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Old 13-12-05, 21:05
BIG MIKE
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I bought 4, 4ton jacks for the carrier so i can go under it , ware are the good 4 points to put the jacks under? and if i wanted to raise one side to remove a bogi ware can I jack up the carrier? , thanks
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Old 13-12-05, 23:06
Alex Blair (RIP) Alex Blair (RIP) is offline
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I bought 4, 4ton jacks for the carrier so i can go under it , ware are the good 4 points to put the jacks under? and if i wanted to raise one side to remove a bogi ware can I jack up the carrier? , thanks
BIG MIKE
Big Mike..
Look in the maintenance manual..It;s all there..
Make sure you jack with the jacks and then put proper stands under it...You may be big but you are not that flat...Let's keep it that way..
Good luck..
Like your posts..Keep it up.
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Old 13-12-05, 23:39
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Do you mean jacks or jackstands? If you mean jacks, you would not be safe underneath a carrier using those for suport.

If you are talking about jackstands, and using a floor jack, I would reccomend the following method:
Jack up the rear at the differential using a floor jack. Support the rear with two jackstands by placing them on the axle tubes.

Jack up the front of the hull using the floor jack, until the hull is level. Place jackstands under the flat portion of the hull.

When removing the stands, do so in the reverse order. Jack stands are made to be supporting a round surface and in the middle of the stand, so you do not want the weight of the carrier on just one finger of the stand. That is why I reccomend the use of the axle tube on the rear, first on and last off. Otherwise you may learn just how fast 4 tons of metal can shoot an improperly place jackstand.

You may want to place a short piece of 2X4 between the hull and the jackstand, both for the benefit of the jackstand (gets the load to the center of the stand instead of on the edges) and for the benefit of those thinner Ontario hulls.

The manual shows the crosstube as a jacking point, and while this may be fine to change a roadwheel, without blocks under the vehicle, is not safe to work under.
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