Jack Point question
Treacherous: thanks for posting diagrams for '07. Good Info.
I had the wheels off my '07 G35S off yesterday for thorough cleaning and wax. I found that using the front jack point under the side of the car (not the points under the cradle and differential) with the grooved hockey puck allowed raising the entire side enough to remove both front and rear wheels. The front wheel was about 4-5 inches off the floor when the rear came up enough to remove the wheel.
Don't know if this will work on non-sport, which has less stiff suspension.
BTW, one rear wheel had what looked like tar spots but turned out to be chipped or flaking silver paint--the black undercoat was showing through. I'll call the dealer Monday, I assume they'll just replace the wheel.
Originally Posted by treacherous
Any issues using these with two floor jacks to raise the side of the G up for tire rotations?
Don't know if this will work on non-sport, which has less stiff suspension.
BTW, one rear wheel had what looked like tar spots but turned out to be chipped or flaking silver paint--the black undercoat was showing through. I'll call the dealer Monday, I assume they'll just replace the wheel.
Old thread revival.
I rotated my tires this morning.
I used these adapters with floor jacks to easily lift each side with no damage.
http://www.mrtool.com/browse.cfm/4,1359.htm
I rotated my tires this morning.
I used these adapters with floor jacks to easily lift each side with no damage.
http://www.mrtool.com/browse.cfm/4,1359.htm
Originally Posted by blnewt
I'm not able to see the old thumbnail image links
Are the jacking points the same as the 05 sedan image on this page? If not any chance of refreshing that pic Treacherous??
Are the jacking points the same as the 05 sedan image on this page? If not any chance of refreshing that pic Treacherous??
Instead of using two jacks I use to just get two 2X4s and drive up on them which gave me enough clearance to jack up the car. I now have ramps that I drive up on then u can use the jack to lift up the car to put floor stands under.
Quick note : if you jack the car up from the rear while the car is on the ramps be extremely careful. the jack tends to pull the car back the higher you go. you don't want the car to come off the ramps and roll back on you..
Quick note : if you jack the car up from the rear while the car is on the ramps be extremely careful. the jack tends to pull the car back the higher you go. you don't want the car to come off the ramps and roll back on you..
Originally Posted by blnewt
Thanks for both those vid clips, so the 07 should be the same jack points?
I want to rotate tires. Where to put floor jack?
I want to rotate my tires and I can't find a safe palce to put the floor jack except on the jack point. On my other cars I was able to find a metal body section in between the front and rear so I'd only have to jack the car up once per side to rotate the tires. On the 07 seems like there is some plastic between the jack points.
Has anyone here found a safe part of the frame to do as above?
Thanks.
Has anyone here found a safe part of the frame to do as above?
Thanks.
Originally Posted by bruuster
I want to rotate my tires and I can't find a safe palce to put the floor jack except on the jack point. On my other cars I was able to find a metal body section in between the front and rear so I'd only have to jack the car up once per side to rotate the tires. On the 07 seems like there is some plastic between the jack points.
Has anyone here found a safe part of the frame to do as above?
Thanks.
Has anyone here found a safe part of the frame to do as above?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by bythabay
I just posted two DIY videos, was that not enough information? How else can I help you, what part of the process could I make more clear for you
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Good warning!!!!.... anytime I am working under a car... with jack stands or ramps I also put an extra set of ramps under car where I can. I also use a tire when possible. I may just be paranoid but I'd rather it crash down on those items than get crushed under the car.
One of my guys at work assisted with CPR on his neighbor who raised his car with nothing more than a single hydraulic jack. The jack failed while he was under car and fell on him. The guy is now in a coma. This happened a few weeks back.
Quick note : if you jack the car up from the rear while the car is on the ramps be extremely careful. the jack tends to pull the car back the higher you go. you don't want the car to come off the ramps and roll back on you..
One of my guys at work assisted with CPR on his neighbor who raised his car with nothing more than a single hydraulic jack. The jack failed while he was under car and fell on him. The guy is now in a coma. This happened a few weeks back.
Originally Posted by darren03
Quick note : if you jack the car up from the rear while the car is on the ramps be extremely careful. the jack tends to pull the car back the higher you go. you don't want the car to come off the ramps and roll back on you..
Last edited by treacherous; Oct 29, 2007 at 08:27 PM.
Originally Posted by bythabay
And here it is from my website:

A and B are where you would want to raise the car and the safety stand points are where you want to support it after you've raised it. However, this is out of the 05 sedan service manual, it might be a little different for the 07.

A and B are where you would want to raise the car and the safety stand points are where you want to support it after you've raised it. However, this is out of the 05 sedan service manual, it might be a little different for the 07.
Last edited by Hikos_G; Oct 31, 2007 at 04:25 AM.
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