Newbie tire changing question
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Newbie tire changing question
I am almost too embarrassed to ask this question. After 35 years of driving and changing tires on cars this is the first time I have been intimidated by the task. Just how fragile are these cars (a 2002 C5)? Okay, I bought the pucks (installed them in the former tie down areas as described), the jack stands, and I bought the Craftsman floor jack that many here recommended. I have looked at the jacking tips and the car manual. I guess I still need the boards to drive the car up onto to reach the front crossmember. Here is the dumb question...you jack up the car and you lower the weight of the vehicle onto the jackstands that are placed where the pucks are installed in the former tiedown areas....so why can't you jack the car up at these points too?
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Originally Posted by Corvette00Car
Yes you can jack them up here. I use a hydrolyic jack with the hockey puck (just one). The whole idea is to make sure you don't hit the wrap around from the door sill.
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No issues with jacking the car up at the jack points.
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Originally Posted by BLUC5
I am almost too embarrassed to ask this question. After 35 years of driving and changing tires on cars this is the first time I have been intimidated by the task. Just how fragile are these cars (a 2002 C5)? Okay, I bought the pucks (installed them in the former tie down areas as described), the jack stands, and I bought the Craftsman floor jack that many here recommended. I have looked at the jacking tips and the car manual. I guess I still need the boards to drive the car up onto to reach the front crossmember. Here is the dumb question...you jack up the car and you lower the weight of the vehicle onto the jackstands that are placed where the pucks are installed in the former tiedown areas....so why can't you jack the car up at these points too?
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I agree that you can jack from this location too, but unless I just have to (flat tire on the side of the road), I prefer the "jack from the center" method. That way the car stays level plus you can put two jackstands under the "jacking points" at once. I like to drive up on ramps then jack the rear up and put on jackstands.
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How about rocker rails, do you need pucks with this setup?
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Now what to do? Rounded lugs
Thanks for all of the advice. I managed to lift the car and clean up my hats on my front rotors. No problems, again thanks to all the great advice. I went to the back and started to break the lugs loose on the right rear and found two that were nearly rounded off 
so now I can't get my right rear off. Any advice for this condition?
so now I can't get my right rear off. Any advice for this condition?
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Originally Posted by BLUC5
Thanks for all of the advice. I managed to lift the car and clean up my hats on my front rotors. No problems, again thanks to all the great advice. I went to the back and started to break the lugs loose on the right rear and found two that were nearly rounded off so now I can't get my right rear off. Any advice for this condition?
so now I can't get my right rear off. Any advice for this condition?
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You can jack the car up in the locations you mention - just use the pucks so the pad of the jack doesn't come in contact with the lower portion of the rocker panel.
