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Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by B2FiNiTY, Apr 21, 2013.

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  1. B2FiNiTY

    B2FiNiTY Active Member

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    Looking to do some work on the prius c this week and going to buy a floor jack.

    Does the prius c have any lift points in the front or rear that allow both wheels to be suspended in the air at once?

    Or which locations do you use to lift it and then put a jack stand under?

    I'm only familiar with using the pinch welds that run along the outside frame of the car.
     
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    Hi B2FiNiTY,

    Yes, it is stated on your Owner's manual.

    Positioning a floor jack.jpg

    Vincent
     
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    Thanks. Just wanted to make sure.
     
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    I saw the pic in the manual, then looked under the car.. It's a little unclear to me where these points are..
    In the picture, it almost seems like there is only one lift point up front.
    I wonder if there are some bottom views of the frame, or some photos of the lift points on-line??
     
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    I found out that the front one can only be accessed if you remove the lower splash guards. In the end, I just used the frame to lift it up.

    For the rear, I use the rear tow hook point.
     
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    There is only 1 point on the front and the rear. You should use jack stands on the pinch points on the sides of the car.
     
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    Pinch points? Where are those? I couldn't really find a good place for jack stands the other day...
     
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    If you run your hand underneath the door, you will see a metal ridge. On said ridge is a spot that is double welded. This spot is made for your scissor jack or a jack stand.
     
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    Yeah, I've got that commercial adapter as well for my floor jack. It works well and is stable.

    Jack up the car, slip a jack stand in.

    SCH-I535
     
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    Yep, safety first:
    [​IMG]
     
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    That doesn't look safe...
     
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    Agreed.

    SCH-I535
     
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    That's a tow hook bolted to the frame. It's structurally more sound than some random spot of non-reinforced sheet metal under the car (aka, anywhere else that is not the official jacking point illustrated in the manual). BTW, I keep the jack in place (slightly lowered, but still in place) as backup.
     
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    But round metal being supported by flat metal is not safer... any wiggle will cause this to slip.
     
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    I didn't know that there was so much interest in jacking adapters.

    I made these for the Gen III Prius. I don't know, if they will work for the "c."

    They spread the contact point over a wide area of four inches. It's only 1-1/2 inches for the OEM scissors jack.
     

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    Those will work on a ton of cars. You should sell them on ebay. :) *disclaimer: cannot guarantee.
     
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    Rude person's, you should sell more of them. I would buy one.
     
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    I'm considering putting them up on the PriusChat "private sale" forum.

    I didn't like the non-flexible steel commercial one, because it still can crinkle the body sheet metal at or near the pinch weld. Theirs does not swivel and might contact the body sheet metal only on one or two points.

    Mine has a degree of flexibility to prevent damage to the sheet metal and the pinch welds.

    It is made of a thick one eight inch wall age hardened 6061-T6 aluminum extrusion. The "angles" in the slot bend and flex slightly to distribute the contact surface to conform to the sheet metal around the pinch weld.

    It is made to bend slightly, which is NOT a defect. It is part of the design.

    It is made from USA made aluminum and is machines here, in the USA, in my own shop.

    It is carefully finished and de burred, so it won't likely scratch the paint off to cause the sheet metal to rust.


    It is NOT made in China.
     
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