stands.
What if the jack stands are too short? Is it safe to just put a block of wood?
I know your comment was six years ago...but I hope you were joking. No...never use a block of wood.
and are these jacking points in the cars manual?
+Nick Velazquez They should be.
+Engineering Explained on an STi manual, it doesn't show the front jacking points and the rear jacking points...just the side ones...
No they normally just show the side points that you use your crappy car jack in the car. It can be a pain in the arse finding strong points on some models of car. People even resort to putting axle stands under the suspension arm.
Indeed, brand new! My other jack couldn't lift high enough for the stands, how sad.
Is it safe to use jack stands on the rear axles, set pretty far apart?
xpmark1 never
Thanks. @@DabsAllDay69.
Review videos on how brakes work, and remember the fact rear brakes are usually much weaker than fronts. Rev up, dump clutch, stomp brakes, check if speedometer is above zero, enjoy. If speedometer shows 0 - you need new clutch and air freshener. If tachometer shows 0 - you need a better engine. If there's only one skidmark - you need a locking or limited slip differential. Oh yes, also review videos on limited slip diffs ;)
whether you use 4 ramps or only 2 ramps it's much safer than stands. Because using ramps the tires have contact to the ramp and stands are only supported by the frame