Jacking pucks
Tolero Apto Victum
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Woodlands TX
I do like jacking pucks out of delrin - it is an designed bearing material, high strength and will not damage protective coating during contact. Eye bolt on hocky puck and even aluminum will damage the paint.
Here is my home made pucks out of delrin with a couple version for my unibody cars - not pretty but functional:
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps767dec1f.jpg
Here is my home made pucks out of delrin with a couple version for my unibody cars - not pretty but functional:
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps767dec1f.jpg
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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
Looking back at my old post above, seems I stopped being so careful!
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2010
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Thanks.
I am sure with your well cared for and professionally prepped performance DD, you are aware the exposure to lots of "normal" airborne under carriage projectiles in your travels.
On that note, I do what I can to lessen the intentional or inadvertent mishaps during normal maintenance.
I am sure with your well cared for and professionally prepped performance DD, you are aware the exposure to lots of "normal" airborne under carriage projectiles in your travels.
On that note, I do what I can to lessen the intentional or inadvertent mishaps during normal maintenance.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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Jacking pucks are a must, especially if you use a jack, since as car is lifted (angled compared to the flat cradle), all the weight will be at one spot. The pucks distribute the weight evenly at a much larger area. Common sense, right? 
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Anyway, I have 4 round BMW pucks 'permanently' installed. But also bought one of the taller, rectangular ones to use with the BMW jack kit I carry on trips, to be able to patch a flat (even runflats crap out at 50 miles tops if not plugged). And yes, I carry a plastic trim tool to easily remove any of those pucks. Pics of both below. A wise investment IMO, since they'd never come off on their own. By the way, remove the middle pin from the rectangular pucks, to avoid locking them in place accidentally (those are too tall to leave installed all the time). Hope this helps.
. Anyway, I have 4 round BMW pucks 'permanently' installed. But also bought one of the taller, rectangular ones to use with the BMW jack kit I carry on trips, to be able to patch a flat (even runflats crap out at 50 miles tops if not plugged). And yes, I carry a plastic trim tool to easily remove any of those pucks. Pics of both below. A wise investment IMO, since they'd never come off on their own. By the way, remove the middle pin from the rectangular pucks, to avoid locking them in place accidentally (those are too tall to leave installed all the time). Hope this helps.
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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
^^^ I actually hit something in the road and lost one of my BMW pucks like that.
Frankly I don't use the puck on that side anymore and my car is no worse for wear. I am no longer a fan of the pucks as they cause me to need to drive on boards to jack the car.
Frankly I don't use the puck on that side anymore and my car is no worse for wear. I am no longer a fan of the pucks as they cause me to need to drive on boards to jack the car.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Corpus Christi TX
