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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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I am trying to do brakes on my fathers vette but don't know where to put the jack.
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There are jacking points behind and in front of the doors....I have also lifted the rear by placing a piece of 2x4 on the jack pad and lifting using the rear crossmember and then placing it on jackstands
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you dont know how to jack a car up [yes car not the space shuttle] and you are going to do brakes . if ya lived closer i would put ya out of yer woes i feel i should call the cops before ya kill some one
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you will see oblong holes in the fraim rails. that is where the jack pucks go. that is the "normal spots" be carefull not to crack the body panels without the pucks. the holes are as stated earlier..behind and in front of doors
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Originally Posted by patton
you dont know how to jack a car up [yes car not the space shuttle] and you are going to do brakes . if ya lived closer i would put ya out of yer woes i feel i should call the cops before ya kill some one


Seriously though. Just make sure you don't have the rocker panels pinched in the jack.
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Thanks to those of you providing helpful info. I am used to my mustang so these vettes are new to me. I found the Jack points and he is also going to make/buy some jacking pucks soon.
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Originally Posted by VanFaasenC
Thanks to those of you providing helpful info. I am used to my mustang so these vettes are new to me. I found the Jack points and he is also going to make/buy some jacking pucks soon.
I use a regular floor jack without pucks. I move the jack inboard enough so that I can hook one of the tabs on the jack plate into the hole. No problem then.
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Get three pieces of 2 X 6s each about 16" long. Place 2 of them in front of your front tires, drive your car up on them. Place the third one behind one of the rear wheels, as a chock. Then roll a floor jack under the car, under the cross member, jack it up, place jackstands under the crossmember, or where the pucks would go, lower car onto jackstands. If your working under the car, slide the jack out of the way, otherwise leave it there for insurance. Other than using a lift, the fastest/safest way to get the car up. Now you've got both wheels off the ground at once, no side to side lifting to deal with. Most jacks are low enough that to do the rear brakes the 2 x 6's aren't needed. Just chock the front wheels, place the jack stands under the rear crossmember, or where the rear pucks would go. I've also used this method to do all 4 brakes at once. I accompolish oil changes basically the same way, after the front is in the air, remove drain plug draining into a pan, then lower front, jack up back(doesn't have to go too far up) to force all the oil out of the pan, lower back, jack up front, remove filter, complete the rest of oil change.
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