Jacking and jack stand placement RESOLVED

[4uall]

First time putting Fiona on jack stands (or any car for that matter). Looking to my FOF's (friends of the forum/friends of fiats) to correct or congratulate the first time effort. Also looking to not die working on her


Jacking point (front) by itzebtze, on Flickr


Jacking point (rear) by itzebtze, on Flickr


Jack stand passenger rear by itzebtze, on Flickr


Jack stand driver side rear by itzebtze, on Flickr


Drivers side underneath by itzebtze, on Flickr


Passenger side underneath & manifold by itzebtze, on Flickr


Middle underneath by itzebtze, on Flickr

[aj81spider]

I'm not an expert and will happily defer to anyone with more expertise.

You are jacking up the car the same way I do but I have two comments about the jack stand placement.

> If I'm interpreting correctly the pictures of the middle show you supporting the car on the channels in the floor pans. I wouldn't do that. My channels are bent from someone jacking the car up there.

> The front jack stands should use the factory jack points (back can also as well). If you look just behind the front wheels, almost where you currently have the stands, you will see a couple of flanges of metal pointing down. Those are the factory jack points. I put a piece of wood across my jack stand top and settle them onto the wood. You're jack stand is set up 90 degrees to that and I would worry about it collapsing the lip under the door.

In the back I just settle axle onto the stand.

[4uall]

Thanks so much I found them and have made the correction


The front jack point by itzebtze, on Flickr


The front jack point by itzebtze, on Flickr

[131]

Jacking from the middle of the front cross member and the centre of the diff housing are both strong points, but I wouldn't be putting 2 bits of wood on my jack. Putting a stand under the rear control arm is placing all the weight on the rubber bush, not a good idea. Put the stand under the axle housing instead. Of course it depends on if you want to work on the car with suspension loaded or unloaded.

[4uall]

do you mean on the bar above and to the rear of the car from where the jack stand is located?


Jack stand driver side rear by itzebtze, on Flickr

[jfrawley]

No, he means that you should place the jack stand on the actual axel housing that connects the differential to the wheels. The rod behind the axel you are speaking of is the panhard rod. If you place the stand there it will bend and you'll be replacing that also. If you need to work on the car unsprung, place the jack stands on the rear factory spots just ahead of the rear wheels.

[4uall]

have I mentioned yet how much I enjoy learning and how much embarrasment can be felt when my silly errors are public?

thanks will move them when I get home tonight for sure. Think I will place them on the rear factory spots.

[124JOE]

do you mean on the bar above and to the rear of the car from where the jack stand is located?

i did that once it drove three miles and started to tare into two pieces

[4uall]

@124joe this is why i love to learn, sadly though it usually comes from my own or someone else's errors

[124JOE]

its doing much better now
that was in the first week
here it is now

[4uall]

whenever I see rims like that I am brought back to my childhood and them good ol Duke boys General Lee

[opus10583]

Hi,

And thanks!

Anyone have a picture of where the stands should be on the front suspension to lift the car "sprung"?

Thanks,
Mark

[124JOE]

in the front just before the door seam pointing down to the ground
theres a pocket that fits the jack head

in the rear same just after the F on my pic above

[124JOE]

whenever I see rims like that I am brought back to my childhood and them good ol Duke boys General Lee

yeehawa

im trying to clean them up

[opus10583]

in the front just before the door seam pointing down to the ground
theres a pocket that fits the jack head

in the rear same just after the F on my pic above

Hi Joe,

Thanks, but I meant with weight on the front suspension.

Mark