When jacking up vette?????
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When jacking up vette?????
I've been told its a good idea to open all the windows and doors...even the rear hatch...
Why?????? :confused:
[Modified by oldace84, 1:12 PM 10/28/2002]
Why?????? :confused:
[Modified by oldace84, 1:12 PM 10/28/2002]
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Re: When jacking up vette????? (oldace84)
I know it's not a good idea to jack with the targa out, but I hadn't heard about opening the doors and hatch. I would think it would make the car a little more "twisty" with them open and just jacking from one corner.
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Re: When jacking up vette????? (Steel Blue 91)
That was for older Corvettes. I jack mine up and pay absolutely NO attention to windows doors hatch or anything. I have had it on a lift or a floor jack and opened doors........opened the hood ........ all kinds of combinations........ no probs ever except sometimes it's hard to OPEN the hood if it's on a floor jack......... it binds the passenger side latch but it may need ajusting again. :seeya
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Re: When jacking up vette????? (vettmech)
That was for older Corvettes. I jack mine up and pay absolutely NO attention to windows doors hatch or anything. I have had it on a lift or a floor jack and opened doors........opened the hood ........ all kinds of combinations........ no probs ever except sometimes it's hard to OPEN the hood if it's on a floor jack......... it binds the passenger side latch but it may need ajusting again. :seeya
I've jacked the car from behind the left front tire till the rear wheel lifted. Didn't have a problem opening or closing hood, doors or hatch. Still had top on.
[Modified by John Row, 2:28 PM 10/28/2002]
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Re: When jacking up vette????? (oldace84)
I've had mine up in the air a lot and haven't had any problems. There's a lot of stuff written on the forum, so you might want to do a search on "jacking". I crack the hood open, and the rear hatch. I don't mess with the doors. I've always jacked it up with the top in place.
I've developed a technique were I used two standard Corvette jacks on the front, at the designated jacking spots. I crank evenly on each side until the car is high enough for me to get my 3 ton floor jack under the cross-brace. I place a substantial wood piece between the floor jack and the cross brace and raise it until I can get my jackstands under the designated front jacking points. I then go around back and do the same - use the Corvette jacks to raise the rear high enough to get my Jack-a-Vette under the differential and then I use the floor jack to get the rear up enough to get the jackstands under the rear jacking points.
If I need to go higher, I just work back and forth, front to rear, so I never put a severe angle on the jackstands and just kind of ease the car up. It works fine.
When I get it where I want it, I add a couple of more pairs of jackstands just for peace of mind, and I ready to go to work.
[Modified by Tom Mieczkowski, 5:48 PM 10/28/2002]
I've developed a technique were I used two standard Corvette jacks on the front, at the designated jacking spots. I crank evenly on each side until the car is high enough for me to get my 3 ton floor jack under the cross-brace. I place a substantial wood piece between the floor jack and the cross brace and raise it until I can get my jackstands under the designated front jacking points. I then go around back and do the same - use the Corvette jacks to raise the rear high enough to get my Jack-a-Vette under the differential and then I use the floor jack to get the rear up enough to get the jackstands under the rear jacking points.
If I need to go higher, I just work back and forth, front to rear, so I never put a severe angle on the jackstands and just kind of ease the car up. It works fine.
When I get it where I want it, I add a couple of more pairs of jackstands just for peace of mind, and I ready to go to work.
[Modified by Tom Mieczkowski, 5:48 PM 10/28/2002]
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