Sirs: rear tire was plugged, but was car correctly lifted?
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Sirs: rear tire was plugged, but was car correctly lifted?
Counsel needed if my car should have been on the car lift or was the jack completely fine? As you can see the jack did not raise the car that high, but should it have been lifted? It bothered me at the time and I should have said something but I was too polite.
Why am I so concerned about this stuff? Maybe I just over analyze.
Many advance thank yous.
Why am I so concerned about this stuff? Maybe I just over analyze.
Many advance thank yous.
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some jacks have kinda deep dish so it helps to use a piece of wood or hockey puck.
was it a first time you took you wheels off yourself?
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when he raised it, it was clear he was on the support so i am not concerned with that. i am just concerned with the unbalancing affect, if any. i would prefer all things equal. it looks like it wasnt raised that high, just wondering if anyone else would have an issue if theirs was raised this way as well. kind thanks for your response.
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when he raised it, it was clear he was on the support so i am not concerned with that. i am just concerned with the unbalancing affect, if any. i would prefer all things equal. it looks like it wasnt raised that high, just wondering if anyone else would have an issue if theirs was raised this way as well. kind thanks for your response.
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There are a number of ways to protect the body at the jack point, from wood and hockey pucks to purpose built jack pads, but your pics show the jack in the right place. The car is designed to be lifted at that point; no worries. I change from street to track tires and back a couple of times a month and that is the jacking point I use.
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ok great thanks for the responses, puts me at ease
you know over the past week my gages on the dash said i was down 4 psi. i measured with my manual gage and i was 35 while my right rear tire was 40. so i put in some air bringing my left rear to 40. my dash gage continually said -4 psi, while again i tested my manual gage and it was still 40 throughout the week.
i then searched throughout this forum and it seems that dash gages are overriding any manual gage tests. so i took the car to get it looked at today. turns out big time nail in tire. my point is this forum is worth is member total in gold. many kind thanks to everyone.
you know over the past week my gages on the dash said i was down 4 psi. i measured with my manual gage and i was 35 while my right rear tire was 40. so i put in some air bringing my left rear to 40. my dash gage continually said -4 psi, while again i tested my manual gage and it was still 40 throughout the week.
i then searched throughout this forum and it seems that dash gages are overriding any manual gage tests. so i took the car to get it looked at today. turns out big time nail in tire. my point is this forum is worth is member total in gold. many kind thanks to everyone.
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It was clear this guy knew more than Jack about jacks when he jacked your car up.
I don't think the jacking jacked up your car in any way.
-- Jack (is my middle name)
I don't think the jacking jacked up your car in any way.
-- Jack (is my middle name)
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Looks pretty good from that angle. The one issue that we have to be concerned with is collateral damage to the underbody closure panels. I had discovered that my dealership was damaging my underpanels repeatedly because their lift is not proper for the 997 body. They ordered all new panels (where damaged) and I presented my usual mechanic with a couple of sawn in half hockey pucks. (The full height ones were just too high to fit). They always use those 1/2 pucks on my car.
Buy yourself a couple of wheel hangers to make wheel reinstallation that much easier. They are mandatory to avoid damage to the PCCB rotors--good sense for the others.
Porsche has them for peanuts-- .LT. $10 each
Buy yourself a couple of wheel hangers to make wheel reinstallation that much easier. They are mandatory to avoid damage to the PCCB rotors--good sense for the others.
Porsche has them for peanuts-- .LT. $10 each
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