Glad to see that keeping the jack lightly raised and putting the wheels under the side of the car is widely accepted. My dad always taught me to do those two things and I’m sure glad he did. My buddy nearly died after a jack stand slipped and pinned him. Gotta be as careful as possible!
@wuroiz8848 Жыл бұрын
@@pepeclippz7921 somewhere in the area of where the jackstands are positioned in this video. It really depends what you are doing and how many jacks/jackstands you got going at the time
@joelh3030 Жыл бұрын
@@pepeclippz7921 Under the control arm or the lift points
@harryberry474 Жыл бұрын
Or an alternative solution would be to put 2x8's stacked under each wheel (if the wheels are still on the car) I've also used those plastic car ramps and slide them under the wheels. I don't like driving up onto them though but they work great if you've jacked the car up then put under tires. I think 2x8's stacked are best though.
@whatitisnt.9 ай бұрын
Wdym if you don't mind me asking?
@braddowns175 жыл бұрын
I tried the hockey pucks but a fight broke out. So I had to get the puck out of there.
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
As hockey should be. Lol
@chrisw94453 жыл бұрын
@@HumbleMechanic total Joe Thornton beard, you love to see it i never come in these comments haha!
@DvonDowell2 жыл бұрын
😐ಠ_ಠ
@behindtheseeyesiseewhatyou89532 жыл бұрын
Get the puck outta here!
@macfady21819 ай бұрын
I've tried several times with various slot depths and they always split.
@S54VR65 жыл бұрын
While I already know how to put my car on all 4 stands, I still watch all your videos Incase I learn something new. Great content Charles, keep it up brother!
@lea-rw5cb3 жыл бұрын
Completely correct I've been working on cars 15yrs and still find tips even now 👍👍👍
@jamest51494 жыл бұрын
I am surprised you didn’t mention after setting the first pair of stands, you need to keep an eye on these while jacking the other side, the car can pull on the stands and pull them over if you are not being careful especially if the jack can’t roll and shift while jacking the car. 👍
@amunson4407 ай бұрын
This is why I watched this video, every time I do this the first two Jack stands end up all kinds of crooked and I was trying to see how to avoid it. Seems like it may be time for a new jack that can roll easier 🤣
@hardcore44762 ай бұрын
Especially something to watch out for on an old driveway that doesn’t have a smooth surface for the jack to roll as it’s lifting.
@Benjammin435 жыл бұрын
Been doing heavy work on cars for years, still find myself watching videos like this
@justinlynch66914 жыл бұрын
One extra thing I like to do is take the weight off and reposition my stands slightly once I get the vehicle where I want it; this is especially true if I'm jacking high or I'm going to have it up there a while. These stands can bind and get side loads when jacked like this. That little lift off and set down can eliminate a lot of that.
@crpth13 жыл бұрын
Yep! That's how it should be done. Particularly when using the regular floor jacks. which have a radial lift movement, not straight up/down. Like many scissor or bottle jacks. When lifting high in these conditions. Eyes and ears are your best friend. Observe and listen CAREFULLY! All the signs are there to be seen or heard! Don't be lazy, get down on your knees and look at what you're doing, correct as needed! Been lifting cars for almost 40 years with all sorts of lifting equipment, thankfully never had a single failure. Laying under a car is uncomfortable, don't make it dangerous as well! Take your time, so it don't take your life! ;-)
@jchock75032 жыл бұрын
Justin Lynch....Thanks for sharing your valuable tip with KZbinrs. It will certainly help others from being the unfortunate victims of jack and jack stand accidents. .
@darylmorse Жыл бұрын
This is a good point. I also prefer to jack the car from the ends, rather than from the sides. It's a PITA doing this on my car, because it's too low.
@仮名川よしろ4 жыл бұрын
Charles always thanks for showing high standards when it comes to working on vehicles properly. Ive learned the standards from place to place carry. Sometimes if people are educated the wrong way first, they teach other's the wrong way. I'm very grateful for your integrity and the peacefulness you find. One bolt turn might help a thousand more.
@martylittle16774 жыл бұрын
🐰💐🎂😊🙏🏼🙋🤷😷😔❤️
@LukeEdward5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for those safety recommendations. Having the jack with slight pressure AND the wheel/tire slid assembly underneath are two reasons I am alive today. The secondary jack specifically kept the vehicle from crushing my sternum, when I stupidly reached underneath to reposition something.
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
DAMN! So glad you made it out. Scary stuff
@MrCdmorenot4 жыл бұрын
Phew! So glad you made it out. An acquaintance of mine was crushed by his car doing an oil change and did not make it. Just like firearms. There are no accidents. Just gross negligence. When I started taking auto shop freshman year of high school our first lesson was lifting a car using a jack and securing it on stands. Even though we had a full blown shop with lifts. I am sure those safety lessons saved a bunch of people from being negligent and causing harm to themselves or others. Very nice that this video went up sharing invaluable safety tips.
@therealderjett5 жыл бұрын
This is a perfect video for anyone new to working on a car. I showed this to my son on his car about a month ago. I bet he will remember it after watching your video. Thanks again for another great video. Also this is why I buy jackstands in sets of 4. Getting 2 brands of stands to be even never works.
@nicks36082 жыл бұрын
You just saved me a headache. Thank you, sir.
@Larry_Kabberga4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best video explaining how to lift a car on 4 jack stands, and I've seen many. Having said that, I've made the decision that if the job involves lifting the car completely (front and rear), I'd take the car to the mechanic. It's not worth it.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH4 жыл бұрын
Yep. I don't trust my made in China jackstands, even though they're rated for 3 tons each. Good for taking off the wheels at the same time but no way I would go under there.
@boostednick3 жыл бұрын
Yeah same. I just purchased an adjustable front sway bar and some other small front suspension parts for my MK5 GTI and have been debating on whether I want to attempt the job myself or take it to a shop. It's not that I can't do the install, it's getting the car jacked up on all 4 corners and getting underneath to drop the subframe and then having to torque the new subframe hardware in once I'm done installing the sway bar. The thought of being under there for that long sketches me out plus when I have to lift the car to get all 4 corners up the car shifts when I'm jacking up the other side. It's definitely sketchy af lol. After writing this comment I think I'm just going to take it to a shop lol
@GageDrums3 жыл бұрын
I disagree. Just take the necessary precautions! I put the car on jack stands. put ramps under the wheels, put a jack under the car (I just bought a new one so now I have 2 jacks under the car). and if any wheels are taken off I slide them under the frame. Essentially, My jack stands need to fail, my jacks need to fail, the car has to somehow break the ramps and crush wheels in order to land on me. I feel really safe under the vehicle!
@jared46703 жыл бұрын
@@GageDrums Sounds like an excellent plan
@Pepe-dq2ib2 жыл бұрын
If you don't trust the Chinese jack stands, then get some 8x8 lumber as backup support.
@benhaze10103 жыл бұрын
In many (many) cars the pinched weld is just an indicator and the OEM car jack distributes the load on reinforcement pads located near the pinched weld. Putting a stand or using a flat surface to lift will crush the pinched weld and possibly make some damages to the vehicle.
@darkl3ad3r17 күн бұрын
This is what drives me crazy, how inconsistent each and every make and model are. Why isn't this stuff standard? Money has to be the answer right?
@harrisonp37275 жыл бұрын
Always hard to find lifting points on newer vehicles. Nice video, good advise/safety tips.
@chumlee3325 Жыл бұрын
Feeling for the pinch weld with your boot will become a lost art
@tedjohnson645 жыл бұрын
Good video! If actually going under the car (eg, DSG service), as opposed to just jacking it up to bleed brakes, some folks actually insert an additional pair of jack stands as a backup. And get the second pair from a different manufacturer. Seems like overkill, but with 3000 lbs overhead, better safe than sorry.
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m good with it. I’d rather 4 extra minutes and 2 extra stands and not being dead. Lol
@KSSilenceAU5 жыл бұрын
In My case, i have 2 pairs of stands, that are different brands, and i have 2 floor jacks, so i use both floor jacks as backups to the standards. Another thing you could do if leaving the wheels on such as when doing fluid services, is to put something like blocks under the wheels so if the jacks fail, the wheels will land on the blocks affording you some clearance to GTFO from underneath asap.
@s34nvideos3 жыл бұрын
same, even if just positioning them under with no weight bearing on them. takes 30 seconds
@Nbomber2 жыл бұрын
The risk isnt the jack stand collapsing really, thats super rare, it definitely doesnt hurt to use extras though, just in case. The real risk is them tipping over. Thats why doing 4 jackstands is dangerous, and why extra stands wont help you. You are far better off with wooden cribbing. Cheaper, and you can build them with a nice wide foot print.
@macfady21819 ай бұрын
I generally don't even take the wheels off to bleed brakes.
@toto296209 ай бұрын
And that's why i love my bimmers, already equiped from the factory with central lifting point under the engine and rear end. Some says that's because they knew they would have to spend a lot of time on jacks but hey, cant complain
@bigshoots86965 ай бұрын
But driving BMW just screams “I’m an a hole!” BMW=Big Money Waste
@barrybebenek86914 жыл бұрын
In 35 years, I’ve never personally had any luck, not crushing a pinch-weld with a jack or jack stand. Due to that, I always use suspension/frame points. 🇨🇦👍🏼
@mikehascats264 жыл бұрын
my pinch welds are shredded from 10 years of oil changes
@AJB111 ай бұрын
The earlier generation VW group cars had a pad just inside the pinch-weld where the factory tyre-change jack lifted the car, so the pinch-weld didn't take the weight. The current generation like the Golf mk7 in the video, the factory jack does sit on that part sticking down from the pinch weld where he's jacking it and that's what takes the weight. So I think they've made it a lot stronger than the old easily-damaged pinch welds.
@invertedpolarity68905 жыл бұрын
Hockey pucks are always good to have around when working on a car.
@CopCat345 жыл бұрын
Never heard of using a hockey puck. I use cut 2” x 4” s.
@audikris5 жыл бұрын
@@CopCat34 wood can split and eject itself. new hockey pucks won't do that.
@bendude67485 жыл бұрын
Yup I’ve been using them for about the past 5 years since I found out about using them, they’re great much better than using wood
@riorompero13145 жыл бұрын
I have had wood explode on me before, very scary
@Patrick94GSR5 жыл бұрын
Flyin Miata jack pads have 2 slots cut in them to go around the pinch weld which seems like a good idea.
@karbonfiba20444 жыл бұрын
Going to be painting my calipers and being that the paint has a catylist that is time sensitive, i need to paint all of them at the same time...this is very informative!!
@Zakw172 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. There are a lot of videos about jacking up GTi’s where people just say to use the pinch welds but you invariably need to jack somewhere else to put it on the 4th pinch weld… Good for me to know as my laziness has had me jack up next to the jack point so I can put a stand under the pinch weld. I’m sure my car has loved that.
@wyattoneable5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this one Charles. Lots of good points. If you live in Southern California the car may come down no matter how well it's supported. :)
@alb123456725 жыл бұрын
if you Live in upstate NY, same risk, because the jack point is going to be a rusted mess.
@francophysique51924 жыл бұрын
Why is that?
@alb123456724 жыл бұрын
@@francophysique5192 Well for upstate NY, everytime it snows they put down chemicals that instantly rust your car. If you don't wash it (even that may not be enough), eventually it totally rots out.
@jakeplachta70414 жыл бұрын
@@francophysique5192 My guess is So Cal has earthquakes.
@deeze675 жыл бұрын
I did almost the same steps on my 2002 A3 8L last year... except I used the standard VW jack, and after lifting one side, it was bending its base whenever I tried to lift the other side - quite dangerous, as the car was slipping a bit even with properly placed jackstands! Managed to lift it with two such jacks, but now I know - I need to buy a proper 2T jack to securely lift the other side, as its lower and it makes for even more lifting for the jack.
@GoTechTraining5 жыл бұрын
Great job Charles. The edit/camera work on here is top notch. Good info too!
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude 💛💙💛💙💛
@stevensims3342 Жыл бұрын
I've put my car up on jack stands in the dirt with remnants of rocks that were put there a few times. Wish I had a concrete floor. You can do it, but you need to make sure you're using at least 3/4" plywood cutouts for the stands to rest on. Also make sure the stands are the same height as the dirt might be higher on one side. Possible, but still feels sketchier than a nice flat floor. You also need a nice solid piece of wood for your floor jack.
@daslaundrynazi5 жыл бұрын
Good tips here, I use a hockey puck as well. If you cut a small slot into the puck with a table saw it sits on the pinch weld a bit better.
@Tom_Platz4 жыл бұрын
"Needlessly OCD shop rags"... LOL!
@davidlovett3077 Жыл бұрын
No matter what I'm looking to do to my 13 MK6 R, I always trust your experience over anybody. Wish you lived near by, I would trust you to work on my vehicles 100%!!! As Always, Thanks 😁
@luisamoa25005 жыл бұрын
2:00 made me cringe as that Jack stand in the rear wobbled. Your videos are always soooo clean with perfect lighting. :)
@djjammindave3 жыл бұрын
GOOD EYE....
@Nbomber3 жыл бұрын
This is a great example of why not to do it.
@lilbHEMI Жыл бұрын
nice video, thank you. I suggest to get yourself some rubber pads to match the pinch welds or lifting points instead of rag. You won´t do any damage to the car and you can get a set of 4 for around 20€. When i buy used car, i hate when the pinch welds are bent from bad lifting :/
@magnusandersen88985 жыл бұрын
1:57 You know you have the right equipment when your jack is called Roadster
@danoontjeh1233 жыл бұрын
This really helped me. Was jacking up my car earlier today and got so confused on where to place the jack and where to place the jackstands. This solved my issues :)
@PH-md8xp13 күн бұрын
Nice video. If you can afford it, a set of QuickJacks is the way to go to get all 4 wheels off the ground, perfect for tire rotations, brake jobs, brake bleeding, even oil changes. 👍🏼
@dash01735 жыл бұрын
this is much better than what scotty kilmer uploaded. don’t get me wrong, he’s an awesome guy but he literally told people they can drop the car on the jacks and showed himself doing it. i get that it may be working for him by some miracle but if he’s promoting that, he’s gonna get himself into trouble
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
Yeah.....
@superkewl79104 жыл бұрын
One thing i would like to add is that when i lower the car i always check the jackstand now and then because if they are really high and the weight shifts its possible that they flip over. So i always check to see if they still have all three legs to the ground and/or the bottomplate still rests flat
@gzhang2075 жыл бұрын
Everything in your video, car, jacks and floor, look in mint/clean conditions. They show you a very tidy mechanic besides doing great work, well done!
@lz87703 жыл бұрын
great video!! learned great information! thank you. I bought the best jack stands that you never have to worry about failing they have two versions. I bought low profile Esco 10499 3 Ton Performance Adjustable Shorty Style Low Profile Car Jack Stand. I have used 4 of them to jack my entire car and it sat on them for over month. Base is three points flat which makes it secure. I felt competely safe under them. They are expensive but well worth the money for safety.
@obfuscated30902 жыл бұрын
I gave away my jack stands many years ago and switched to what first responders use, CRIBBING. Proper cribbing doesn't crush, fracture and is stronger then most jack stands. I don't even want jack stands for free and I'm a mechanic. (If I worked 18-wheelers or heavy equipment I'd just industrial stands but those are different from consumer toys.)
@TheCarCrazyGuy5 жыл бұрын
I bought the Audi jacking kit and installed it on my MK7.5R
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
I need to look into that.
@JustinCescoCancian5 жыл бұрын
@@HumbleMechanic Some rumors say that those pads are designed to be used at the factory and only 4 corner jacked all at the same time. It would be awesome if you could confirm/deny those rumors.
@KChan333335 жыл бұрын
I've used the pads on my RS3 when jacking up the corners multiple times. They are holding up fine. I use those softer red polyurethane pucks.
@HumbleMechanic4 жыл бұрын
ShopDAP.com
@Krel-8885 жыл бұрын
The car fell on me, luckily it was Chest day... so i had to bench press using my car.
@ModalSoul3 жыл бұрын
Thanks China
@Stinow Жыл бұрын
YES this makes me get started on working on my car from the bottom as well, already got the 4x set with a jack.
@soldiersvejk20535 жыл бұрын
Properly jacking up cars is actually more important than you think. Thanks for the great video Charles! Would be curious to see how you can jack up even higher for transmission jobs that need more clearance.
@scotchegg64225 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s a bright car 😱
@jesusisaliberal5482 жыл бұрын
Charlie needs a GoFundMe to buy a complete set of wheel chocks.
@gmans78595 жыл бұрын
+100 for the Hockey Pucks. Bought a bag of them. OCD = cut and trimmed for BMW Jack Points, (bonus there was they fit wifes Mercedes also) cut and slotted to fit GTI PInch Welds. For when wheels do not have to come off, my son and I bought Race Ramps Wheel Cribs. 2 piece 8" lift inch ones. I love em'. Money well spent!
@Astor4o2 жыл бұрын
One additional note - if you have an auto-leveling air suspension - make sure you disable it before lifting. You wouldn't like it adjusting while you're under the vehicle.
@g_rr_tt Жыл бұрын
I think 99% of people who are watching this video cannot afford auto-leveling air suspension vehicles. If they could, why can't they afford to pay a mechanic or buy a lift? Jacking up a car is for poor/middle-class people
@AJB111 ай бұрын
@@g_rr_tt what about people who enjoy working on their own car, or who don't trust "professionals" to do a half-decent job?
@Surpriseify10 ай бұрын
@@g_rr_tt Sorry but what DUMB statement I do it because 1: Dont trust mechanics to do the job right 2: Enjoyment
@aussiebloke6095 жыл бұрын
Watching this really makes me miss my old Mini. Only one jacking point on each side, right under the door - so it raises front and rear wheels at the same time - and the subframes are exposed and so easy to find the right spot for the stands. And the jack is a vertical screw, so there's no need to kneel down and look under the car to find the right point for the jack. The only downside was the door needs to be open to jack the car up - so if you get a puncture when it's raining, both you _and_ the car's interior get wet. :-P
@rustybaws5 жыл бұрын
Interesting... I've just bought a 1990 Mini which is in need of some(a lot of) work but I did not know this about the lifting points. Thanks
@aussiebloke6095 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it ever changed - my last one was a '77 Clubman, and the last model in Australia was the '78 - but the jacking point should be right under the door. It's just a single horizontal hole in the sill that you stick the jack into, then crank the top to screw the car upwards (so it obviously doesn't use the common style of scissor jack either.) Be warned that if there's bad rust in the sills, the reduced sill strength could be a problem...but that means the rust needs to be fixed properly, rather than trying to work around the problem like so many youtube warriors seem to be suggesting lately. :-)
@mph58965 жыл бұрын
Last year I picked a car up by the front subframe with a jack. Got it half way up and the jack slipped off the subframe, car came down and the jack went through the radiator, and condenser. Cussed for about 5 minutes on that one. Also for some of the older cars in the rust belt, it gets kind of dicey trying to find a decent place to pick them up. The pinch welds, the jack will go right through some of them.
@tfaubus5 жыл бұрын
Some cars like the camaro actually have a jackup spot at center mass on each side so you can lift and put the two stands under without the need for additional jacking points, but beware, slotted pucks are required.
@juanhurtado26792 жыл бұрын
Why not lift the car from the front, put the jacks on the pinch welds, and repeat for the back? Seems sketchy doing left then right
@ferret19731 Жыл бұрын
I drive the front end up on ramps, and lift the rear with beam jack. Set the rear end a few inches higher than the front on jack stands. Then, I use the beam jack to lift the front end off the ramps, that way it's not at risk of tipping over the rear stand since I've started with 7 inches of lift from the ramps (safety 1st) and lower the front end onto jack stands as close to level as possible. A good jack, with the beam is well worth the investment, and starting off ramps to avoid tipping jack stands prevents possible damage to the vehicle.
@amerlin3883 жыл бұрын
I've seen warnings that you should not jack up opposite sides; when jacking up the 2nd side the other side's jack stand may wobble or fall. In fact there was some wobble when you jacked up the 2nd rear corner. Maybe this affects certain vehicles more than others. I had the notion to have 2 jacks simultaneously lifting the back (also the front if still using the pinch welds). Do you think this would be safer/better?
@justindabreu9763 жыл бұрын
That’s car wow how clean , every car should be like that , trying to get my car as clean
@khuo02194 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip Charles! I was able to use the recommended jack points on the front subframe to install the Audi jack pad adapters. It was very stable. But now that I have the jack pad adapters, I won't be using the subframe. Too bad I did not find your video and the adapters earlier, my rear pinch welds are in really rough shape after years of abuse.
@harryberry4743 жыл бұрын
This is the best how to I've seen on how to properly and safely get your Golf on jack stands. On my Mk4 Jetta I've used a 4x4 about 3ft long on the jack and jacked the sub frame in front and in the rear same thing but on the beam axle it worked perfectly with a Mk4 just make sure the jack is centered pretty easy to tell if you've got it balanced correctly , but these Mk7 AWD are a different animal
@stub26204 жыл бұрын
You got me off to a good start on my first brake job. Ready for April!
@HumbleMechanic4 жыл бұрын
Yassss
@lea-rw5cb3 жыл бұрын
That first gear tip is a life saver 👍👍👍
@zacharyparis5 жыл бұрын
Very uplifting video.
@HumbleMechanic5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I see what you did there
@kenj.88974 жыл бұрын
Your videos are Head and shoulders above all other channels
@HumbleMechanic4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@ryans4133 жыл бұрын
Each side of the car usually has 3 notched out parts on the pinch welds to jack. There’s the two you showed on each side and usually one midway down the car in the middle somewhere. What I do is jack on the middle notched out section it lifts both wheels front and back off the ground then I put my jack stands on the areas that it recommends in the manual. Then repeat on the other side and if you need more hight jack up the one side fix the stands and repeat on the otherside. Also take the tires off and place them at the four jacks stands incase the jack stands fails and take the jack and have it holding either the front or back of the car for extra protection
@paulhughes39614 жыл бұрын
When you have 3500 pounds above your face you can never be too safe. Awesome presentation, thanks!
@Linkmaster1222 Жыл бұрын
This is gonna make my life so much easier.. thank you!
@dannychampagne66854 жыл бұрын
Used the hockey puck the other day. Great idea! Thanks
@Thomas-ck1tm4 жыл бұрын
never thought about it..hockey puck!...never liked metal on metal with the jack on the lift points..doing it for years and just watching this vid for the hell of it...good to learn a new trick...thumbs up! man
@crimsonstreams3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man now I can change my headlights
@gitkusa5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Charles! That’s my favourite way to put my mk6 Gil on stands!
@mattb96645 ай бұрын
With more people undercoating with fluid film- make sure to wipe it off first anywhere the jack saddle will be placed along with the jack stands, especially if you use some type of puck or pinch adaptor. If there is any resistance between the floor and the jack wheels, the saddle WILL slip and shoot the puck because of the overall lack of friction, allowing the entire car to instantly fall onto the jack saddle.
@iFixJunk8 ай бұрын
Proper lifting points on my car: whatever parts of the pinch seam aren't rotted away. "Avoid gravel"... Mmmm...no can do! My jack stands: concrete blocks with pieces of wood on top, stuck under whatever structural members of either the frame or the suspension are not rotted away. If it's not obvious, I believe in SAFETY!
@odlyGud4 жыл бұрын
4:45 Having fun while working! 🙌👍🏼
@amangaming5760 Жыл бұрын
An idea for safety. Place some camco rv leveling blocks under the tires if you're not removing the wheels, for an added safety measure.
@migraineur4 жыл бұрын
For the other jackstands you showed briefly at least for the ones sold at Harbor freight , they sell nice tight fitting resting rubber pads so no need for a cloth .Thanks
@barrysuss44212 жыл бұрын
1:58 that jack stand is wobbly as hell
@williamwade70594 жыл бұрын
To the point, with no fluff. Excellent
@bloodysinner94564 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this video. It proved extremely useful when I swapped my winter wheels the other day. In the interim, I’ve ordered the Audi jack pad kit as I don’t trust these pinch welds for the long term.
@harryberry474 Жыл бұрын
I've read and seen video using the Audi jack pad kit and it's pretty tight getting a jack into those Audi pads and placing jack stands at the pinch weds simultaneously you have to have certain jack stands (and jack) (like the ones shown in this video) AND position the jack a pretty sharp angle to accomplish it.
@cubedomatic5 жыл бұрын
Nice touch with the hockey puck! Thanks for the advice
@soilmanted4 жыл бұрын
Also, no matter how level you think your surface is, and how undamaged are the lift points of your car, with a front-wheel drive car that is much heavier in the front than in the back, after you let the car down on 2 front stands, and then onto 2 back stands, each adjusted to the same height, you may find that the car is not actually resting on one of the 2 back stands. This is ok, as long as the car is firmly supported on 3 stands, and the 4th stand is standing under the reinforced lift point, you are ok. This is due to a basic law of geometry. Something to do with a tripod. You will notice that telescopes and cameras are always attached to _tri_pods, not quadpods, because a tripod is the most stable; a quadpod is no more stable than a tripod.
@stevenlamb87262 жыл бұрын
I found this to be the case when putting my wife's RAV4 up on 4 jack stands last weekend. I lifted the front first and placed 2 jack stands in the pinch welds. Then I lifted the back and placed 2 jack stands in those pinch welds. When I started slowly lowering the back down onto the jack stands, the car tipped ever so slightly towards the front passenger side (my heart skipped a beat for a second!). After it settled, I found that it was actually being supported buy only three of the jack stands! It was just hovering over the rear driver's side stand. Of course I left the stand there under the pinch weld and placed the floor jack up on the frame right next to where I was working as a backup and I felt perfectly safe. I do not live in an area where earthquakes occur so that is something to consider, ever with the car up on 4 stands and a backup jack in place!
@Robert-ek7dyАй бұрын
Excellent info clear and concise Thank you
@rosswilliam2472 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! Great info and excellent editing.
@joelvasquez46533 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your video, I just finish preparing my Golf R because I will be out of town in a few months
@robdavies8254 Жыл бұрын
A very good and clear presentation.
@rotorblade95083 жыл бұрын
The problem is you can’t consistently lower the jack slowly so you may damage the car or it can even fall off the stands, at least that’s true for my jack and I’ve seen others with the same problem So a solution would be having some jack stands with fine adjustments but those are only available for trucks and are too heavy too high and expensive. Another option is to use a scissor like jack but if you want to use the hidraulic jack as well you may run out of jack points.
@mattmgarza3 жыл бұрын
I get super nervous jacking up that second side, I feel like the jack stands are gonna slide out from under the other side. It hasn't happened yet, it's just an all-hands-on-deck thing where you better pay very careful attention to what you're doing! Thanks for the video!
@paulv224 жыл бұрын
Very useful video, but those jack stands are really squirrelly. The Esco tripod stands with the flat rubber saddle are a lot more stable. They also have the advantage of not needing any sort of padding.
@smiler9214 жыл бұрын
You are so lucky with colour choices over there!
@HumbleMechanic4 жыл бұрын
This was a very limited run. Less than 200
@cili73 жыл бұрын
The angle difference and sideways pressure on the jack stands is less when you go front to back, instead of each side like in this video. Look closely at the first set of jack stands when he's lifting the opposite side. Look how much sideways flex is on them. Not good. The idea when lifting a car completely off the ground is to maximise the distance between each side being lifted. The longer distance means the lift angle is les, which means less chance of the car toppling off the top. Long story short, LIFT THE CAR FROM THE FRONT FIRST! Put jacks on lowest height setting, and then move to the rear and do the same. Once the car is off the ground, move back to the front and raise the car higher as required. Doing it in steps like that greatly minimises the side ways strain on the jack stand... the main cause of stand collapse/failure. Also, DON'T use wood to prop up the car! If you want something between the jack and car subframe, buy something made for purpose.
@nicke23075 жыл бұрын
I use 2 airbag lifts. They are amazing because they do not arc and they go straight up.... only downfall is they dont fit under lowered cars. I hate car manufacturers that don't leave metal exposed to support the car... They try to make it difficult without a 2 post (cough cough dealership)
@4BillC5 жыл бұрын
Those stands are pretty sweet! Unfortunately I don't have the option of a smooth level surface. I have a gravel driveway that ain't flat! I make it work though.
@deshawn23265 жыл бұрын
Damn.
@stephaniecarsten87153 жыл бұрын
How do we get it down?
@Runescape.8 ай бұрын
you need to make a video doing this method with 6 ton stands that have a 23 inch lift on them. (on a passenger car) in order to do transmission replacements. I dont think the side to side method is going to work very well, especially since the car will be tipping so much on the sides to just get them under there at even the lowest positions. on my car i have to do front to back instead of side to side with 6 tons.
@mediocreman24 жыл бұрын
Great video. My only recommendation would be to keep your fingers out of the area between the stand and the car. You had your fingers in there a lot, but I imagine that was just for the sake of the video.
@thewiseguy71004 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the informative video ! I always wondered how can I jack the car up while using the floor jack and adding the jack stand.. Now I get it, jack up the back side first and put the jack stand in the front . Thank you
@MrNeilg713 жыл бұрын
Love the Mk. 7.5 R in yellow. That colour was never available in Australia. Great video - thank you.
@Mellchior5 жыл бұрын
Be nice if VW could implement centralized jack/lifting locations at some point.
@LukeEdward5 жыл бұрын
I actually have a thick horse stall mat in front of my workbench that I custom cut things from. Pieces for the floor jack, the jack stands, etc. you can stack and attach pieces together to make a custom rubber lift puck.
@life-te7to5 жыл бұрын
But how do I set it back down?
@kylestenger155 жыл бұрын
Reverse order
@SpaceCadet4Jesus5 жыл бұрын
@@Pyth110 make sure someone is reving the engine first....
@sonnysaidso86804 жыл бұрын
That cant be a serious question..
@sicosico24852 жыл бұрын
Love this thing and it is very well made for the price
@IainB5 жыл бұрын
Yea, get some spacers on that sucker. I did 15mm front/20mm rear spacers on our R to push the wheels out a little bit and it looks way better. When we bought our Mk7 R I had the dealer swap the Watkins Glen 18's from our MK6 GTI and put the Pretorias from the R onto the GTI. Some lucky buyer at Carmax got a brand new set of Pretorias with summer tires when they bought that GTI.
@bluewave25363 жыл бұрын
That's a cool looking jack stand!
@chaseedgren30975 жыл бұрын
Great choice on the yellow for the R! I've got a red 2016 R. Love it!
@KC-lu7vo5 жыл бұрын
Very good.👍 I will be doing this for my tiptronic service soon on my mk5.
@onthelead10115 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information Charles!
@RickBruinsma3 жыл бұрын
Just bought two jack stands, now this show up. Suspicious! :D
@crpth13 жыл бұрын
Now YT will make you go back and buy two more... LOL 😂
@supermassiveblckman3 жыл бұрын
But, when did you remove the fairing on the bottom of the car body (sorry for my english)????????????