How To Raise or Lift Your Car onto Jack Stands--AutoHow.TV

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From the AutoHow.TV site:
"Many repairs and modifications require you to work under your car. If you are fortunate enough to have a lift skip this video! For the rest of us, we need to make sure we raise our cars safely—this video gives an overview of steps applicable to most cars."

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• car
• lift
• jack
• stands
• raise
• vehicle
• undercarriage
• exhaust
• muffler
• headers
• safely
• mustang
• GT
• ford
• 2002

[fastfallin]

You need to use a peice of wood on your rails when jacking up mate to spread the load your rails look like you been hitting them with a hammer

[AutoHowTV]

@fastfallin old comment but wanted to point out that dangers of using wood with jacks are addressed at 1:38 in the video

[fastfallin]

@AutoHowTV Look at the car in the video the jacking point are ruined.

Little things like this cause bigger problems like the huge bends and dents in the car in the video which in countries like the uk will cause rust and make it fail MOT tests(not sure what it is is the the US) which equals massive headaches and expense

Using wood is great, everyone I know uses it and we don't have huge damage to the bottom of our cars.

Out door wood with a bit of give so the points of the jack sink in.Try it

[AutoHowTV]

@fastfallin you are 100% right, something has to be done to prevent damage like you see on the pinch rails but just be careful. Wood can slip and straight up shatter--it is a known issue. I might look into getting some polyurethane pads that go on the jackstands and jacks. Now that's the best solution! Thanks again for the comment.

[70076NUD]

I have been viewing many of the auto repair videos and have seen some better some not so good ones. But this clearly is the best produced video overall.

A very professional look not just the repair tips but the film-production value is all there. Finally, i have seen this done right. I am impressed.

[AutoHowTV]

@70076NUD thanks for the comment. This was a very early one...I like to think each one got better from there (latest one was HFC install on a 350Z). Thanks for watching!

[Theguido177]

Are car jacks universal? The car I bought, I believe it doesnt own one.

[ethanfok]

The car should not be jacked up, then dropped onto jack-stands supported via the pinch rails - it either damages or crushes the pinch rails as they are not load bearing. The video also mentioned that to lift the front end of the car, the same procedure be repeated on the other side - such an approach causes asymmetrical lifting and is therefore misleading as well.

[ACCCProductSafety]

Great safety messaging! Over 160 Aussies are injured or killed each year from incorrectly using jacks to work under their vehicles, and you’re helping to reduce this number.

Check out our video ‘Don't be a jackass - an anti-manual for using a car jack’ and visit our mobile-friendly site (URL in video info) where you can enter our competition to win an Adrenalin experience! (Competition ends 31 January 2012 – see T&Cs for more info)

[Lokivoid]

@ouzts12

asumeing your not using cheapest jackstands you can find, and have them positioned correctly, i dont see why not. Unless of course your all your harmonic balancer / motor and drivetrain mounts are bad then you might have issues.

[Lokivoid]

Do not use those cheap orange wheel chocks. I have seen those chocks fail on multiple occasions.

[GTL4LyFe]

Oh for fucks sake the video starts with a mustang fly by...smh

[ouzts12]

is it safe to get in your car and rev the engine when its on 4 jack stands?

[Eagleoneradiogod]

I just put metal truck ramps underneath all my tiers. So that way there is absoultley no damage to any of the under carrage parts. I make shure there facing inward so the car can't roll off in either direction. And yes of course I still set the parking break. Yes I know I still have to jack the back end up to slide the ramps in. I all ready know what you are thinking what if I have to take the tiers off. yes I do this all the time I wont tell you how I do it but just think angle iron withpadding

[zed13281]

im gonna start jackin off

[casper123]

Feel better about doing this now. Is it also fine to put tires under the car for last resort safety?