jacked up 1. not working properly or as intended. 2. having used a large quantity of speed, cocaine, or other amphetamine. 3. cut or lacerated by means of a make-shift knife or blade. see SKIV 4. In generally poor or injured condition.

@eksine

6 жыл бұрын

Clickbait: to be a douche

Thanks for sharing your sage wisdom. Those extra comments about your experiences and mishaps??? are very valuable.

NEVER GET UNDER A CAR SUPPORTED ONLY BY A HYDRAULIC JACK! I made that mistake when I was young and almost payed for it with my life. Seals can fail.

@darter1075

9 жыл бұрын

***** ???Are u really that slow? Or is reading and comprehension hard for you??? Maybe relying on that hydraulic jack is a good idea for you, thin the heard a little.

@darter1075

9 жыл бұрын

darter1075 ooops! Herd. Stupid phone.

@EddSjo

9 жыл бұрын

darter1075 That's why he said he always use at least 2, because the risk of them both failing at the same time is almost non-existent.

@Gwmcmi02

9 жыл бұрын

IsbjörnXII I've had quality hydraulic jacks fail. Never had a quality jack stand fail.

@EddSjo

9 жыл бұрын

+Gwmcmi02 you're missing the point... Yes, jacks can fail, but the risk of having 2 jacks fail at the exact same time is almost non-existent.

I just recently found your channel after searching for fixes for my truck. You do a great job of explaining things and you are very thorough. Glad I found your videos. (BTW it was your vids on knock sensors that won me over... very good info, and your truthful admission of problems with aftermarket sensors was extremely valuable!)

At 11.54 I just admired you of what you said on this video. You're a one of the sincere person of its kind on this planet. I think I could learn a lot of things through you in fixing my own car. Can't afford to spend so much of maintenance. Thank you and God Bless brother!

After doing this stuff for 30 years, I'd say this was very practical advice for any beginner. The laser was a great way to convey good vs. bad jacking locations. You explained very well the reasons WHY not certain locations were not smart to use. Seems to me, most jacks that come with the car are made small for storage. Because of this, they can be fairly unstable. I nearly got my foot crushed years ago, after one of those jacks tipped on me; now I never use them anymore. An $80 hydraulic floor jack and a pair of $20 square based jack stands are so much safer. Your tip about redundant supports was also excellent.

Another point to mention is to think about where you want to put the jack stands when choosing where to use the floor jack. You want to have clearance to get the jack stands in there. Also, if you are worried about something bending due to a different shape to the car's pinch weld or a softer spot, sometimes helps to use wood blocks (no thicker than the narrow edge of a 2x4). The wood will crush a bit to even out the differences.

This morning I conducted some examinations for the licencing of young people in the world of work, I find that their report writing, drawings and their explaining of the technical processes and descriptions, as a whole is not so fluent and I feel that the workings of the mind is related to the language capacity of the person in question, I have seen a few of these videos and I wish that all my students have your capacity to describe themselves so fluently and so accurately in such detail as you do Sir. While technical language is not to be flowery and colourful, the technical language had to be precise and detailed and not too long, Sir your communication ability is excellent and though this jacking up a car does not entail high technical stuff, you certainly go for the pertinent detail and point out all safety, reason why, a few remarks about the benefits of strength with lightness for fuel consumption, Brilliant in every way, Congratulations, you make an excellent lecturer. Keep it up.

Use a Jack in conjunction with jack stands, please. My brother got his arm and leg crushed when a jack failed. Happy he's alive but the recovery was terrible.

Great video, I've jacked up a fair few cars in my time but never really put that much thought into the centre point bit. Just shows you, everyday is a school day. Thanks mate.

THANK YOU! I learned a lot from this video. I can't believe it's over already.

Great video. I always jack using the strongest looking points, however, I absolutely LOVED the bit about the fulcrum point of the car and where to place jacks based on the vehicle's weight distribution. Never though about it and never had any accidents fortunately but now I will be even safer by taking your tips into account. Thank you!

@jonmo2694

Жыл бұрын

I use scissor jacks jackstands and a floor jack, also blocks a tire maybe and maybe even ramps if I don't have to take the tire off

I replaced my engine mounts today. Your video really helped me know where to lift/support. thanks for all your great videos!

All of this guy's videos are great. Thanks for posting these.

@briansmobile1

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Great to see you!

Great video. Lots of very good info. You have heightened my awareness of floor jacks. I really appreciate the end of the video regarding rolling.

I will never forget once when i tried to jack up my old car on its origin jacking up points. so i winded and winded and winded the jack handle... But the car did not move a bit. So i checked the jack if it is working and suddenly i realized that the car was that rusty that the jack worked its way into the bodywork.... jeez what a lemon.

@princepersia1

9 жыл бұрын

jo fu That's INSANE!! Do you live in the UK?

@johannes3174

9 жыл бұрын

Hello Ethan, no i live in Germany. Maybe i will move to the Uk when i retire. Its a nice country and nice people.

@princepersia1

9 жыл бұрын

jo fu Yh but cars rust extremely fast in the UK, that's why I thought you were in the UK.

@tripjet999

9 жыл бұрын

jo fu "wound and wound and wound", not winded.

@TaurionMartell

8 жыл бұрын

+Ethan Ward they rust suppa fast here in norway, salting roads in the winter makes our cars rust like hell

This is a great video ! Very useful and well done. Thank you for posting !!

Brian. Don't bother answering those who are desperate for something to complain about. You're engaging in a battle of wits with those who are unarmed. Not fair;-)

It was auto-selected. I was fascinated by the face-book "tagged-photo" quality of it. It was pure art. I had to keep it.

@keithsara760

6 жыл бұрын

briansmobile1

AMAZING!!! This is exactly what I was searching for, WHERE TO PLACE MY JACK TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, on my 2007 Chev malibu. I am elderly and a woman from the farm, changed many tires in my life, but these new cars, have me flummoxed. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL, DONE WITH A FEW LAUGHS ALONG THE WAY. I miss the days where it was straightforward, old fashioned jacks we put into a slot on the front or rear bumper of the car, and jacked it up, easy peasy. Today's cars are flimsy and cheaply constructed.

I especially like that he used a Grand Prix as an example because I have a 2007 Pontiac Grand-Prix GT. The problem that I have found with most cars is that it is hard to get a jack under the car far enough to reach those jacking points that he is showing us.

Great tutorial video. You are actually demonstrating on the car I own 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix so that really really helped me find out exactly where I can jack up the sedan other than just at the indicator markings. I'm having to lower the rear subframe so I can remove the suspension arms and you can't remove suspension arm bolts unless you lower the rear subframe.

Every car has different jacking points. While much of what was shown here as good points may work on some cars, it can ruin others so beware.

hey man couldnt find the video i watched yesterday but thanks for an entertaining and HELPFUL video. i know NOTHING about cars and i fixed everything all becuase of your goofy video yesterday! keep on keepin on

Thank you so so much. It's so helpful to have this advice about WHY a certain point could be used or why another point might be a better spot, or why not to use somewhere else. In *every* forum people say "Oh just use the cross member" or something like that but I don't know what part of the suspension system that is yet. Yes I could go and learn all about suspension components but they'll be different on different cars and Americans use different terminology when reading forums so it takes even longer...frankly I'm just trying to get my head around the brake job I'm about to do for now :-) And then there's the arguments about whether the pinch weld is "only for emergencies and only to lift the car one inch to change the tyre" or whether you can safely put jack stands under there. So much confusion. So thanks again for this great general info. I'll always try to stick to the vehicle manual but if my jack stands are going to mangle the pinch weld well then I wanted to know how I could judge any alternate points. This was really helpful.

Great tutorial video. You are actually demonstrating on the car I own 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix so that really really helped me.

"Dirty little slot!" lol. Good video

What did you coat your garage floor with? I'd like to do mine this summer.

Thanks for adding the focus part . . . Seems like everyone wants to talk while your working, I agree 100%.

say i have a front whell drive grand am (like the one in this video), and i out two jacks right on the center of gravity, would i be able to lift the back up with no problem ?

ive had about a hundred hours of lessons , seen countless videos , but only now do i feel confident about it ! thanks mate !

Excellent video Brian! Thank you very much.

Hondas has a front center lifting area that I use when changing my oil, Is made for that reason?

Good video, thanks. I have a 2015 Dodge Dart which is very limited in places to jack the car. I drove mine on a stack of 2 x6 studs laminated together, then jack it. Also, nice Pontiac!

my floor jack the left right wheel is off and above the ground a little, so when I jack up the car the left rear wheel is in the air! so as I am pumping the floor jack the rear will move to the right some. don't use the floor jack? or just put some towel underneath to make it even?

Great stuff for me. I liked all the extra explanations as well. I used the places marked by the manufacturer for jacking, but never used their supplied jacks. Cranked up with my floor jack and crushed the welded seams with the flat tops of the jack. Never really thought about what was happening till I took a closer look. Just figured the seam would stand up to the weight. Still learning.

Brian hi, I hope you still monitor this video. On my 98 Lexus ES300 it's the same PS pump. I'd like to replace the pulley, and I'm wondering if in this video you used a pulley tool or you were able to get it off using tools already on hand. Barring the pulley removal, replacing the ps pump entirely, is the pulley still required to come off or can I get it off directly? thanks - John

Love the videos, great since of humor ,& Sparky is great as well

Yesterday my car fell off the stands and I am trying to find a jacking plate. Working on my car had worked well enough until my my neighbor had me put down another layer of gravel. It was just annoying until last night. I put away my jack because it was night and I didn't want anyone stealing or messing with it, but as you said, it settled unevenly, and I would have been killed had I been underneath!

hi.i have a 6x10 cargo trail. not sure of weight but reg says 2990 gvwr. the height is aprox 861/2 " but my garage opening is only 84".due to hoa rules i need to keep it in my garage.i was able to get it in yrs ago by flattening the tire and it just barely made it in.this makes it impractical to use often.i'm thinking of keeping it on bare rims just to pull it in and out of garage with no clearance headaches .once in the drive way jacking it up installing the rimed tires and going.and doing the reverse to get it back in the garage.do you think it safe ,leaving the hitch connected to the truck ,to jack the trailer up from the center rear with a 3 ton floor jack and 2 jack stands lifting both wheels off the ground simultaneously to remove the rims and install the rims with tires on them to avoid having to jack one side at a time to make this operation faster?

Thats a good upload, lots of lads make expensive mistakes when first they start working on their cars, and the bloke at the end was cool with his juggling act.

Sorry but dumb question. At 0:56 when you say "this is OK to jack by" you are referring to the where the control arm meets the frame right?

You're awesome. Thanks for this. I wasn't sure and this helped a ton on my 2011 Sonata.

Very instructional video. It is very much appreciate it. Thank you Brian.

Odd situation here. One of our cars has a cracked back rim that causes the back tire to slowly lose air. We plan on getting a new rim but are headed on vacation for about 12 days and cannot get one before that. If I’m not actually changing the tire or crawling under the car, do you think it would be okay to use a trolly jack to just relieve a bit of pressure on that back side by cranking it up just slightly? Not even enough to lift the tire completely off the ground. I just figured it would help keep the weight of the car off that wheel once it goes flat so it doesn’t cause any further damage to the wheel. I don’t have a jack stand and I’m not even sure I would need to lift the vehicle light enough to place one down. It’s a 2004 Mazda 6 so it’s pretty low to the ground.

Is it normal for the front wheels to droop inwards(positive camber) when jacking the whole front of the vehicle of the ground?

Thank you for your super helpful video. it's given me a whole lot of confidence. Time for me to be an even better man in front of my partner and our 2 boys.

Brian, I found that when jacking up a car with a floor jack on an asphalt driveway and it is hot out, the asphalt gets soft and the wheels of the jack will leave depressions on the asphalt, so I now use a steel plate under the jack as you mentioned. It makes it so the wheels rolls better.

Would the center point be further back on a Subaru, given the drivetrain?

So I have a chevy trailblazer with a step installed at the bottom. A jack doesn't fit under it let alone I can't see where I would need to jack it.

In my indigenous vernacular "jacked up" is used synonymously with F#©*ed up, but in a more polite context. "Jacked up" means ignorantly destroyed where I come from.

What kind of camera you're using!! I love the quality of it!! Please reply. I want to buy one!!

very informative and good visual components.thank you for the video , helped me out with a presentation for school :)

Good video though newer cars like 2012 corollas above not much areas to very front to jack up only to side at the partial frame itself another thing is on the top of the jack its good thing to put a rubber hockey puk on the craddle keep from damaging anything under car when lifting up.

BRIAN, which jack was nice and squeeky? I think you mentioned it a long time ago. something about the squeek being good seals

Good video. I still use car ramp & jack w/ stands. Great info for those who don't have a frame. Thanks

Excellent video. This helped know what locations are okay too use on my w-body.

the scissor style jacks that come with the cars for changing flats say on them "do not use for repair or maintenance" but why? they look fine to me. of course i wouldnt wanna be under the car with them being the only thing holding it up but i use them to lift the car to get a jackstand under there and take them off. had a hydralic jack but it went out somehow so i just use that scissor jack to get the car up and down when i need to do anything. then again, its a 99 saturn sc1 so its pretty light.

Thank you for the great film.

Great video tks for sharring what about on my 63' Chevy Nova ?

Damn I wish my GP had an aluminum subframe. Did they only do that on the last generation?

Coded way of saying : JACKING IT UP WITHOUT.........F-F-F...acking it up..........!!

What's the best way to jack up a truck on a drive way with a incline, garage is full no place to work or pull in

i thought the video title meant jacking the car up without a "jack" to lift the car...

@d4rkhound388

8 жыл бұрын

+realflow100 Jack meaning screw up the car.

@Bilbus7

8 жыл бұрын

lol same here.

@Bilbus7

8 жыл бұрын

+ALL MIGHT I'm changing the oil on her as we speak!

@d4rkhound388

8 жыл бұрын

Toaster Mechanic Good, remember the best way to make it heat up faster is to add an air-water heater.

@realflow100

7 жыл бұрын

ive seen u everywhere

Hey Brianmobile1, i hope you are well out there! Brian, i need your help to figure out a issue with my 2000 outback. for the past few months, when i went to start my car in the morning or first time of the day (cold), it doesn't start. The only way it will start is, when i hooked up my electric charger and put it on 24v, then it;ll start without a problem. Through out the day, it might happen few times and i will have to jump it to get it going again. I put a new battery in because, autozone and oreilly said i have a bad battery. Now, starting it first thing of the day, starts fine. The problem now is, after driving for awhile, it won't start. It'll take up to 30mins before it'll start from trying several times. I have spoken to few mechanics and some say, starter, some say crank sensor etc. (note, i hear a click whenever i am turning the keys to start my car). One of the other confusing thing that is happening also is, for the past few months, i will take my car to autozone and oreilly to have the engine check light check. Everytime i checked it, it gives a different codes. My check engine light goes on and off all the time for more than a year now. Any ideas??? You have helped me greatly with your videos on things i need to do on my car. There are many things i am comfortable to do on cars and there are many that takes me awhile to build my confidence to do. So far so good. I honestly don't have the money to take it to a mechanic and even if i did have the money, i might not take it to a mechanic because, this is very, very fun for me do. I loved working on cars for fun and i am glad you and others are there to help. Thank you Briansmobile1. Abdulrahman

Hey Brian, the fuel tank with fuel can also be quite heavy. Great tutorial.

Nice Pontiac, I have about the same one , mine is a 2006. Great in the winter so far.

Brian, I just watched a vid of you for the first time a few days ago and it was one of the best I have ever seen. I did subscribe and I'm wondering if you have ever replaced the power steering pump on a 2007 Ford Escape ?? I am in the middle of replacing the fan assembly and decided to try replacing the p.s. pump because it looks like that is the leakage problem. It has been losing fluid and is now growling soooo.....while I have a big mess on my hands I may as well attack that also. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Very informative. Thanks!

Hey thanks for the videos! I have 3 hearses and they have to be jacked up in very specific places because of the weight and length of the car. If you jack them up anywhere past the seam between the front door and front fender, you run the risk of the frame getting messed up because the car is so long and heavy. My 66 caddy hearse weighs 8000 pounds and is 22 ft long!

@Fireship1

8 жыл бұрын

Do you collect hearses to take to classic shows or do you just drive them to drive them? They are cool vehicles.

@MistressXavialune

8 жыл бұрын

You should find a brain..

@MistressXavialune

8 жыл бұрын

I collect them and drive them. I mean I take them to shows sometimes of course but they've all taken their turns at being my daily driver. I'm afraid those days are soon over though as I really need something more practical. I hate to buy a stupid Toyota or something but it's too much wear and tear on these classics

@batvette

7 жыл бұрын

i had a 65 combo that was a lot heavier than stock i353.photobucket.com/albums/r384/batvette/clubdead/hearse06.jpg as long as you dont have rust issues its not quite as risky as you imply. Just use some common sense. The roof was cut out of that car, you could stand up in back and it had a disco dance floor (wood parquay, chasing lights etc) in back. Neon under the side bubbles. I loved it until I began to hate it.

Thanks Brian. Very informative.

I lifted my Subaru by the front diff and the floor jack slipped forward bashing in my oil pan so it's really nice to see that bolt idea ill be doing that to mine!

Thanks, nice vid! I agree, I'm not a multi-tasker either. Yes, one thing at a time esp repairing something, Dave.

Liked the laser pointer. Liked.

hey brian i think the videos you produce are awesome and i have a question for you, what kinda of floor jack do you like. I have an 04 gmc sierra 2500hd so like your dodge i need some height to get my truck high enough off the ground to remove the tires and what not. I have worked with a couple of the new craftsman ones and the hydraulics seem to blow out after a little while, so i am just curious what brand you like?

what kind of brand is the red jack bro

Very interesting -- things one should NOT take for granted when jacking up the vehicles! Thanks for the tips and for sharing your experience. BTW, nice / practical / safe solution for that jack head, i.e., welding bolts to increase indentation grips.

Hey, tire change masters folded over my pinch welded jack points for the scissor jack. What's the easiest way to fix these?

Thanks a lot for sharing this. I really needed this info and I kinda feel dumb when I go to work on my Jeep and realize I don't know how to do something as simple as jack it up.

Great video thanks.

[I, own a 2004, x type 3.0 jaguar I've notice I have Alum shields from the front to the rear that has to be removed first before working under the jaguar]

Where are the safely spots to jack 2017 ford focus?

Were can I get those rubber cups on the jacks?

nice video brian, very informative, my neighbor was working on his car a week back, and he decided he can just put the jackstands anywhere, and lets just say the jack went through the floor. didn't know if to laugh or feel bad for the man but i warned him.

Brian Rocks! Cheers from the UK!

Great video. Thank you!

Really well done, Thanks.

Great video!

Hey, great video Brian, always full of tips! I love it when things like this (07:39) happen

What you use for flooring ?

Great Job Brian

How do you jack your car up without jacking up your car? The same way you click dislike without clicking dislike.

@diego6697

10 жыл бұрын

hahahaha! I thought the same, missleading title... the thing is jacking it up without damaging it, not magically lifting it without a jack! hahahaha

@michaelmarkbalbon5711

9 жыл бұрын

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Excellent information !

Great video. I have a 98 Ram 4wd ext cab 1500 with 285s on it. Having a hard time finding a jack to carry with me. I really don't want to have to carry my big floor jack around with me. Ay suggestions? A regular 2 ton is too short. Thanks.

The red Arcan jack was. It's the one in the video that got a cup customizing.

thanks for your sharing. i know the layers are good to put the jack stands on.

thats brian, you are very helpful to the community.

Brian: As always, good advice. What I personally hold most valuable from & of your video, is the lesson learned through your personal hands on experience of what not to do, as an example through your misfortune. Speaking of a time when a floor jack you were using slipped away from a designated jacking point, resulting in vehicle damage. That alone is a valuable lesson that & for many who "pay attention" can be prevented. You shared something that most would take to their grave, versus promoting it to an audience so vast as the youtube channel. As for the small, all alone, unrecognized, uneducated, with their sharp tongue attempting to pierce whomever they can devour. Have no case, other than ignorance, & we don't rent space to that audience. That said! Sharing that mishap, owning accountability, with suggesting ways to avoid, or at the least, lesson the probability of it happening to someone else, & eliminating some percentages of element of chance, & adding attention to details. Went above & beyond what can be expected from most. Just encase a negative. twisted tongue, lip flapping, nay sayer that post that sissy girl crap decides to "pay attention", & is wanting to stop squatting, pissing like a pup & be a man. Then grow a pair! What Brian demonstrated that was above and beyond is called "INTEGRITY". Unfortunately seen less n less these days, but "RECOGNIZED" to those who have it. "FEW -N- FAR BETWEEN". Seldom does a man get to witness definitions of integrity because to do so you have to possess it. That can be taught, learned, & developed. But what next? "HONOR" Honor no man can give & no man can take away. Honor is a mans gift to himself. Woman can also have honor and it's a mans duty to protect it. Nice to be reminded, sadly ever not so often. I'm not passing through by myself. Time to gather floor jacks, jack stands, & put the old 84 Dodge 600 in the air & replace some wheel bearing's before they start humming. Thanks again Brother. Mack over n out!

The new jack is more $ than it used to be, it has smaller wheels (TOO SMALL) that don't roll while lifting as well as they should, and the rubber for the pad is junk. Mechanically it's ok, but it's a "don't buy" as far as I'm concerned. The old one was rebuilt and is back in service. The old one is awesome.

thank you so much man I really appreciate it!