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Placing Vehicle on Jack Stands

Placing Vehicle on Jack Stands. Use of Jack Stands Use of Floor Jack. CAUTION: Never work on a vehicle supported only by a floor jack. Objective:. All four wheels off the floor Supported safely with 4 Jack Stands Level Front to Rear and Level Side to Side

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Placing Vehicle on Jack Stands

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  1. Placing Vehicle on Jack Stands • Use of Jack Stands • Use of Floor Jack

  2. CAUTION: Never work on a vehicle supported only by a floor jack

  3. Objective: • All four wheels off the floor • Supported safely with 4 Jack Stands • Level Front to Rear and Level Side to Side • Without damaging any vehicle components

  4. Level Front to Backand Side to Side

  5. Why? • Tire Rotations • Lube Jobs • Oil Changes

  6. Vehicle Preparation • Clear Floor • Park Brake “Off” • Shift Lever In “N”

  7. Clear Floor

  8. Jack Stand Use • Solid part of Vehicle • Vehicle Part must be Horizontal • Stands Equal Height

  9. Equal Height???

  10. Jack Stand Features • Self adjusting • Caution: Pinch hazard

  11. Floor Jack Use • Storage • Lift pad • Raise & Lower

  12. Storage

  13. Lift Pad

  14. Raise and Lower

  15. Lifting the Front • Entire front in one lift if possible • If not possible . . . Do one side at a time

  16. Lifting the Rear

  17. Oil Pans Transmissions Transaxles Fuel Tanks Tie Rods Things to avoid

  18. Avoid “Round Things” • Fuel lines • Brake lines • Exhaust Pipes, Mufflers, Catalytic Converters

  19. Especially Small “Round Things”

  20. More Small “Round Things”

  21. Lowering in Reverse order

  22. Store Floor Jack in proper place

  23. Store Jack Stands in Tool Room

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