So did you place the block of wood under the oil pan? Or somewhere on the engine block? If I try this I want to make sure I don't damage any of the aluminum parts.Step 4 of Steeda's instructions says quote "Place a jack underneath the engine to support it, and to raise it when necessary." While I didn't necessarily mean place the jack right beneath the transmission, a good place might be to place the jack where the engine and transmission bolt together with a small block of wood or something like that. I did the work on jack stands. I suppose you could use a trans jack if you do the work with a lift. Be aware that initially there will be a lot of vibration and noise that will dissipate with time as the pucks break in. The noise level is acceptable at this point, around 9 months after installing the mounts.
I also want to use stands for safety whenever I'm under the car but I want to put the weight of the car on the stands and take the weight off the scissor jack. I can't figure out any way to fit both a jack & jack stand under the pinch welds. Wish I had a lift like yours but I'm just a peasant.I use the pinch welds only, weather I'm using my scissor lift or Jacks. I place the jackstands under the car, wherever I'm working for my safety, not to support the car.
This is why jacking rails are so common. They really do make life a lot easier.Also, where on earth do you put jack stands under the car? I can't fit a jack & jack stand @ the pinch weld under the rocker panels and I don't see anywhere under the car for stands. The guys at the Ford service dept tell me NOT to put them under the front or rear suspension members, the engine subframe, or the differential. That only leaves the floor pans or the pinch welds. I don't think the floor pans will support the weight of the car.
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Ramps are a good option (I carry a set to the track)! I still drag a jackstand under the car with me, just in case.I also want to use stands for safety whenever I'm under the car but I want to put the weight of the car on the stands and take the weight off the scissor jack. I can't figure out any way to fit both a jack & jack stand under the pinch welds. Wish I had a lift like yours but I'm just a peasant.
Perhaps the only option are ramps. Haven't explored this option yet.
Like others I've got jacking rails installed so no need to worry about pinch welds. I put the wood block on the jack at the bellhousing, where the engine and transmission are bolted together. Ramps sound like a good option, except my front end is lowered and I've got a chin splitter which could scrape on ramps.So did you place the block of wood under the oil pan? Or somewhere on the engine block? If I try this I want to make sure I don't damage any of the aluminum parts.
Also, where on earth do you put jack stands under the car? I can't fit a jack & jack stand @ the pinch weld under the rocker panels and I don't see anywhere under the car for stands. The guys at the Ford service dept tell me NOT to put them under the front or rear suspension members, the engine subframe, or the differential. That only leaves the floor pans or the pinch welds. I don't think the floor pans will support the weight of the car.
Thx.
I don't use jackstands with ramps, but I always use a wheel chock. Don't just trust the E-brake.Ramps are a good option (I carry a set to the track)! I still drag a jackstand under the car with me, just in case.
Wow! that's quite a contraption. I have a hydraulic scissor jack that I think I can place under the bell housing if that's the best place to lift. I'll have to make a platform out of some 2x4s to support the scissor jack though.I used a scissor jack with a tree jack stand on top of it and a phonebook placed between the tree jack stand and the transmission to lift my engine for the header/motor mount installation.