Jack Points

[scottd]

Where are the proper jack points for a 85 911?

[widgeon13]

Jack stand place ment & lose outside mirror

This should be helpful, found it with a quick search.

[rick-l]

Originally Posted by 3.2 CAB

I guess that I am dense, but is the car shown in this link even a Porsche? Because it appears to have an exhaust pipe running from one end to the other?? Am I looking at this correctly?

its a 944

[3.2 CAB]

I went back and noticed that.----dense. I didn't think that there would be a 944 or 924 showing up for jack locations on a 911 forum.....

[widgeon13]

Sorry, that's a 944 but since I've done one search I'll leave the next search up to someone else. I was trying to be a good shlt and find it for him. So much for my new years resolution for being a good shlt, back to my old cranky ways.

[rick-l]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Sorry, that's a 944 but since I've done one search I'll leave the next search up to someone else. I was trying to be a good shlt and find it for him. So much for my new years resolution for being a good shlt, back to my old cranky ways.

The only way to not make mistakes is never do anything.

I'll volunteer the way I lift the rear of my 88 which will bring predictions of doom and gloom. A floor jack with a hockey puck on the pad against the seam of the engine.

The front is hard to explain without a picture but a piece of wood between the torsion bar mounts. Someone will answer you.

[gerrygug]

How about this?

[burgermeister]

A jack under each end of the oak beam, moves front up nice and even. Leaves room for jackstands under the beam right under the jack pads on the car.

The rear, I also use the doom & gloom engine case seam to lift, and torsion bar covers for jackstands.

[3.2 CAB]

"D'ouh!" That looks pretty dang good. Pretty much the same here, except I don't raise it with the engine.

[billybek]

There are a ton of good threads with more of this information.
I get kind of lost when I start chasing these things around sometime.
I was looking at one thread where a car was lifted on a driveway that looked like pavers but may have been stamped concrete. The jackstands are all correct but using a floor jack on an uneven surface may "pull" the car as it is lifted as the wheels of the jack won't roll.
The owner of this car may have placed the jack on plywood or something to prevent this from happening.
Is this correctly jacked on axle stands ?
Have a quick look through some of the old threads, the info will keep you honest while doing a lift...

[defcon65]

If you're going to jack at the corners (arrows C and D), be careful not to crush the standing seam. Pelican's jack pad that fits in the slot works good for side-to-side; the engine works good on the rear and the big-wood- timber across the pan works good for the front. Take your time, there's a lot of stuff that can be crushed if you're not careful.
I used to feel bad about providing specific warnings to mechanics ready to jack up my 911, but I got over it. What they DON'T know, in many cases, would fill oceans.

[HarryD]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum. It is expected that you will post pictures. Also, to help us help you better, most of us include our car year and model in our signature line and our location near our user name. This can help us help you better in solving proplems.

To answser your question, there are many threads on this topic. IMHO, the best answer is on the Lifting Points thread:

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

You can lift at any of the points marked with an X



Place jack stands at the Xs w/ an appropriate pad or under the suspension arms or t-bar tubes

W/ 1 jack don't go to max height w/ a single lift, walk it up by alternating sides.

To lift the back, jack at or just inboard of the stock lift point, place the stand u under the t bar tube near the outer end. Do the same on the other side.

Repeat to the necessary height

Here is the car on 4 stands using a similar procedure

[rick-l]

Lifting one side of the car and putting it on a single jackstand and then trying to lift the other side sounds like inviting disaster.

I don't think jackstands handle side loads very well.

[billybek]

Lifting one side of the car and putting it on a single jackstand and then trying to lift the other side sounds like inviting disaster.

I don't think jackstands handle side loads very well.

I agree. I think most guys only take their jackstands up one notch at a time.
Still I am not a big fan of lifting by the motor. There is just something about that gives me the willies for some reason.
Here is another watch your butt thread.
Jack safety...a reminder
Go slow, stay safe! (in the garage)

[HarryD]

[QUOTE=billybek;3694729]...
Still I am not a big fan of lifting by the motor. There is just something about that gives me the willies for some reason.
.....QUOTE]

I am with you. Why would you want to lift you car using the single most expensive part as the lifting point?

[rootmatt]

Originally Posted by HarryD

Why would you want to lift you car using the single most expensive part as the lifting point?

Well, yes but you are also lifting it by the heaviest component. Once the motor/gearbox combo are off the ground, the lightweight shell should easily follow.

I've just bought an engine stand and soon will find out for myself.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by rick-l

Lifting one side of the car and putting it on a single jackstand and then trying to lift the other side sounds like inviting disaster.

I don't think jackstands handle side loads very well.

It's the way I have always done it and never had a problem, just don't go up too much on one side at a time, lift the sides in stages. I never lift with the motor but have seen and heard of a lot of folks doing that and never known anyone to have a problem.