Jacking Up Car

[MakaveliX]

Hi guys.
New to motoring but learning lots.

Been advised not to use a scissor stand unless for an emergency so will be getting a hydraulic jack soon. Mainly just want to see if any of the wheels have bad bearings and are moving in the wrong way at all..

The jacking points on the passenger side seem intact. The driver side however looks heavily worn...
I know the previous owner and they have never jacked the car up, prior to that it was a Toyota used approved.

Picture attached, is it OK to jack up with a hydraulic stand or not ? I can just about make out the jacking point but uncertain... Can see the groove on the left and then the other groove on the right.

Thanks !

[anonymous-user]

No jack is safe to solely support the car. Most people use axle stands, I use the spare wheel and blocks under the sill.

You can use any jack to assess play in the steering, bearings etc, just don’t place any part of your body under the road wheel.

[Draxindustries1]

That's the place to jack the car but looks a bit mangled.
When you get your trolley jack use a suspension mounting point instead like the bolt under the front arm these are much stronger and won't cause the damage as in your picture..

[MakaveliX]

Newarch said:

No jack is safe to solely support the car. Most people use axle stands, I use the spare wheel and blocks under the sill.

You can use any jack to assess play in the steering, bearings etc, just don’t place any part of your body under the road wheel.

Yeah understood, thanks.
I will not be going underneath the car at all

[PositronicRay]

Disappointing thread disappoints.

[MakaveliX]

Basic question: When lowering, after the wheel was back on the ground, the trolley was moving to the right slowly, is it best to let it move or to hold it still ?

[GreenV8S]

MakaveliX said:

Basic question: When lowering, after the wheel was back on the ground, the trolley was moving to the right slowly, is it best to let it move or to hold it still ?

The trolley jack has to roll as you raise and lower it because the lifting arm moves through an arc. If the the thing you're lifting needs to move laterally too (suspension arms and so on) then ideally you'd orient the jack so that it's moving in the same direction as the jack.

[Tyre Smoke]

PositronicRay said:

Disappointing thread disappoints.

Oh, how I miss unfeasibly jacked up Ford arses.

[Captain Answer]

MakaveliX said:

Basic question: When lowering, after the wheel was back on the ground, the trolley was moving to the right slowly, is it best to let it move or to hold it still ?

Best to not be in contact other than the handle during the main lift and lower, if the surface isn't 100% flat you might need a hand or foot just to get it in the perfect place to get the pad where you want to lift

The trolley jack doesnt just move up and down, it swings through an arc so its normal for it to move the body as thats the least resistance