Using Jacks & Hydraulic Hoists
Using a Jack safely:
- Never jack a vehicle up on an uneven surfaces.
- Ensure that the jack is safe to use before using it.
- When jacking up a vehicle take your time so the car doesn't come off the jack & also to make sure it is being jacked up in the right place & nothing is getting broken in the process.
- depending on where the vehicle is being jacked up front or back is depending on weather the vehicle is left in park or the hand break is on.
- Jacking up the front - The hand break needs is needed to be on & chocking the back wheels for extra safety is all ways good.
- When jacking up the back - The vehicle should be in park or reverse & the front wheels should be chocked for extra safety.
The following photos will show how this is done:
With jacking the vehicle up on this point could result in the vehicle to possibly slip off the jack. It is a strong point to jack up on but slipping off the jack is possible.
On the right - The jack is in the correct place to jack up the vehicle.
On the left - Is a close up of the above pic.
As you can see the jacking point of the vehicle has been designed so the vehicle can not slip off the jack but have some grip to it. This helping the jack to work properly & move forward as the car the raised.
When jacking up the back end of the vehicle,Be sure you don't jack up on the tyre well or where the toe bar connects underneath the vehicle.
We want to find a strong point so using a well braced solid point of the car. In most case's you can you use the diff.
With placing axle stands the same principle applies as to the jack.
These need to be placed at the strong and supported part of the vehicle.
Usually these would placed on the axle but can also be placed on the solid/ well supported underneath of the vehicle.
We want to find a strong point so using a well braced solid point of the car. In most case's you can you use the diff.
Placing Axel Stand
These need to be placed at the strong and supported part of the vehicle.
Usually these would placed on the axle but can also be placed on the solid/ well supported underneath of the vehicle.
Hydraulic Hoists
Most if not all of the hydraulic hoists now are built with a safety locking system.
On the left is showing how many locking points is on one hydraulic hoist.
This is on an four post hoist & each post has safety locks on it.
When driving a vehicle on one of these there should be someone there to guide you on to the hoist.
On the right - is an extra extension on the hoist so we were able to lift the vehicle again on the hoist as it is all ready lifted.
This is so if we needed to remove the wheels while all ready up on the hoist.
Another hoist that we looked at was the one on the left.
Using the rubber blocks placed to where we would place a standed car jack, Then slowly lifting the hole car up.
This jack is designed to either work just under the front, back or to replace the brakes.
This is so if we needed to remove the wheels while all ready up on the hoist.
Another hoist that we looked at was the one on the left.
Using the rubber blocks placed to where we would place a standed car jack, Then slowly lifting the hole car up.
This jack is designed to either work just under the front, back or to replace the brakes.
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