Thread: 2 post hoist lifting points

Originally Posted by BradC

I'm over jacking the thing up in the driveway (and I have a caravan in the way anyway at the moment). I have a $30/hr DIY garage 2 minutes up the road and I have the tyres to rotate, fluids to change and EPB to adjust.

I have the manual which shows the jacking and axle stand points. Does anyone have any advice as to the optimum placement for the pads on a 2 post hoist?

Not really, except I always like to put the heavy end on the longer arms. Most hoists will be set up so that's the way it orients when you drive in forward. Usually the pads on the jacking points will be fine. But, just check the balance before you get the thing too high off the ground... It gets a little scary if you have it wrong... It'll be fine, they design hoists even for muppets like me.

Hi Brad,
On my D4 I place the pads under the jacking points, there is "stuff" near the jacking points, so take care not to hook them.

Tony

I'd be keen to hear how you get on - the idea of using that place has interested me too

No experience but I do note that the jacking points at the back are a long way in and would need a hoist with decent length arms to reach.

So please do post some pictures and details on the hoist when you do give it a go ( and keep safe!).

Originally Posted by veebs;[emoji639

[emoji6][emoji[emoji6]][emoji6][emoji[emoji6]]]I'd be keen to hear how you get on - the idea of using that place has interested me too

Yes exactly. You can get very close to the jacking points but the air comp cover needs care to just miss it. Also the plastic cover under the gearbox can be hard / impossible to remove so if you need access to that remove it prior.

It’s a game changer being able to work at waist height when adjusting park brake so continuously adjust the height to suit the task. If they have compressed air go nuts on that to clean out.

One tip is you definitely need to deflate corners if doing any suspension arms. When you jack up arm to ride height to tighten bolts you will lift the car off the hoist without deflating the airbags. I have imagined horrible scenarios!

Its going to be easier to do a tire change in the drive iwth a nice big trolley jack. You can lift the axle until the wheel is "just" touching the ground .... then you don't have to lift it on and off.

A hoist does make life so much easiler though, I find just lifting the car to a comfortable working height is a huge bonus (well with a 4wd we aren't being down ... but anyway).

that is an awesome thing being able to hire a hoist for an hour at a time. What do they do with the scenario where you accidentally incapacitate the car and can't get it off the hoist (been there, done that ).

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Its going to be easier to do a tire change in the drive iwth a nice big trolley jack. You can lift the axle until the wheel is "just" touching the ground .... then you don't have to lift it on and off.

I have a nice big trolley jack. I lift one side onto stands from the middle, then do the other. While it's up I can do the tyre rotation, oil, fuel filter and general inspection. I like the sound of being able to walk around under the car rather than rolling on a creeper. Getting the bash plates off and flushing the clutch is still a pain in the shoulders when I'm on my back.

I see where you are going, but it's never just a "tyre rotation". There's always something else to do under there, and even with the suspension at full extension getting stands under to prevent it deflating on me requires either I hold my gut in, or a bit of extra jacking and that's before I get the wheels off the ground.

I don't have a suitable garage and even if I did I'd be looking at a couple of grand for a hoist. 80-100 hours in another venue for the same $$ isn't sounding so bad.