Harbor Freight 24" Jack in Action

Agreed. We have moved twice since having the jack and they lost the handle extension in the last move. Now I use a house fan extension rod to help with leverage.

John Candy was a wise man!

 

3 ton is the operative word methinks.

 

Good to hear . I still have a jack I inherited long ago that was my grandfathers that now just collects dust under the bench. Hard to part with it, probably similar to your Sears jack, as he bought most things from Sears.

Now I just have to keep saving my pennies up for the portable lift I have been eyeing.

 

Thanks for the inspiration, @Rebound. I finally broke down and did something about that incredibly inadequate jack I've been struggling with. Happy birthday to me, two days late. Tomorrow ... oil and filter AND transaxle oil. Now the jackstands can go under the car without any more finagling.

 

Yes, get a rubber jack pad.

Polyurethane Floor Jack Pad - fits up to 5" jack head 19-1405-BL | eBay

 

Great idea!! Thanks.

 

And this when you raise from the side .......

 

Forgot the next few steps. Pull over to side of road. Call tow truck. Buy new engine. Smack self in forehead for forgetting to add new oil.

 

Hockey pucks work too. I use one of those plus a square of 2x4, atop the standard steel cradle on mine, for the rear jacking point, which is up quite a bit higher. On the front I take off the steel cradle and swap in one of these:


Floor Jack Saddle | Princess Auto

The pin is the right size, but due to weld around the base I had to make a shim piece out of meddite.

 

I like that yellow Daytona Jack
Get some sleep

 

Bring the portable lift to my house when you get it

 

Or stop by the next time you need some work done.

We have a Bay Area meet up June 24th and you could get first hand experience with the Daytona Jack if you are down for that.

 

My OCD self is irritated with the rear jacking point being off center, which means the car isn't lifted straight up. You have to place a jackstand under the lower side, lower the car, place a jackstand under the high side, and lower again.

 

Yes, but because the high side is very high, it requires some fine tuning to get it to land on the jackstand in the right spot. Very difficult to get it right by eyeballing it the first time.

 

or this....................

 

I usually take my best stab at positioning both rear safety stands, lower till they're both touching, check position, then raise slightly and shift as needed.

I don't use the scissor jack positions btw. Use reinforced plate "humps" just inboard of those positions, adjacent to the oval shaped plugs.

Sim story in the front: place stands at the front end of the body rails running longitudinally.

Also, my slab is a little off/planar, sometimes I need to shim under the rear/left safety stand, when raising the whole car, to get them all in solid bearing.