Tweet
i was working under my festiva and the one side i jack up the back wheels are off the ground also and does not seem safe. how does the other owners secure the car while working under it?
-
-
Aways use jackstands! -
What 25Horseplay said and preferably in pairs!'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
Comment
-
^ + 1, cinder blocks or big logs if you don't have any jack stands handy.youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DDComment
-
i used jackstand on the front on one side but the wheel on the back on the same side is off the ground. may i shuld have used as paires on the front.Comment
-
^ Bingo!
Makes it much more stable when you have to yank out an axle or wack a tye rod end!'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
Comment
-
Because of the Festivas short wheel base when you jack up one side both front and rear wheels can both be raised.Comment
-
Cinderblocks with 2 by 4s on top to keep from scratching/ denting here. Never, never work under a car that is held up only by a jack. Actually been to a funeral this year for a guy who was doing that. :cry:
1988 L - 232K miles BatstivaDumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.
1989 L - 247K miles Slick
1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:
Comment
-
Can not agree more about never work on car held-up by a jack!!!!!!Originally posted by batstiva
But the 2x4's on top of the block (if you don't have proper jacks) should be to spread the load of the jack point edge (denting is secondary). I have seen the edge cut into a cinder block and once a notch is made (stress concentrator) the block can proceed to crack and crumble!
Now a concrete block is different, a lot heavier too, but more durable from a compressive load stand point!
Anyway just be safe!'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
"Your God of repentance will not save you.
Your holy ghost will not save you.
Your God plutonium will not save you.
In fact...
...You will not be saved!"
Prince of Darkness -1987
Comment
-
^^ I use solid cinder blocks that weigh just about as much as the car. Not as much worried about damaging the blocks as I am about damaging my car. Or myself. :!:
1988 L - 232K miles BatstivaDumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.
1989 L - 247K miles Slick
1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:
Comment
-
Big logs and solid concrete blocks.....good idea
sigpic
The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter
Link to my festiva pictures below
https://fordfestiva.com/forums/album.php?albumid=10
Celebrating 25 years of festiva(s) ownership.Comment
-
^^There's something I never thought of...plywood windows :laughing3:
1988 L - 232K miles BatstivaDumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.
1989 L - 247K miles Slick
1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:
Comment
-
Im going to tint them and no one will know.
sigpic
The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter
Link to my festiva pictures below
https://fordfestiva.com/forums/album.php?albumid=10
Celebrating 25 years of festiva(s) ownership.Comment
-
Also chock the wheels if you are only lifting one side.
It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.
Poverty produces creativityComment
-
Man Fresh...I am not not sure about the front to back movement on that....does not look too sturdy.....unless you have the brakes set...then I guess it can't roll...lol"FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
89L Silver EFI auto
91GL Green Auto DD
There ain't no rest for the wicked
until we close our eyes for good.
I will sleep when I die!
I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!Comment
Comment