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11-20-2003, 11:08 AM
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Correct jackstand placement 300E
I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm gonna need to start working on my car myself to save $$$'s, and so I'm getting a pair of jackstands.
Where are the correct points to place them on the 300E (near the jacking points?) and any nuggets of advice since this is is my first jackstand purchase?
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1993 320TE M104 --------------------------------------------------- past: 1983 230E W123 M102 1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2) 1967 250SE W108 M129 1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116 1980 280SE W116 M110 1980 350SE W116 M116 1992 300E W124 M103 1994 E280 W124 M104 ---------------------------------------------- "music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys 
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11-20-2003, 01:59 PM
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Place the jackstands under the jacks points, which are the rubber cushions under the rocker panels. If the jackstands don't have a large enough cup to spread the load, you can use wood blocks between the jackstands and lift pads. Just use your head and make sure what you rig up is stable.
Always using a wood block on the jack cup, I lift the front end with the cross member and the rear with the bottom of the diff. I belief some have reported damage to the diff mounting lifting the bottom of the diff, but I have never had that problem. Duke
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#3
11-20-2003, 02:23 PM
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There was a very long jackstand thread a while back. Got pretty far afield though...
The short answer is that jackstands with a flat top work better under the jacking pads, if you can find them. Of course, stands with a concave top work better for front suspension work where you need to support the control arm... I'm still using the concave ones with a sacrificial block of wood until I get around to fabricating something better. I got a rubber saddle for my floor jack, which is great. More useful for general purpose use than the metal cup saddles. Hardly ever take it off...
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11-20-2003, 06:47 PM
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thanks for the advice.
excuse my ignorance, but i take it i'll need to get a floor jack as well to raise the car initially (can you tell I'm new to car maintainence?:-) Where should this be positioned on the 300e?
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1993 320TE M104 --------------------------------------------------- past: 1983 230E W123 M102 1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2) 1967 250SE W108 M129 1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116 1980 280SE W116 M110 1980 350SE W116 M116 1992 300E W124 M103 1994 E280 W124 M104 ---------------------------------------------- "music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys
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#5
11-21-2003, 02:16 AM
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Quote:
Duke 2.6 answered your question about where to place the jack.. Freestyler
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Never criticize someone until you've walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do, you're a mile away -and you have his shoes! '86 300E optically converted to '95 E300 (Sold) -Blauschwarz on silver -Black leather -17" AMG & 15" AMG for winter
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#6
11-21-2003, 09:20 AM
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Get a 'real' floor jack with a big saddle and fat pipe handle.
Not very expensive on the low end, and an excellent investment is terms of convenience and safety.
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1986 300E 5-Speed 240k mi.
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