Jacking points and support points....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:10 pm

Hi folks, when I was working on the Charger the other day, I had it up on the trolley jack and axle stands for the first time.
I'm used to Land Rovers where you stick the jack under the diff pan, and because you have a live axle front and back you put your stands under the axle tubes.
This left me not 100% sure which areas are best on the Charger - I know about the bumper jack....but there is no way I'm doing that, so I jacked up the centre of the K frame and placed the axle stands under the front frame rails. These pics show where I put the jack and stands. Are they about right there...? If not, where would you place them?
Thanks,
Nick

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:13 pm

That's where we do 'em!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:16 pm

Cheers, I know its a dumb question, but it's not something to chance...It's no good feeling too proud to ask when you have the sump of your engine lying six inches into chest...

Nick

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:18 pm

Too true! Never feel quite comfortable with that much weight perched precariously over my face!

(Cue smutty jokes...

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:29 pm

Thats right stu, safety is very important. These things are big old girls. So if you wanna live to see another day, you dont want the big girls undercarriage descending onto your face (or any other part of you for that matter).

I had my motor on axle stands, which were ioon top of about 4 scaffold boards to get the height to get my headers off. The first thing in your mind when you first crawl underneath is not a pleasant one.

Anyway, Nick, thats as good as any place to support the car. I supported mine a little further back towards the bulkhead, but you have the idea.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 13, 06 3:50 pm

I didn`t like getting under while the motor mounts were off when replacing the oil pan. There are precious few places to support the weight of the motor

Those are nice shiny axle stands Nick

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Tue Jun 13, 06 4:10 pm

neil wrote:Those are nice shiny axle stands Nick

They certainly are ... I didn't think anywhere still sold that type any more (gotta go with the ratchet ones for ease of use

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Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Jun 13, 06 5:45 pm

Yep, that's how I do it too!

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Jun 13, 06 5:49 pm

For those jobs where the wheels stay on,I have some 18 inch long bits of railway sleeper. I just jack up and put the sleepers under the wheels and let the car down. Each bit will give 5 inches of lift while still taking the weight on the wheels.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Jun 13, 06 8:11 pm

Well I jacked mine off the axle stands and tried holding it up wiv me hand. Not recommended unless you like seeing how the tendons that move yer fingers work close up

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Wed Jun 14, 06 12:17 am

neil wrote:

Those are nice shiny axle stands Nick

you must clean and polish them after using them

Mine are all scruffy and covered in surface rust, still solid and safe though

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 14, 06 8:32 am

Rebel wrote:
neil wrote:

Those are nice shiny axle stands Nick
you must clean and polish them after using them

Mine are all scruffy and covered in surface rust, still solid and safe though

Nah..they are BRAND NEW Halfords 3 tonners.....
Had to throw the old ones out when they started bending under the weight of the Land Rover....I know what I'm like, if I didn't bin them, I'd never replace them, just keep using them until "the old girl" ended getting a bit up close and personal!

I'll try em further back next time....
Thing is, because all my car experience is with Land Rovers, I find it all very low slung, cluttered and overly complicated down there.....god knows how I'd cope with a modern car!, where there are only 4 sq inches which are load bearing because of calculated computer efficiency models when the car is being designed.....Save Metal! Save Metal!!
Nick