PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Proper use of floor jack and jack stands with a 123-chassis 240D: place where, how?

vstech · #1 03-01-2007, 02:51 AM

just an extra bit of safety tip.
When lifting either end of a vehicle on rough or soft ground that will not allow the jack to roll, DO NOT CHOCK THE WHEELS or set the parking brake until AFTER the vehicle is raised!
Floor jacks need to move as much as 12" when raising, so either the jack needs to move, or the car.
I always try to have the jack on smooth level surface but it is not always possible.
also, I would not use the jack points to hold up the car, I would use the frame itself.
most floor jacks have 4 sharp points that will grip well into wood.
if jackstands are sitting at an angle, the car will slide and fall. try to get the stands so solid metal is in the saddle of the stand keeping anything from moving.
one time I was working at a used car place and in the corner of the shop was a twin post lift with a car 1/2 on the lift. the thing was saftey taped like a police scene waiting for the insurance inspector to come look. nobody went near that thing... rubber pads on metal arms mix in some tranny fluid, wait for disaster.