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| dlindzey |
 Oct 22 2025, 09:54 AM
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repeat offender  Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 8-April 14 From: texas Member No.: 17,226 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I can't even find a shop willing to change my oil so I am going to have to crawl around on the floor for a while. I have all the parts and a creeper but get confused on where you can put a floor jack and where you should put a jack stand as seems like same point is best for both the jack and the stands.
I have located the 4 donuts at the corners of the cab/chasis juncture, they seem ok. I am tempted to just get two floor jacks and jack up the rear at the donuts and call it a day. Is it dangerous to use jacks for support rather than putting a jack stand under there somewhere? Ramps won't work as exhaust tip hits the ramp. How do most of you solve this issue? |
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| Superhawk996 |
Oct 22 2025, 11:22 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,481 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Never . . . Ever . . . Get under a jacked up car without jack stands.
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dlindzey Is there a simple way to get a 914 jacked up enough to change oil Oct 22 2025, 09:54 AM
mepstein You absolutely need jack stands or at the very lea... Oct 22 2025, 10:04 AM emerygt350 I wouldn't let a shop change my oil. Too much... Oct 22 2025, 10:19 AM
emerygt350
Never . . . Ever . . . Get under a jacked up car ... Oct 22 2025, 11:30 AM rjames I had issues with the tailpipe hitting the ramps I... Oct 22 2025, 11:30 AM dlindzey thanks for all the feedback
when putting jackstand... Oct 22 2025, 12:09 PM Superhawk996
thanks for all the feedback
when putting jackstan... Oct 22 2025, 12:25 PM gereed75 The cylindrical inner portion of the trailing arms... Oct 22 2025, 12:22 PM Jack Standz
I can't even find a shop willing to change my... Oct 22 2025, 01:11 PM Osnabruck914 Quote from Jack Standz - "Those "donuts... Oct 22 2025, 05:36 PM emerygt350
Quote from Jack Standz - "Those "donuts... Oct 22 2025, 07:42 PM mepstein
Quote from Jack Standz - "Those "donut... Oct 22 2025, 08:06 PM Jack Standz
Quote from Jack Standz - "Those "donuts... Oct 23 2025, 12:16 AM wonkipop as a uni student i used to park my old type 3 vari... Oct 23 2025, 01:26 AM 914043 Is using the engine with a protective soft piece ... Oct 23 2025, 09:41 PM GBX0073 Low profile (Daytona harbor freight) jack Placed i... Oct 23 2025, 10:48 PM L-Jet914 I used to use the old school metal drive on ramps.... Oct 23 2025, 11:36 PM |
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