Getting the car up on jack stands?

[BadBoyS]

Coach I dont think it matters front first or back. Agree with jackG.. The back seems easiser to do first as you can put you jack under and put both jack stands in and your done. I dont have a low profile hyd. jack so all I did was jack up one side (back) different jack then put my hyd jack under the rear. Saved me from buying a low profile jack. I still think the front is a pain.... I cheated but not the safest of ways and only put the one jack stand in and used the jack as the other.. I stuck an old tire under the side to catch if the jack failed. i hope someone posts a better way or a front jacking point I searched around without any luck... Put a good coat of wax in those inner fender wells help keep the dirt and crap off for awhile. I also cleaned the rear drain vent in the passenger rear. Take the plastic off in front of the rear tire and you'll find it mine had some crap stuck in it. Good Luck ......

[coachb]

My manual (1997) does not show a jack point in the rear center of the car? Can anyone post a picture of that point or explain where it is. Just don't want to do something stupid and get the wrong spot.

[BadBoyS]

Coach no pic sorry.. Look under car rear steel bottom plate you'll see two bolts h approx 2-3 inches apart thats the spot. use the hockey puck or something to protect the area. Hard to miss... Good luck

BTW check the threads here for the web site to download the shop manual for free in adobe. I assume you don't have the Bentley manual the jack point is in there. I would reccommend the Bentley if your going to work on the car it really helps.

[98Boxster98]

I saw that coachb got his answer elsewhere (at least one version of an answer.) Rainy Day magazine had a tech day with the Bentley manual guys. It's a pretty interesting website. Pics from the tech day are located here:

Rainy Day Garage TechFest

[JackG]

I noticed that this thread was referenced from the other jacking thread, and I then saw the picture above. That is NOT the rear jack point that the Bentley manual suggests to use.

The point in this picture is the flimsy support bar that is just in front of the muffler. It's only about 1 inch square tubing, and doesn't appear to be very substantial.

The Bentley manual suggests using the rear axle support, which is directly between the rear wheels. It also has two bolt heads a couple of inches apart that attach the rear sheet metal brace, similar to where this picture is taken. But it is on the axle support, which is FAR more substantial and is tied directly into the car's "frame".

edit: after following the "rainy day" link in that post, the picture is supposed to be from a Bentley event. However, that's not what the manual shows (to the best of my memory), and it's defintely not how I did it. I'm traveling right now, or I'd have a look at the manual again. I remember it showing the axle support to be the jack point, where the metal cable loop runs through. You can see that in a picture further down the page. Someone have a Bentley manual and want to take a look? Otherwise, I'll be home Friday night.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by JackG

I noticed that this thread was referenced from the other jacking thread, and I then saw the picture above. That is NOT the rear jack point that the Bentley manual suggests to use.

The point in this picture is the flimsy support bar that is just in front of the muffler. It's only about 1 inch square tubing, and doesn't appear to be very substantial.

The Bentley manual suggests using the rear axle support, which is directly between the rear wheels. It also has two bolt heads a couple of inches apart that attach the rear sheet metal brace, similar to where this picture is taken. But it is on the axle support, which is FAR more substantial and is tied directly into the car's "frame".

edit: after following the "rainy day" link in that post, the picture is supposed to be from a Bentley event. However, that's not what the manual shows (to the best of my memory), and it's defintely not how I did it. I'm traveling right now, or I'd have a look at the manual again. I remember it showing the axle support to be the jack point, where the metal cable loop runs through. You can see that in a picture further down the page. Someone have a Bentley manual and want to take a look? Otherwise, I'll be home Friday night.

I think this is the picture you are talking about.
Bentley Pg:03-4
http://986forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4420&stc=1

[JackG]

Originally Posted by Travis

I think this is the picture you are talking about.
Bentley Pg:03-4
http://986forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4420&stc=1

Very nice... thank you. You can see that the two pictures are of totally different chassis locations, and this one (not the rainy day event pic) would be the more robust and best place to lift the car. The "rainy day" website is just plain wrong... maybe even dangerous.

Originally Posted by Travis

I think this is the picture you are talking about.
Bentley Pg:03-4
http://986forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4420&stc=1

What is this steel cable for? Thanks.

[redman12]

Originally Posted by 98Boxster98

I saw that coachb got his answer elsewhere (at least one version of an answer.) Rainy Day magazine had a tech day with the Bentley manual guys. It's a pretty interesting website. Pics from the tech day are located here:

Rainy Day Garage TechFest

Most thing I like about this guide is at the end, pizza!!