The standard jack doe not seem too safe to me and I wonder if the 4 rubber cones at each corner of the car are Ok to put an additional jack/axle stand underneath to take the weight of the car when I take the wheels off?
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If you're talking about the four pieces just inboard of the wheelwells, that's what they are there for... That's normally the points they use when the car goes on a lift.
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I had used a hydraulic floor jack and a piece of wood to raise the rear of the car by jacking up the differential. This way I could put both jack stands on each side of the car at the same time. Is jacking up the car via the diff a bad idea? I got the idea from one of the instructional web sites that one of our forum members put together.
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Originally Posted by TheJimbo
I had used a hydraulic floor jack and a piece of wood to raise the rear of the car by jacking up the differential. This way I could put both jack stands on each side of the car at the same time. Is jacking up the car via the diff a bad idea? I got the idea from one of the instructional web sites that one of our forum members put together.
I saw them do that to my 190E at a tire shop that handled Mercedes all the time. It sent chills up my spine, but there were apparently no ill effects. I would like to know if the area where the diff is bolted on is strong enough to handle the load in that direction, I haven't got a clue. Side loads and twist loads through that area are a lot different then what a jack would add. Hell bells, I'm not sure the diff is designed to take that kind of a load.....
I saw my independant Benz guy do the diff thing and was also horrified -- wouldn't do it myself
That OEM jack is a killer! Wobbles all over the place - I would only use it in an emergency
I use the rear diff on my c230 all the time jack the rear up. Also on the front there's a rubber hokey puck looking thing that's the lift point for the front. Then I used the jack stands in the factory jack points. Haven't had to jack up the SLK230 but I don't see why I wouldn't use the rear diff.
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That's normally the points they use when the car goes on a lift.
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