Yeah it is just that the diff mounts are not engineered for that much load, so the rubber gets smashed.
I put a 2x6 about 18" long on the floor jack pad, then put that under the car Jack point pad, running fore and aft. Jack it up. Stack lumber under both ends of the 2x6. Remove jack. Reverse order to let it down. On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 12:27 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I always consider where the jack stands are going to go when deciding where > to jack it. Since the MB diff is mounted to the chassis, I never worried > about using it. > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 2:11 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Interesting that everyone appears to favour jacking under the diff etc. > > Not sure about old MB but so many carmakers tell you not to do that. > > > > With my old car, I have tried to stick with jacking using the tubular > > jack points in the rocker panels. Fortunately, I have not had to jack it > > up often but I have never really been sure where else it might be > > considered safe to use the jack. My car is solid so I can jack with the > > floor jack under the lift points if I want, but I wondered if that was a > > good idea too which is why I started thinking about making a means of > > lifting from the lift points with a floor jack rather than from under > them. > > > > Randy > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
