I always did what Max just suggested - lift by the diff, stands on both sides. It usually feels easier to work on when the car is level side-to-side.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 2:32 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I like to lift the rear end with a big floor jack under the differential, > then put the jack stands under the rubber pads that are under the factory > jack holes. I'd recommend putting both jack stands in place so you don't > put a twist on the body. Either both on the right side, or both at the > rear. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
