How to get under the car?

[_R_J_K_]

jack AND stands, hoist or ramps.

pick something.

#notsureifserious

And use the correct jacking points (i.e. diff or k-frame). DON'T use the chassis rails for jacking or jack stands.

Monocoque chassis rails are weak as piss (pretty much sheet metal) compared to their body-on-chassis counterparts.

 

[johnmw1]

Hi everyone,
Thanks for responses. I'm at work at the moment, so can't answer in detail, but yeah I wanted to know how other people do it.

Looks like I will have to invest in some stands.

Cheers
John

 

[skynyrd]

Jack up passenger side at jacking point, get a ring spanner on the sump bolt & give it a whack ( i usually give it a kick ). Put drain pan under sump & take out sump plug & then let let jack down. Reverse to put sump plug back in.

 

[mpower]

Jack up passenger side at jacking point, get a ring spanner on the sump bolt & give it a whack ( i usually give it a kick ). Put drain pan under sump & take out sump plug & then let let jack down. Reverse to put sump plug back in.

never work under a car with just a jack, it's dangerous and stupid. Always jack it up and then put a stand under it.

 

[NO HOON]

Please don't service your own car if you no idea how to even get under it.....

Pay someone, before you hurt yourself

He's trying to learn the basics of servicing, shouldn't bit his head off for asking. We all aren't lucky enough to have a car nut in our family or know one so here is the best place to gain some great knowledge, and that means asking dumb questions to get an idea of the do/dont's.

If he jumped under the car just a jack holding it up, then sure, criticize him and show him how he should be doing it. Don't immediately say to him that he's stupid and should get someone else to do it, tell him how it's done and pass on your knowledge.

 

[vc commodore]

never work under a car with just a jack, it's dangerous and stupid. Always jack it up and then put a stand under it.

Smart advise....When I was younger, I made the stupid mistake of jacking the car up and not putting a jack stand underneath, because I wasn't going to be underneath it for long.....15 stitches to the face and extremely lucky to keep my eye site in the left eye was the end result.

 

[gossie]

I still think it's not hard to reach under a VE to change the oil without raising it on a jack.

If for some reason it is, just drive near side up onto the gutter to give more room, and no jacking up.

 

[Deuce]

#notsureifserious

I followed the link and he was serious!!!!
I'm too tight for that. I'd rather pay 1/5th the price and just replace the o'ring instead.

 

[thfchayden]

Kinda sucks how this blokes getting trolled

 

[skynyrd]

never work under a car with just a jack, it's dangerous and stupid. Always jack it up and then put a stand under it.

Whoops, don't forget the jack