 Jacking instructions, replcing front calipers |
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| EJP914 |
  May 5 2006, 04:39 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Monroeville, PA Member No.: 821  |
If I wanted to lift the entire front of the car off the ground to remove both front wheels, where under the front end is the best place to put the floor jack so the entire front comes up at one time and I can place jack stands under the car? I suspect a 2 x 4 comes into play somewhere. Thanks for the help
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| Chris Pincetich |
May 5 2006, 06:32 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
Good luck, I am curious if there is an easy answer here. I did this recently and had to see-saw it up; jack on the donut, then jack stand with 2x4 for weight distribution at cross bar/pivot where the bolts stick out (one side up), then repeat on the opposite side to raise the front end. My front end is just too low for anything else. Make sure the back wheels are chocked/blocked front and back and check them often, the see-saw really shifts the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| BigDBass |
May 5 2006, 06:41 PM
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Dumb Question Champion Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chicago (south 'burbs) Member No.: 5,405 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Could you use a second jack and lift both simultaneously?
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| lapuwali |
May 5 2006, 06:53 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
You could just change one caliper at a time...
If you remove the splash shield, you can jack up the car by the crossmember (what the steering rack is bolted to), assuming you can get a jack under there. |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 5 2006, 10:09 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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You can put a jack under the front torsion bar support. That's a very strong place on most 914s. (Unless yours is very rusty indeed!!) Or you can jack on the "donut" just aft of the front wheel well and put a jack stand under the torsion bar mount.
--DD |
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