Jacking Puck
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I prefer the leave-in style of jacking pads. Makes life easier. And when I go to the tire shop, I tell them about the pads so they can't forget to put them in and they know where to jack it..
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Burning Brakes
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Re: pucks
Just for the record. My concerns were unfounded. The young man who was going to install my new rotors and brakes arrived in a C-5. He had the right floor jack ,stands and three tool boxes. He jacked my car up from the back/front and did a wonderful job. The job took almost 3hours, with me talking to him. The bonus was I cleaned the 20 year old wheels while he worked on the car. Thank you all for educating me.
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My new tires get installed next Friday. Just ordered a set of pucks off eBay with expedited shipping.
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I have these installed on my 2004 C5. Previous owner bought them and installed them. I have not used the lifting points on these rails to lift the car yet. I did contact the manufacturer via e.mail yesterday and gave "Steve" the original order number and order date and some photos ( best I could take in the tight space between the car and the floor) and explained that they have no visible welds. They appear to be one piece with the lifting pads cast right into them?
Steve replied that he was unsure of the vintage of the pads and said for liability reasons, he recommended using pucks. I can't access the puck holes, the frame rails cover them up.
Their ad for the frame rails explains that this eliminates the need to worry about the garage lifting the car the wrong way.
So, do I place my low profile HF jack under the lifting pad and carefully lift the car and if so, where can I put a jack stand. Right next to the jack saddle? I do not want to get under the car without jack stands.
Please help...
Thanks
Keats
Peoria, Az.
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19 Mar 19.
I have these installed on my 2004 C5. Previous owner bought them and installed them. I have not used the lifting points on these rails to lift the car yet. I did contact the manufacturer via e.mail yesterday and gave "Steve" the original order number and order date and some photos ( best I could take in the tight space between the car and the floor) and explained that they have no visible welds. They appear to be one piece with the lifting pads cast right into them?
Steve replied that he was unsure of the vintage of the pads and said for liability reasons, he recommended using pucks. I can't access the puck holes, the frame rails cover them up.
Their ad for the frame rails explains that this eliminates the need to worry about the garage lifting the car the wrong way.
So, do I place my low profile HF jack under the lifting pad and carefully lift the car and if so, where can I put a jack stand. Right next to the jack saddle? I do not want to get under the car without jack stands.
I have these installed on my 2004 C5. Previous owner bought them and installed them. I have not used the lifting points on these rails to lift the car yet. I did contact the manufacturer via e.mail yesterday and gave "Steve" the original order number and order date and some photos ( best I could take in the tight space between the car and the floor) and explained that they have no visible welds. They appear to be one piece with the lifting pads cast right into them?
Steve replied that he was unsure of the vintage of the pads and said for liability reasons, he recommended using pucks. I can't access the puck holes, the frame rails cover them up.
Their ad for the frame rails explains that this eliminates the need to worry about the garage lifting the car the wrong way.
So, do I place my low profile HF jack under the lifting pad and carefully lift the car and if so, where can I put a jack stand. Right next to the jack saddle? I do not want to get under the car without jack stands.
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I agree, Not blaming Steve, just looking for an answer.
By the "Cast in Pucks" I assume that you mean the rectangular blocks (Jacking Pad) that are a part of the rail. These are about 3/4" - 1" thick and look very solid.
I believe that putting the jack stand as close as possible to the jack's saddle, it should support the car properly.
Thank you for the reply.
Keats
Peoria, Az.
By the "Cast in Pucks" I assume that you mean the rectangular blocks (Jacking Pad) that are a part of the rail. These are about 3/4" - 1" thick and look very solid.
I believe that putting the jack stand as close as possible to the jack's saddle, it should support the car properly.
Thank you for the reply.
Keats
Peoria, Az.
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Also I'll mention that I have actually jacked the car up on the skinny part of the rail before and then slid a jackstand under the pucks.