How To Jack Up A 993
#77
Three Wheelin'
Giving a bump to an old useful thread...
I'm sure a lot of us are in the same position right not - it's getting warm enough to work on the car in an unheated garage, but the roads are still way too much of a mess with pot holes and salt to drive.
I'm sure a lot of us are in the same position right not - it's getting warm enough to work on the car in an unheated garage, but the roads are still way too much of a mess with pot holes and salt to drive.
#79
Racer
Here's an option. Excuse the blatant self promotion, but we discount to RL members.
Skinned Knuckles: All About Jack Stands - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube
Skinned Knuckles: All About Jack Stands - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube
#80
Drifting
Just bought low profile aluminum jack...can't believe how light it is. I hope it lasts.
P.S. Jacking my car with regular jack the first time around was comical...took me good 30-40 min. Lift rear...jack doesn't fit in the front. Lift front first, and then jack doesn't fit in the rear.... I had to roll the car onto 4 small ramps to have it off the ground so jack can easily fit. Hopefully the low profile jack will make things easy.
P.S. Jacking my car with regular jack the first time around was comical...took me good 30-40 min. Lift rear...jack doesn't fit in the front. Lift front first, and then jack doesn't fit in the rear.... I had to roll the car onto 4 small ramps to have it off the ground so jack can easily fit. Hopefully the low profile jack will make things easy.
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I tried to use this method yesterday, and think something went wrong. When I started lifting the rear, I heard a clink, and noticed my exhaust tips were now firmly touching the bumper cutouts for the tips.
Did my motor mounts just give up on me? Or something else?
Did my motor mounts just give up on me? Or something else?
#82
Drifting
Did they "unclick" and return to the normal position once you released the jack back down? The only thing holding the engine to the car are those mounts, so all the force would be there. The Transmission mount has some flex to it. It's possible that maybe they gave out with the upward force. Or, if they're original to the car, they might just have some play to them.
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How much upward deflection of the tips are you seeing? Did the clink happen as soon as you started to lift or after the tips made contact then bent down...clink!? May be time for new motor mounts.
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Did they "unclick" and return to the normal position once you released the jack back down? The only thing holding the engine to the car are those mounts, so all the force would be there. The Transmission mount has some flex to it. It's possible that maybe they gave out with the upward force. Or, if they're original to the car, they might just have some play to them.
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Yes, I think the "clink" sound came when the driver's side tip was bent downwards when it hit the bumper. It is now loose (still attached, just wiggles around now). The passenger side returned to its normal position, and is still firmly connected.
#86
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Yes, when I saw what was happening, I immediately lowered it back down and the tips returned to normal position. Except now the driver's side tip is now loose. I think the "clink" I heard was that tip breaking free at the friction fitting where it connects to the exhaust system.
I would loosen the other exhaust tip clamp bolt so that it doesn't hit the bumper either. I scratched my ceramic coating on my wide ovals with my C4S bumper the same way last year during the engine drop. Suuucks! Lesson learned...
Before I got my lift, I used this lifting procedure and it worked great! Sketchiest part of it was adjusting the jack stands to be higher and higher on either end..ugh..I don't miss that at all!
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Ok - thanks Jakob. Good advice. Sounds like my mounts are probably saggy - but not broken. I'll have to think about replacing those soon.
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Gerard- ok good that was my thought. I'd lower the other tip a tad and try lifting again. This time make note of actual deflection of the tips. If you see anything more than 1-1.5" movement, I'd replace the mounts soon. Replaced mine with RS mounts and love it!
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Thanks for the speedy responses guys. Much appreciated!