Jacking point ford transit van

To my disbelief, jacking point ford transit van, both the owner's manual and the service manual basically say that you can only work on one of these vans on a lift because the only approved jacking locations are the 4 corners of the side sills straddling the pinch weld. Every other car I've ever worked on has specified those locations for the use of the roadside emergency jack but also listed locations for lifting it in the shop with a floor jack.

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot]. Skip to content. Jacking points by joe99 » Sun May 10, am Hi On my T LWB rear wheel drive , the official jacking points are at the back of the subframe or under the rear axle. But what happens if there is a problem using these - for example the wheel with the flat is in a ditch or a wheel rut or maybe the standard "diamond" jack cannot raise the vehicle high enough to get the spare out? Are there any points on the chassis where another jack eg hydraulic bottle jack can safely be used. Using a piece of timber or steel to spread the load if necessary?

Jacking point ford transit van

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. How is it that my page Owner's Manual doesn't show the jack points? Just four outer spots. So what if you simply want to raise the back end, for example? Would you lift one rear corner and put a jack stand under that side, and then do the same with the other rear corner? The manual is quite something. For example, there is no listing for "Spare Tire" under the 'S' listings. Am I in some sort of parallel universe? Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. It may not completely balance but will give you enough time to a pair of jack stands for safety measure. Is the differential quite strong? Would the weight crush the differential housing into a crumpled mess?

I haven't used the factory bottle jack in years, I should pull it out and check so I know it still works.

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Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Link here for the Ultimate that I purchased. Anyways, I'm kind of stuck on how to jack up the van. Looking for suggestions. FarOutRide tutorial for these shows that they jacked the van from the crossmember in the back which is part of the tow package:. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. Though those highlighted points may be sufficient.

Jacking point ford transit van

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I have a standard Harbor Freight 3-ton jack. Where are the jack points underneath the Transit? After perusing all the old literature on here, it seems that the recommended spots are this strange cylinder at the end of the transmission brace at the front see attached circled and then the axle housing for the rear also see attached?

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I jacked the TC just ahead of the spot marked by an arrow on the pinch weld. Using a piece of timber or steel to spread the load if necessary? I have seen others mention that they have used floor jacks by taking a piece of wood and cutting a slot into it. Explore Our Forums. I measured approximately Your jackstands cannot ust pads. I owned a race shop that also started doing repairs after the recession for years and I have never before seen a single car where there wasn't an easy answer for how to jack it up. The urethane was much better. MLB 5 posts. For example, there is no listing for "Spare Tire" under the 'S' listings.

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I don't recall having issues getting them under the rear axle or the front buckle-points. Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot]. I used to jack up the whole rear end of my Sprinter with the hitch. I wonder how the top of the jack stand, with its long and short shape interfaces with the official jackpoint. G B L Posted October 17, Only 75 emoji are allowed. I never used a floor jack with my TC but I did use ramps and had no problems. Boomerweps Posted October 10, Posted October 13, Your landlord and neighbors just don't get it when one room of your rental unit has a work bench, power tools, and lots of noise. Went smoothly but I was on a concrete pads too. Are there any points on the chassis where another jack eg hydraulic bottle jack can safely be used.