Jacking Up a 924, 944 or 968

James_M · Mar 1, 2014

I'm assuming they all have the same jacking points but I stand to be corrected.

If I want to jack up the front of my car, one side at a time but ultimately with both front wheels off the ground, and I place my trolley jack at one of the front jacking points. Where is the best place to put the axle stand so that I can take the jack out and jack up the other side? I would then place a second axle stand on the other side obviously.

Cheers

James

944 man · Mar 1, 2014

Only jack the car up using the mid sill jacking point which is marked with a â—Š symbol.

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Neil Haughey · Mar 1, 2014

968 doesn't have the centre jacking point which I always thought was a real pain as on the s2 I like to just bang up one side of the car from the centre.

944 man · Mar 1, 2014

I thought that the point was there but without the marker on the sill cover?

Neil Haughey · Mar 2, 2014

Nope, its a real pain as that with the floor bending problem seems the 968 is only really made for being lifted on a two post lift. I had terrible problems with mine and the throttle jamming, got fed up with it in the end.

T3rra · Mar 2, 2014

How high do u want to get it?

I always drive up on to some wood or bricks first, was able to change back box from just bricks under rear wheels.

Start at the front use the castor mounts on the wishbone to jack and use the beams for jack stands

Then jack the rear up from the rear suspension point.

Once level start again, 2 jacks help

Centre jacking point is great for a wheel change

944 man · Mar 2, 2014

Where does the jack go Neil? I remember that my 968 had a different jack (a monkey on a stick as opposed to the excellent alloy scissor jack in the preceding Turbo) but I didn't ever have to use it.

Neil Haughey · Mar 2, 2014

Same front or rear places as a 944.

The centre point is mega useful on the race car. If I want to change all four wheels I just bang up each side from the middle and buzz the nuts off with an electric gun.

944 man · Mar 2, 2014

I meant where does the included toolkit jack go when you have a puncture?

James_M · Mar 3, 2014

Thanks guys. I only want to get the front of the car high enough to replace the front undertray, or the lower front spoiler as Porsche call it. Maybe a pair of ramps via ebay is a better idea.
It seems crazy not to be able to jack via the jacking points though. I've done so before to get the wheels off and I will have to continue to do so. I don't think I've bent anything so far...

James

944Turbo · Mar 3, 2014

ORIGINAL: mahoneyj

Thanks guys. I only want to get the front of the car high enough to replace the front undertray, or the lower front spoiler as Porsche call it. Maybe a pair of ramps via ebay is a better idea.
It seems crazy not to be able to jack via the jacking points though. I've done so before to get the wheels off and I will have to continue to do so. I don't think I've bent anything so far...

James

They are the lifting points (for a lift) the jacking point is half way along the sill - however I have used the lifting points to jack on occasions without ill effect too, but it can lead to bent floor and sticky throttle pedal
Tony

T3rra · Mar 3, 2014

I would consider your self lucky. Iv also used them when i knew no better, i a rush one day on my S i jacked the front and it popped.

I make sure any garage i give tbe car to are well awear i dont want them jacked from

James_M · Mar 3, 2014

The cill trims make it difficult to actually see but having had a grope around the centre of the cills there definitely doesn't seem to be a centre jacking point. This does beg the question of where one would locate the standard jack if changing a wheel by the roadside but I can't be bothered to go back down to the garage right now to get the handbook out of the glovebox.

Just for interest, a quick Google brings up the same debate on Rennlist where the consensus deems to be:

jack the car up using the rear jacking point only but get the car sufficiently high to place an axle stand under the front jacking point then repeat on the other side. I don't much fancy this as the car seems likely to fall off the first axle stand while the other side is being raised; or

as above but put the jack on the castor blocks - same problem; or

use ramps.

The ramps look favourite but I wonder if a 968 Sport is too low to get up a set of standard ramps. I may need to get some extensions.

Thanks for letting me post 968 stuff by the way. The 968 forum tends to be a bit quiet.

Further bulletins will follow as events warrant.

Neil Haughey · Mar 3, 2014

ORIGINAL: mahoneyj

jack the car up using the rear jacking point only but get the car sufficiently high to place an axle stand under the front jacking point then repeat on the other side. I don't much fancy this as the car seems likely to fall off the first axle stand while the other side is being raised; or

This is what I used to do with our 968, it works ok and is reasonably safe.

T3rra · Mar 3, 2014

That's why I find it easier to drive up on to blocks or bricks 1st extra 4" under the wheels really helps

vitesse · Mar 4, 2014

When removing the Aluminium undertray,on either 924S--one is lowered,I have always used ramps for which I made extension straights which anchor onto the 3rd ( I think crosspiece of the ramp).

Have always needed them any way for the 964(sadly gone) & the 530D which has Techtronic sports suspension set to the minimum-whether forwards or backwards on.

924nutter · Mar 4, 2014

Trolley jacks these days are not as good as they were in the old days James. Short stubby and quite a high closed height. My trusty epco is long and low and can get to one of the rigid points on my 944 and it is what I use all the time. The trouble with using the apparently re-inforced points under the car is that with age and dare I say minor corrosion the floor has to take the weight and in the case of my 924 at least continued use of the point at the front the floor distorted and started to cause the throttle to stick mid point. I like the idea of slope reducing extensions to the ramps as othewise you need to jack the car up to get it on the ramps without fouling. If it can wait a month you are welcome to a borrow of it at the next meeting. I also like the idea of four strategically place bricks to drive on to the raise the car up beforehand.

vitesse · Mar 4, 2014

Funny that,John-an older friend of mine & our family (he was the first person to take me to Oulton Park & on the 1st time the Jaguar E-types raced there)-recently gave me his faithful Epco trolley jack with which I used to help him work on his cars years ago when I was 13-14-15 yrs old ,because his wife & himself had moved into an apartment with no garage.

This trolley jack has a captive pumphandle which slides within its socket so making it compact for storage.

Cars were Ford Zodiacs with column shift & bench seats,Hillman Minxes in which he taught me to gearchange without the clutch.

Not used it yet as I have 2 other trolley jacks but had to reset all the tiebolts as it had twisted somewhat over the years

James_M · Mar 4, 2014

Hi John

I have a decent low profile trolley jack that fits under the car, I use it regularly (not often but regularly) but I take your point about it being short. I doubt I could use it to jack up via the transaxle as some have suggested, for example, not that I fancy that idea much anyway.

James