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How to Change a Tire
Knowing how to change a flat tire is a valuable skill if your car breaks down. Jack stands, road flares, and tire pressure gauges help tire changes.
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
What Does the Jack Mode Warning Light Mean?
The jack mode warning light lets you know when your car is suspended at a certain height, which may make it easier to perform service or repair on it.
How to Buy a Good Quality Jack Stand
If If you’re putting your car in the air for any reason other than changing a spare tire, you need to use jack stands. Never, ever leave your car supported only by a floor jack. If the jack lost pressure,...
How to Properly Use a Floor Jack and Jack Stands
Jack Jack stands (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-buy-a-good-quality-jack-stand) are important tools that keep a vehicle propped up after having used a floor jack (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-buy-a-good-quality-car-jack), like a scissor jack or a hydraulic jack, to lift a vehicle. Once the vehicle is lifted enough to fit...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
All About Car Jacks and Stands
Almost everyone has changed a tire at some point in their life. While a spare tire is acknowledged...
How to Use Car Jacks and Jack Stands
Car jacks and jack stands raise a car so car tires can be changed or hard to reach parts of the car can be accessed for maintenance.
How to Buy a Good Quality Jack Stand
If If you’re putting your car in the air for any reason other than changing a spare tire, you need to use jack stands. Never, ever leave your car supported only by a floor jack. If the jack lost pressure,...
How to Buy a Good Quality Car Jack
Whether Whether you’re changing a spare tire on the side of the road or you’re doing your own maintenance in the garage, one thing is sure – you have to get at least one wheel off the ground. That’s where...
What Essentials Do I Need to Keep in My Car?
Many Many of us think of “car essentials” as those items we always keep stocked in our center consoles and door pockets, like chapstick, napkins, and phone chargers. But there are a few other items you shouldn’t leave home without,...

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Car lifted with jack but wheel did not. What happened?
You may have a couple different problems. I will start with the jack was not put in the correct lift area and jack will not lift vehicle high enough. Second is the jack is incorrect jack for vehicle or tires...
Mid-tire change, my car broke down on the jack and is currently sitting outside my apartment with the rim/etc on the ground
Your fastest option will be to request spare tire installation or flat fix (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/spare-tire-installation). In the course of that, the brake rotor and any other parts that might have contacted the ground will be inspected for damage. If you attempt...
Need to know where to place the jack.
Hi there. Look under the vehicle along the body. You will see a pinch weld on the vehicle. This is the location where the jack is to go to lift up the vehicle. The suspension will drop a lot, so...
With new rear brakes, car still won't spin on its own
Hello. After looking into this problem, I do not see where your vehicle has rear calipers but only drum brakes. For drum brakes (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/adjust-drum-brakes), if the adjuster was not retracted enough the shoes will drag too much. If your vehicle...
Ratchet-style lock vs. pin lock car jack stands
As far as jack stands (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-buy-a-good-quality-jack-stand) go, the pin locks are by far the safest if they have thick pins. Once you get the car up and you have that big thick metal rolling pin secured in there, nothing beats...
What tips should I follow when using the jack?
Your car has a jack and several tools that should be used when you have a flat tire. The jack has a compact, scissor-style that easily stores away in the cargo compartment, and it’s also easy to use. However, there...
Does jacking up a car in one corner damage the chassis or sway bars.
If you use ONLY the jack, and support points, specified in the Factory Service Manual (FSM), no damage will occur. These contact points might also be specified in your owner's manual and shown there in illustrations. Please note that if...
How many and what size jack stand
Hi there. This would depend on what type of jack stands are on the rear of the trailer. If you have two jack stands of 18k pound rating on the rear, then you can put two 18k pound rating jack...
I have a flat tire and the jack point is rusted.
Hi. If you look about six inches to a foot behind the jack point, the body of the car is there and is safe enough to use as a jack point for the car. The car jack may not fit...
motor mount replacement at home
Hello. Depending on what engine you have, the type of transmission in the van, and which mount you are replacing will determine the mount replacement procedure. You may have to drop the subframe to remove the mount you need to...
Mounts for safe jacking the car up
Yes, that is what they are for. A lot of German cars have them. They are made so that you can jack them up (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/all-about-car-jacks-and-stands) at these safe points and not worry about anything bending or slipping. That's where you'll...

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