legacy_y_tu Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 All right guys, I changed the oil recently and couldn't find a great place to jack the car from. The crossmember under the tranny looked somewhat promising but it's so far under the car that I can't pump the handle once the jack is in place. So before I go out and buy ramps I figured I ask the collective. Where do you guys put the jack? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 On the jack points shown in the manual. Or, I use ramps. I need to find a better spot too.....I want to pull it up on ramps and use stands on the rear when I get the new exhaust in. Hard to do that if you use the jack points to lift....where to put the stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 No jacking points necessary- Outback XT has plenty of room to crawl under for oil changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Damn.....I almost did a pre-emptive "Jedi will say he just crawls under his car" post. Beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy_y_tu Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 On the jack points shown in the manual. Or, I use ramps. I need to find a better spot too.....I want to pull it up on ramps and use stands on the rear when I get the new exhaust in. Hard to do that if you use the jack points to lift....where to put the stands? The jack points in the manual are for jacking one side of the car or the other though. I'm trying to jack the whole front at once which obviously means in the center. As for stands in the rear I would put them somewhere near the suspension attachment points. I figure it's holding the wheel on it's gotta be damn strong. That's where I put the stands in front once I got it up (the car that is). And Jedimaster how did I know you'd post something like that?! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turboman Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Has anyone tried to jack up one side on a Legacy GT where both wheels are off the ground? The body flange is usually marginal, but on other cars I have used a body flange adaptor that didn't scrunch it. Is jacking up the front end, or back end, more practical to get two wheels off the ground? Is there a rechargeable (or 12V) torque-adjustable power-wrench (not an impact) on the market? How much? I thought I saw one in a catalog somewhere. Found it, "Harbor Freight" site. Nope. false alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 moved thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turboman Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 moved thread. ...moved to where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 "Warranty Issues & Problems" moi aussi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sde Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 you guys should really consider making a 'jack points' forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 As soon as we do a Detailing forum, we'll get right on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 :kekeke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 As soon as we do a Detailing forum, we'll get right on that And then you can get to work on a "How effective is a lightweight pulley?" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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