Unveiling the Secrets of Jacking Up on Car Brakes

As you jack the car up the saddle on the jack moves in an arc ... I lock the brakes and/or block the wheels, jack up one side, put the ... My imagination working here, instead of using axle stands he is jacking up ... I jacked the car where the owners manual tells you to jack it. (3) Your jack will do funny things if you leave your transmission in P and your emergency brake on. If there's a crack in the driveway, and the ... So, as I opened with this being a lame topic, where is the best place to jack UP the vehicle and where is the best place to put the jack stands. For extra safety (or if you forget to loosen the lug nuts), you can wedge a piece of wood between the seat pan and the brake pedal to engage the front brakes. I guess if you had very large wheels, with large openings, you could bleed the brakes through the wheels. I think a scissor jack is adequate ( ... The only approved jacking locations are the 4 corners of the side sills straddling the pinch weld. Every other car I've ever worked on has specified those ... If I'm not actually getting underneath the car (i.e. changing brake pads, rotating tires, etc), I just throw a jackstand for backup underneath ... Just make sure that you CHOCK the wheels on the opposite end that's being lifted to prevent the vehicle from rolling. Especially when lifting ... never get under the car when jack is holding it up - but if you just need to work on brakes you can put 2 jack stands in front as another post ...