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Where can you centrally jack a 997.2 ?

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jonbentley

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Want to get the wheels off next weekend and give them some protection after a good clean
Where can you jack the front and rear of a 997.2 to allow axel stands to be put onto the normal jacking points, or cant you / shouldnt ?
(and i mean taking both the rears off then refitting, then the fronts not all 4 at the same time)

Any photos / advice welcomed
Jon
 
Jon, I probably take the wheels off mine as much as anyone for cleaning etc and I only use the jacking points front and back with a trolley jack. I also only ever have one wheel off at a time and use a second trolley jack under the suspension just to prevent a total disaster should the primary one fail! Not exactly what's in the Health and Safety manual but I don't think there is a point where you can lift both fronts at the same time and then use axle stands. There is a cross member between the rears which may do the job but I've never tried it. I agree axle stands are the right and proper way to do it (and I have those for use on the other cars) but I haven't figured a way to use them on the 997.
Using the rear jacking point does allow you to lift the front wheels off the ground too (so both on the same side are up in the air) I guess you could then get a stand under the front jacking point. If the car is going to be up on the jack for any length of time though I put one of the spare wheels on and drop it down ( I have a second set of Gen 1 wheels with track tyres on)
Do you have the threaded guides for getting the wheels on and off easily? The rears especially are a nightmare without!
 
I jack the Cayman up by the rear jacking point then take off both wheels on that side. MY non health and safety tip re the trolley jack is a suitable peice of wood under the cup and lower the jack to just on it. Then if the jack tries to drop it has nowwhere to go.
 
Some of us who have engines in the correct place have a way of jacking up the car and getting the axle stands in[;)] Jack up one side of the car from the rear jacking point just in front of the rear wheel. Place axle stand under the front jack point on that side. Repeat for the other side. Then place the jack under the brace at the rear of the car, this will lift the rear 2 wheels and then you can get the axle stands under both rear jack points. This then means you have the car on 4 axle stands. This works on my Cayman S, I'd all 4 wheels off a few weeks ago to get the brakes checked and the wheels cleaned and waxed properly. Sorry but I can't supply pictures to help you.
 
Please don't use the cross member between the rear wheels as i'm pretty sure it is an alloy member and certainly not suitable as a jacking point unless you want a very expensive repair
 
You are all giving me nightmares (an accident waiting to happen!!):

Have a look at these:

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This is the lift on its own:

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http://www.356registry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=85625&sid=345b4a09c8e3d6d1b1635065475ee9d6

And yes they do ship to the UK.
 
That was why I posted initially - fully aware, jack in the wrong place and any alignment you had before will be lost forever (especially if a sway bar / or similar is damaged
decided to just stick with taking one wheel off at a time, but was prevented from even doing this due to trolly jack (which did fit under my 996 with 17" wheels) not wanting to slide easily to the jacking points on this car
think will either leave it until I can afford a slim line jack (which will be in about 4 years time cough!) or chop some fingers off so my hands can fit through the spokes easier!

thanks for the replies, and yescould have been a nightmare in the making!
Jon
 
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