Jacking Problem
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Jacking Problem
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting, I purchased a 2011 in October and have found this site to be incredibly helpful. In fact, I have always found answers to all my questions using the search button, until now! I was installing my summer tires on the weekend and on the final tire (drivers front) I had the pinch weld fold over while jacking it up. Has this happened to anyone before? How do I go about fixing it, is a something I can claim on warranty? I have jacked plenty of cars before including this one and have never seen this happen. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks again for all the great information.
I have problems jacking sometime, usually I imagine the girl next door coming over to thank me for fixing her laptop...oh wait a min.
Yeah, it has happened on all of my cars when I use a flat jack. They do sell tools that are shaped with a notch to avoid the issue, but I wouldn't worry about it.
Yeah, it has happened on all of my cars when I use a flat jack. They do sell tools that are shaped with a notch to avoid the issue, but I wouldn't worry about it.
I always use a block of wood in between the jack and the lifting point. Or I just lift the whole front end or back using the crossmember or diff. So far, no bends on any of the cars I've owned or Own now.
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I folded one on my first Supra in 1994. Never since. If it even thinks of bending, I straighten it with this:
I also use wood on the jack, but I generally lift on the front cross member and put the car down on jack stands at each of the OEM jack points to avoid side loading the body seams.
I also use wood on the jack, but I generally lift on the front cross member and put the car down on jack stands at each of the OEM jack points to avoid side loading the body seams.
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Thanks for the replys everyone, I have no shortage of hockey pucks around so i guess i will make something like digger08 suggested. My floor jack has a large rubber pad on it, so i never thought this would be a problem.
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I tweaked the pinch weld the first time I jacked my F up and straightened it out with a crescent wrench, just like lobux showed.
Luckily FIGS recently came out with a jack jaw for the pinch weld a couple weeks later and I picked one up. It's worked great the half a dozen times I've used it.
http://shopfigs.com/v1/index.php?rou...product_id=188
Luckily FIGS recently came out with a jack jaw for the pinch weld a couple weeks later and I picked one up. It's worked great the half a dozen times I've used it.
http://shopfigs.com/v1/index.php?rou...product_id=188
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