How To USE a Car floor jack in the FRONT & BACK of your Ford Superduty **MUST SEE**

[@SuperDuty23XL]

thanks for the video. None of us want to say we don't know this already but if someone hasn't done this before or it has been a while this is needed. Great safety instructions.

[@USMCdad470]

Thanks for sharing . Doing a steering stabilizer this weekend. Just bought the same jack and stands. I feel more confident now. Thanks.

[@sebastiandiaz5682]

I'm happy that you discussed placing jackstands to support the vehicle for safety while doing repairs and maintenance. Twelve years ago my neighbors kid was crushed to death under hi Honda Accord. He was not using jackstands. Be safe everyone.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Omg

[@akbychoice]

One of my teachers in a heavy equipment class in HS died when a bus fell on him. He was the one that always stressed blocks, chocks and safety.

[@jimmcmahon9318]

Man I’ve been scouring the internet and forums looking for a video like this. The manual is crap and pictures suck for description, so I needed this. Thanks brother!

[@Cuisinart619]

Great video. People don't think about safety until it's too late. Keep it coming.

[@DK-wm9dp]

This is the first video or any source that clearly showed how to safely lift a super duty on a hoist, thanks!

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Thanks ARod. I’ve been using my OEM Bottle jack (& jack stands & chock blocks) for years, since the head of my floor jack is too big to fit in the Ford-recommended lift points. Using the OEM Bottle Jack is obviously a lot more time consuming, but I didn’t want to experiment with lift points. Your advice has always been solid, so I’m gonna apply it & get more use out of my Floor Jack. I’ll reserve my bottle jack for roadside emergencies. Thank you!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Nice buddy

[@karimtoday5636]

Just a tip for mechanics. If no space for Jack stands there is a trick vetrans mechanic use. 4x4 wood beam or sold cinder block.

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Yep, or 6x6 leftovers from when you built your deck or pad for shed. You knew you were saving those off cuts for something. Just make sure to let your wife know that saving those off cuts all these years finally paid off.

[@bozerbrett7867]

Spot on video for us guys that rotate our own tires and do our own brake jobs. I've always jacked up my vehicles from the diffs and never had a problem, no way I'm gonna use the factory jack and use the jacking points illustrated in the manual, I'd be there all day just to jack up the truck!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Rigggght

[@michaelmooney6245]

Hey Aaron, I keep a bottle jack similar to the one you showed in the stock location behind the seat. Much better than the Ford unit and also nice for the guys who tow a lot. Can use it for the trailer as well. Also, love your concise style and focus on safety. Keep it up, your a great resource for the common man.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Hey thanks my brotha, we appreciate ur feedback 🤙

[@ItsMeUrDaad]

Secure that thing down if you havent man you dont want it flying around in an accident 👍

[@ericdavi1231]

A video for the common man and his floor jack! Love it! I even use my 3 ton northern tool yellow jack to lift our LCFs.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Hell yeah bud

[@yarospringglory]

Best explanation I’ve seen to date!! Thank you!!!

[@holeshot1721]

I been using two floor jacks for years on my trucks one 3 ton on the right side one 4 ton on the left side! I have an 05 f350 crewcab 6.0 diesel!

[@bigshafe]

Great advice, especially with chocking the wheels. I have a 3 ton wheeled and 12 ton bottle jack like yours but with the air assist option. Sure is nice when you have shop air.

[@willb7975]

Thanks for the knowledge bombs. Mostly use the same points for my "driveway garage" plus jack stands. Need to get a small bottle jack in lieu of the factory jack.

[@vince5506]

Def needed to see this Arod! I wish I saw this the other week 🙄 Tell Paul good job on the noise level this time 🤣🤣🤣. Appreciate ya!!!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Shhhhhoooot Paul MIA

[@charlesklippel92]

You always entertain me when I'm watching your videos also next time you get a 450 in a 22-21 can you do a video on that I just ordered my 23 F-450 Limited

[@willthomsen7569]

No sittin cross cross apple sauce under the rear axel UNTIL it’s on stands check

[@SteveDodson-l8n]

Been a subscriber since I found your videos. What kind of trailer hitch ks in your receiver? I bought a '23 F450 with a 3" Receiver - what do you suggest? I need one with 2balls - 2" and 2 5/16" Thanks!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

We had the weight safe but have switched to B&W. So much better

[@SteveDodson-l8n]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod Thank you for the quick reply. Keep the videos coming!

[@jerryknorr679]

Great video ARod, I also have a bottle jack in my truck in the tool box bed, with my Craftsman 1/2 impact gun. Thanks for sharing ur tips.

[@ATR-42]

very helpful for those of us at home, thank you Aaron!

[@herveyforward5956]

Unless someone you know has just installed a Banks Rear Diff cover. Just saying. That Jack will lift up the truck and at the same time print out a order bill for a new replacement Diff Cover. Good ft end demo Ford has warnings all over about using the ft diff as a lift point.

[@codyphillips48]

That Daytona jack is nothing but a snap on with different stickers 😂😂

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I stay off them silly trucks

[@xforce687]

Man, when you're under your truck you have terminator eyes! 😃

[@johncaruana6406]

Need to dit out the red-eye.

[@brianbriscoe5259]

hes a vampire

[@mikz86ta1]

Have the same bottle jack for our 43ft 5th wheel...it's a little beast. Just got a Daytona floor. Looks good but have not used it...yet

[@deqa]

The tip you gave about jacking up heavy duty pickups with the wheels just coming off is also a good tip vs raising the vehicle too high @ 5:58

[@matthewgraham7419]

My man, how does that floor not drive you insane? With the level of ocd I have, that floor may even cause me to loose sleep tonight. Come on bill brown hook our man up with a fresh diamond grind and some polished Crete!!! Keep up the good work sir!!

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Dude it drives me crazy. Try rolling a 6r140 on a jack...yeah not fun. Oh BTW did I tell u the one time my cart ALMOST TIPPED OVER....not good

[@matthewgraham7419]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod dude I know… I can’t imagine working on that floor… I am so ocd about my floor that it gets moped before I even try attempting to roll a trans around… drives me nuts to have anything at all on the floor, let alone big chunks of epoxy missing and those Cavernous cracks… you deserve the best! Keep up the great work appreciate what you are doing. I hope Ford corporate notices what you are doing, believe me, you are not the norm. The dealerships around here are a joke, I Wouldn’t trust anyone at my local dealer ship to even change the windshield wipers on my 6.7

[@JAG6.7]

Still can't find the greasing maintenance video. Thanks ptt

[@j.w.7688]

Very well done vid. Can u do one on using the same jack on a 2001 Ford Excursion Limited, 6.8L V10. Thnx👍👍👍

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

If i had 1

[@milesdavis5282]

No matter how many times I work on my truck when it comes to jacking it up I always feel a bit 🤔. THANKS FOR THIS MESSAGE.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Thanks for shoppin'thru

[@vais3]

12 ton long travel bottle jack is what I keep in the truck. Much better than the OE jack

[@mannyfresh8504]

Will the same apply for a 1500 🐏… jacking via rear diff. ?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Shit yeah

[@brandonwatson191]

So question. I was doing brake work this past weekend and I lifted at the rear pumpkin, placed my jackstands. But when I put my truck in neutral to check the components. Driver side spins freely. Passenger side does not. Replaced calipers, pads, and rotors. Even backed out the emergency brake. Any suggestions?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Like wym doesn't....like it's locked right up

[@brandonwatson191]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod yes it’s appearing to be locked up, but calipers and rotors have been checked and there’s no obstruction. Caliper is working and the brake hose is not swollen or collapsed. Once back on the ground it will move under its own power without any input. Has me kind of puzzled

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

@brandonwatson191 are you sure it's not the limited slip

[@drott150]

At 6:40 you're doing the very thing you're warning against. 🤣

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ummm yea no

[@drott150]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod You've jacked the vehicle off its wheels - with no jackstands in place - and then crawled under the vehicle, even turning sideways.

[@MistaHoffinata]

He was safe at this point, even if it failed he clearly has enough clearance and the tires are still on so he was fine

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

@MistaHoffinata can't stop the internet trolls

[@Benb05]

I'll add this for those who have a dodge ram 2500 or a 3500 4x4. And even some older dodge ram 1500 4x4. It's the same way

[@Jamest315]

Just noticing from your plate, you’re in VA? I am too. How would one get in contact for you to be the one performing service on a super duty?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Just a dummy plate. We're in DET. Come thru, we get trucks shipped to us all the time.

[@dug_c]

Great video Arod. How do you floor jack the front of a 2WD Super duty? Lift on the shock mounts on the I-beam? Thanks in advance.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Yesir

[@D4x4Bronc]

Nice and safe. Greasing the roller bearings on the jack wheels with grease is helpful also. Neglected one for so long it wore a flat spot in the wheels dragging on the concrete. Some grease fingered in works like new.

[@lchavarin]

Great video!

[@TJB-zt9tx]

Don't get the jack under the edge of the diff housing cover plate! You'll bend it and create a leak. Then you'll be spending more money on a new plate.

[@johncaruana6406]

I’ve read the same thing before.

[@Dcj01]

Just put a piece of 4x4 in between the jack n diff.

[@bretthl1]

3/4 inch plywood disk on the floor jack lift plate.

[@ljs2274]

As a tow truck owner this is a great video. Will that orange jack work with a f550 diesel front end ?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Yesssssss

[@matthewfort3740]

Yea PTT Ihave same low clearance. But mind the greed one. Then I have a quick pump jack aluminum type. But it won't go under my Chrysler 300c. But the low profile fits the bill.

[@matthewpernat3088]

Excellent video!!

[@TheMrjetdoc35]

🤣🤣🤣6:48....thank you Captain Obvious.....great video thanks for a great review.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@joespanojr]

Dang had no idea the dif would hold that weight good to know. Any advice on Duallys

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Same bubby

[@zekester1]

Great info!!👌...lifting safely is job #1👍...don't need to be calling 🚑...later👍💪💯

[@sufoj]

So I need to let my rear suspension hand so I can install air bags on a 2019 Dually that pulls a horse trailer while hauling a 2300 pound slide in truck camper. I have not lifted one of these before, and my garage is the outside, on a gravel driveway. Any ideas from the crowd? I need to lift from the frame?

[@sbramel93]

Badlands Jack from Harbor Freight

[@Itsa_Mea]

The Daytona jack has been a real performer for me too. Except the rubber pad got chewed and eaten up.... too much brake clean exposure I think.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Hahahahahahah

[@Uncle_Fester24]

Great video. Shows how hard Michigan is on the bottom of our trucks.. I don't like the salt.

[@EricHedden]

A! Wassup my brother! I carry around a 2-1/2 ton jack in my tool box in the back (of the Super Diddy). Is that safe for changing 1 tire at a time?

[@BlackdogNY]

The front differential on my '06 looks similar to yours....it's doest have a large flat area like the rear. My jack slipped off... luckily nothing got damaged on the truck. Jack is a bit bent...lol. Does anyone make a cradle that goes around the diff for more stability?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Yes they do

[@sergiosanchez2883]

Can we get a look at that sweet dentside looks mint

[@brianmercado2968]

Hey I understand this is allot to do but could you show how to lift trucks with a jack and jack stand to decompress the suspension? I'd imagine you just lift at the same points as you would with the hoist? But those points are also high off the ground for a jack. Thoughts?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Why wouldn't you do as I showed you here

[@brianmercado2968]

For instance, I don't own a hoist I only have a jack and jack stand, but I need to lift the front end of the truck with out the suspension compressing on a 11 rwd drw 350 cab chasis.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ok

[@nombr]

Not that I don’t trust you arod but from all the forum cruising I’ve done every one says to avoid jacking from the diff. Is there a certain spot that worries people when jacking up from the diffs or something? I’ve personally been using the factory bottle jack and lifting up where the manual says to. But if I can I would love to just use a ford jack

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Jacking from the diff has absolutely no bearing on anything while lifting. #1 reason WHY I am not on forums is because of this goofy nonsense. There are hoists that lift up these trucks that actually grab the tubes....stay here!!!!.....NOT on THERE pal

[@nombr]

Haha ok sounds good, thanks for the clarification man

[@shanetaylor7581]

@@nombr just don’t bung up the cover.

[@AtomicTommy08]

Good video thx

[@brooster87]

Always awesome bro.

[@shanetaylor7581]

Buddy does have a two post lift in his shop.

[@ericcabrera5260]

If I just need to jack up one side on the rear, could I just place the jack on the rear shock or does it do harm to the shocks?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I wld jack up the diff like u saw me do

[@raymondmiller2666]

Would you damage the truck if you lifted from the receiver bar in the hitch with a floor Jack ?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

No

[@raymondmiller2666]

@@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod thanks for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it !!!!

[@robertlang9425]

Thanks that helps!

[@axl151]

I see lots of people lifting under the rear diff without issue, but page 335 of my 2011 owner's manual says "Never use the front or rear differential as a jacking point". Why is this? Serious question.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I suppose the "weight" of the axle tubes & what not "bending".....I duno if I believe that...but that's what I was just told. Cld be tru...nvr heard of it

[@emellina1]

Criss cross applesauce...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

🫂😉🫂

[@cheizaguirre5494]

What size jack stands you use for f250

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

I dnot remember

[@jasongallowayelite7432]

Ford says not to use rear diff to jack up. Is there a reason for this ?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ford also says other things, but do you guys listen to that.....

[@m9ovich785]

Pressed in tubes can distort, because the Vehicle weight is at the suspension and you are trying to lift aways from that point ..

[@acemobile9806]

you do NOT want to jack the pumpkin on an axle with press-in tubes (Sterlings, Dana 80s, AAMs) with a lot of load on the truck. You can distort/bend the axle tubes doing it that way where they are pressed into the carrier. Axles with drop-out chunks (Ford 9", Dana S110s, any semi-truck) are not quite as sensitive to this but still use some common sense. If the truck is heavily loaded, either get the load off or jack as close to the wheels as possible. The heavier it is, the more you'll want to use the bottle jack & as long as the vehicle stays in place, it's actually safer. Just my 2 cents based on my years of "shaking hands with danger" 🤣

[@donaldkraft7371]

Check out safe jack for bottle jacks, great kit

[@JulietteSales-y8f]

Sorry but you were hard to follow for someone that doesn't know much. The front lifting section specifically. Thanks for the time you put in.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Some people just don't get it brah

[@larrywalden626]

So ya still haven’t replaced those crappy Michelin at2 tires yet?

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Nope..ain't wantin to spend 1800

[@ourv9603]

BUT Rod, Every mfg says in the owners manual to NEVER jack up their vehicle under the diff. I gotta admit I jack up my Wrangler under the diffs BUT my F53 motorhome - NO WAY. I've weighed that pig & both read corners weigh 5500lb so I do it according to the bible & i put my 12ton under the spring. !

[@j.w.7688]

Two wheel drive by-the-way.

[@johnw4999]

What creeper is that?

[@grostig]

You are not supposed to jack on suspension components (they have rubber inside). It appears this was done in the front in the video.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

Ummm

[@imranabbasi7871]

👍

[@JohnnyJQuest]

My dad always taught me not to sit criss cross applesauce under a car Im working on for that very reason.

[@19bXb62]

manipulate something here . . . That's Atty talk.

[@PowerStrokeTechTalkwARod]

A do whar

[@GunsStangs]

Promoting jacking on the differential is insane. You are taking the distributed weight from both springs and placing it in one center point. The weight of the truck is still on the springs yet not on the wheels when jacking in this manner. This may have been fine in the days of a continuous, solid rear but those days ended decades ago. This is NOT a safe method of rear jacking with a modern, live, rear end.

[@bretthl1]

bullshit

[@larryphillips4164]

Gg