And much more stable with a bigger foot print on the ground. Jack stands kinda scary! Anyone who says jack stands have NEVER used a Quick Jack and have no clue.
Safe to change Diff fluid on QuickJack?
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Safe to change Diff fluid on QuickJack?
To change the differential fluid, the manual states to raise the vehicle above ground, put the car in second gear, and let it run at 10 mph for a minute.
Is it safe to do this on a QuickJack?
Thanks,
Is it safe to do this on a QuickJack?
Thanks,
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You should be just fine on the Quick Jack.
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Did mine Saturday for the second time. Very stable on the quick jack. It seems the traction control will not let you spin the wheels over 6 MPH.
After about a minute or two of that, I finished of the third quart to which topped it off perfect.
I made the mistake of buying the oil at my local dealership $85.00, I should have bought it online.
After about a minute or two of that, I finished of the third quart to which topped it off perfect.
I made the mistake of buying the oil at my local dealership $85.00, I should have bought it online.
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I did a tranny fluid exchange last weekend and ran the car at good running speed for quite a while elevated on my Quick Jack - no worries at all except the car will throw lots of codes since it confuses the computers that the front wheels are not moving. They all disappear on the first drive on the ground.
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I did it on the Quickjack (5000 SLX) with no issues. I feel they are safer than jack stands. Quickjack has a video of a race car being run on their lift. Just for info, after running the car in gear as prescribed, my differential didn't take any additional fluid.
Last edited by George_L; Oct 28, 2018 at 02:50 PM.
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I think doing it on a QuickJack is far safer than jack stands, but I'm not a fan of doing this on either. If the car came off either the jack stands or QuickJacks you'd have a heck of a problem.
Couldn't you change the fluid on the QuickJack, take it down and drive it to heat it up, and then raise it again on the QuickJack to top it off? That would strike me as the safest way to do it.
Couldn't you change the fluid on the QuickJack, take it down and drive it to heat it up, and then raise it again on the QuickJack to top it off? That would strike me as the safest way to do it.
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The car doesn't budge when running on the Quick Jack. No vibration, nothing. The only way you know that the tires are spinning is by the speedo. I agree that it seems wrong, but it is very easy.
by the way, I always keep my cell phone in my pocket when I am under the car or on the roof. Just in case!
by the way, I always keep my cell phone in my pocket when I am under the car or on the roof. Just in case!
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This is great advise for everyone. My cell phone saved me in 2008 when I fell off my roof...broke my back and blew my pelvis apart. when working alone ALWAYS have the phone in your pocket. I could have laid there until who knows when screaming my head off to no avail.