Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor

[Ed Kellock]

I see your point. Probably not that big a deal. Just don't try to open the
front door on the side of the car that is jacked up from one point.  ;-)
The OEM jack is lighter than my jack stand to haul out and if I do the front
wheel first and then jack and change the back wheel, the exposure to
unintended falling off the jack is less. I just have to jack and change in a
different order.

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Golledge [mailto:petergolledge at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:00 AM
To: Ed Kellock; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor


Ed,

Lifting by a single point is not abuse, Audi 5000 + Quattro + Chevy LT1 
+ coilovers + Steamboat snowbanks  now that is abuse. :-)  Lots of
things break but the unibody doesn't.   The body gets a pretty good work 
out dealing with dynamic loading while driving it can easily handle the 
torque from a single point lift.  Still need those jack stands though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADA1bpY1r8w

Cheers

On 10/25/2013 9:28 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:
> I use one aluminum HF jack at the front jack point and an OEM jack for 
> the rear. You can lift both tires on one side off the ground from the 
> front jack point, but it just feels a bit abusive to me. Get the front 
> tire off the ground, change it, use the OEM jack for the rear and your 
> off-ground exposure is minimal. I can do a full wheel+tire swap in 30 
> minutes.
>
> Also, I use a telescoping breaker bar to loosen the lug bolts before I 
> left the tire off the ground, then one of those X-shaped lug wrenches 
> with 4 different sizes on it to spin the lug bolts out.
>
> Ed
>   
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Project Pat
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:28 AM
> To: 'mboucher70 hotmail.com'; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor
>
>
> I know I'm not answering your question, but what I would do is get 2 
> aluminum HF jacks. That way you can do one side at a time without 
> messing with jack stands. The rapid pump jacks get the car off the 
> ground quick.
>
> And for lug nuts, a cordless impact works great with no air hose 
> hassle. I like the Milwaukee brand.
>    
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of mboucher70 
> hotmail.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:13 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Recommendations for Air-Operated Car Jack and Compressor
>
> Looking for recommendations to go shopping for an air compressor and 
> associated add-ons. The key add-on would be an air-operated jack for 
> jacking up the car. Beyond that, a general purpose air compressor for 
> the occasional car or bike tire that needs air. Long term, the 
> possibility of an add on for a paint gun, or even pneumatic drill 
> might exist, although they're not needed now.
>
> Ever since winter tires became mandatory where I live, most shops 
> doubled the prices they charge to swap summer to winter tires. Since 
> both my sets of tires are on their own wheels, for the past couple 
> years I've just jacked the car up in the garage and changed the tires. 
> I'm using the scissor jack that came with the car, and I've got two 
> solid jack stands to bear the weight for safety. But it is a bit of a 
> pain jacking up all 4 wheels, twice each year. If there was an 
> inexpensive option for a pneumatic jack that would make the job a bit 
> easier, I'd like to look into it. Last winter I did some shopping 
> online but didn't find anything that was highly recommended at a good 
> price.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
> MC
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