Unbelieveable.............
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Melting Slicks
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Unbelieveable.............
I was ready to have my wagon wheels removed and their Z06 replacements put on, so I went in search of a qualified tire shop. Living here in Topuka, Ks, the only shop in town that could remove my old runcraps ( I'm using my old TPS), was one of the Goodyear service centers. Their tech assured me that they lifted C5s all the time. When I asked if they used jacking pucks,he had no idea what I was talking about. When I explained, he said "Oh, we use a 2X4 under the lift arms!" 
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...which is why I have the BMW pucks always snapped in place.
I guess that's what you get for having a C5 in Kansas. I bet he knows the right way to change a tire on a John Deere. (I think you put a 2x4 under the lift arm.
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I guess that's what you get for having a C5 in Kansas. I bet he knows the right way to change a tire on a John Deere. (I think you put a 2x4 under the lift arm.
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Originally Posted by gltrap54
I was ready to have my wagon wheels removed and their Z06 replacements put on, so I went in search of a qualified tire shop. Living here in Topuka, Ks, the only shop in town that could remove my old runcraps ( I'm using my old TPS), was one of the Goodyear service centers. Their tech assured me that they lifted C5s all the time. When I asked if they used jacking pucks,he had no idea what I was talking about. When I explained, he said "Oh, we use a 2X4 under the lift arms!"
TOPUKA??? i've never heard of that
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BMW pucks
I have heard of them but have never seen one. Does anyone have a picture they could post or email me. t.puglover@verizon.net. Thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by PugLover
I have heard of them but have never seen one. Does anyone have a picture they could post or email me. t.puglover@verizon.net. Thanks in advance
Mark
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This reminds me of a thread from a year or so ago. It was something like "What's the strangest thing you've been told by a Chevy dealer when you brought your Corvette in for service?" The replies ranged from, "So, what kind of car is this?" to "Do you want our free tire rotation?" The lesson there being take your Corvette to a dealer that knows Corvettes.
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Hate to be the owners of all the other C5s that they have worked on.
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they do the same thing .. a small piece of 2x4 .. well actually i guess my dealership uses 1x1 blocks. hrrrm.
kinda like the guy that was going to lift my rearend the other day on my lower control arm .. "whoa .. whoa!" .. "just use the center piece"
kinda like the guy that was going to lift my rearend the other day on my lower control arm .. "whoa .. whoa!" .. "just use the center piece"
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Originally Posted by Lestat52
I also have the BMW jacking pucks snapped in place. They are on all the time and you dont see em....but they are there if need be.... 
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Anything that will prevent metal arms contacting the rocker will work - I've even used a folded-over piece of cardboard. There's nothing magic about the pucks - they are just a buffer between your car and the lift to keep from getting the paint scratched.
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Keep those pucks in the trunk at all times, and ALWAYS be there when the guy is ready to lift the car.
Many of the lifts don't even clear the rocker panel. You'll find one guy lifting up on the fender while another places the lift in the wrong place.
BE THERE.
Best to keep everyone else away from the car. Learn to do it yourself.
Ron
Many of the lifts don't even clear the rocker panel. You'll find one guy lifting up on the fender while another places the lift in the wrong place.
BE THERE.
Best to keep everyone else away from the car. Learn to do it yourself.
Ron