Jacking question
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Racer
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From: Universal City, TX (San Antonio)
Jacking question
I'd like to remove my wheels one at a time in order to clean. I have jacking pucks installed. Is it safe to jack one corner at a time? 
Thanks,
Dale
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Dale
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When I did brakes (3 times on 2 C7s) I lifted one wheel at a time AND used one jack stand, keeping slight tension on the jack as well. If just cleaning the wheels I don't bother with the jack stand, IMO. Low risk.
Last edited by JerryU; Oct 22, 2019 at 04:56 PM.
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From: Walhalla South Carolina
Guys I slide or wedge a short 2x4 the width of the jack between the scissor and base just for safety and ease the jack down until it rest solidly on the 2x4 and keep tension on jack for safety. Wouldn't recommend this if you jack the car up very high because the 2x4 might slip out due to the severe angle between scissor and base but for the slight angle it works really good just as a precaution in case your jack leaks down. Definitely use stands if you get under car. I had a pick of can't find it. In essence what you are doing is blocking or shoring up the jack to make it solid or rigid.
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When not using my lift I place a puck in the forward shipping slot on the frame and jack one side up until both wheels on that side are off the ground. That way I can take off and replace both the front and rear wheels on that side without moving the jack. Been doing something similar on all of my Vettes since I purchased my 1969 BB Roadster in 1972. No truth to the myth the cars couldn't be jacked from one corner or the other, or that the doors had to be open. Have owned C3 through C7 without having any frame issues or body twisting when jacking the cars.
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I jack one side up at a time and put jack stands in place in case in the rare event the jack fails. I don't lower all weight on the stands but a good precaution to protect rotors in case of a failure.
Burning Brakes
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From: Carlisle PA
Yep - if pulling a wheel (or both wheels) I want a jack stand (or two) in case the jack slips or fails.