What are these things?
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These are what are commonly called hockey pucks. search for information on how to jack up a C5.
they connect to your chassis at the four jacking points, and are used to prevent many types of jacks and lifts from damaging the body of a C5 before it reached the chassis.
do not jack up your vetted before you learn how to use them. Its very simple; just find slots in the chassis at the jacking points and insert the protruding part of the puck, twist to lock and you are all set. Just be sure the jack you use lifts at the puck.
Again many on this board can do a better job of explaining.
they connect to your chassis at the four jacking points, and are used to prevent many types of jacks and lifts from damaging the body of a C5 before it reached the chassis.
do not jack up your vetted before you learn how to use them. Its very simple; just find slots in the chassis at the jacking points and insert the protruding part of the puck, twist to lock and you are all set. Just be sure the jack you use lifts at the puck.
Again many on this board can do a better job of explaining.
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These are what are commonly called hockey pucks. search for information on how to jack up a C5.
they connect to your chassis at the four jacking points, and are used to prevent many types of jacks and lifts from damaging the body of a C5 before it reached the chassis.
do not jack up your vetted before you learn how to use them. Its very simple; just find slots in the chassis at the jacking points and insert the protruding part of the puck, twist to lock and you are all set. Just be sure the jack you use lifts at the puck.
Again many on this board can do a better job of explaining.
they connect to your chassis at the four jacking points, and are used to prevent many types of jacks and lifts from damaging the body of a C5 before it reached the chassis.
do not jack up your vetted before you learn how to use them. Its very simple; just find slots in the chassis at the jacking points and insert the protruding part of the puck, twist to lock and you are all set. Just be sure the jack you use lifts at the puck.
Again many on this board can do a better job of explaining.
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They're lifting pucks. Many prefer to make theirs out of hard rubber hockey pucks and eye bolts though. Now you won't have to. You've just saved yourself some money by finding them. You really only need two of them.
Just don't forget to remove them after use. Imagine one of those aluminum hunks coming out on the highway and striking a windshield...
Just don't forget to remove them after use. Imagine one of those aluminum hunks coming out on the highway and striking a windshield...
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They are not Hocky Pucks, They are called lifting pucks and go into your frame to jack up your car so you don't dammage the rockers.
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Now that what they are is cleared up, let me add that a lot of us don't use them. If your car is lowered they willprevent your floorjack from fitting under the rails. On the other hand, if you are careful you can feel the expanded area, or simply look under the rocker, where you can place a jack plate carefully to avoid damaging any fiberglass. I've had my C5 since 1997 and never owned a lifting puck, and never damaged my rockers.
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