How To Properly Lift a Car on 4 Jack Stands

Safely lifting your car is VITAL! If you are lifting your car for an oil change, rotating tires, or any basic maintenance, following these steps will help properly and support the car on jack stands. Yes you should be using jack stands and not relying only on the vehicle jack to support the car. Use the proper vehicle lift points, so you don't have a "vehicle lift failure". Please safely lift the car each and every time!#humblemechanic #howto #DIY

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[bradnopartyafilliation]

I tried the hockey pucks but a fight broke out. So I had to get the puck out of there.

[Benjammin]

Been doing heavy work on cars for years, still find myself watching videos like this

[ReviewedByAndy]

Glad to see that keeping the jack lightly raised and putting the wheels under the side of the car is widely accepted. My dad always taught me to do those two things and I’m sure glad he did. My buddy nearly died after a jack stand slipped and pinned him. Gotta be as careful as possible!

[jamest]

I am surprised you didn’t mention after setting the first pair of stands, you need to keep an eye on these while jacking the other side, the car can pull on the stands and pull them over if you are not being careful especially if the jack can’t roll and shift while jacking the car. 👍

[justinlynch]

One extra thing I like to do is take the weight off and reposition my stands slightly once I get the vehicle where I want it; this is especially true if I'm jacking high or I'm going to have it up there a while.

These stands can bind and get side loads when jacked like this. That little lift off and set down can eliminate a lot of that.

[SVR]

While I already know how to put my car on all 4 stands, I still watch all your videos Incase I learn something new. Great content Charles, keep it up brother!

[Larry_Kabberga]

This is probably the best video explaining how to lift a car on 4 jack stands, and I've seen many. Having said that, I've made the decision that if the job involves lifting the car completely (front and rear), I'd take the car to the mechanic. It's not worth it.

[LukeEdward]

Thanks for those safety recommendations. Having the jack with slight pressure AND the wheel/tire slid assembly underneath are two reasons I am alive today. The secondary jack specifically kept the vehicle from crushing my sternum, when I stupidly reached underneath to reposition something.

[therealderjett]

This is a perfect video for anyone new to working on a car. I showed this to my son on his car about a month ago. I bet he will remember it after watching your video. Thanks again for another great video.

Also this is why I buy jackstands in sets of 4. Getting 2 brands of stands to be even never works.

[仮名川よしろ]

Charles always thanks for showing high standards when it comes to working on vehicles properly. Ive learned the standards from place to place carry. Sometimes if people are educated the wrong way first, they teach other's the wrong way.

I'm very grateful for your integrity and the peacefulness you find. One bolt turn might help a thousand more.

[toto]

And that's why i love my bimmers, already equiped from the factory with central lifting point under the engine and rear end. Some says that's because they knew they would have to spend a lot of time on jacks but hey, cant complain

[barrybebenek]

In 35 years, I’ve never personally had any luck, not crushing a pinch-weld with a jack or jack stand. Due to that, I always use suspension/frame points. 🇨🇦👍🏼

[invertedpolarity]

Hockey pucks are always good to have around when working on a car.

[benhaze]

In many (many) cars the pinched weld is just an indicator and the OEM car jack distributes the load on reinforcement pads located near the pinched weld. Putting a stand or using a flat surface to lift will crush the pinched weld and possibly make some damages to the vehicle.

[tedjohnson]

Good video! If actually going under the car (eg, DSG service), as opposed to just jacking it up to bleed brakes, some folks actually insert an additional pair of jack stands as a backup. And get the second pair from a different manufacturer. Seems like overkill, but with 3000 lbs overhead, better safe than sorry.

[karbonfiba]

Going to be painting my calipers and being that the paint has a catylist that is time sensitive, i need to paint all of them at the same time...this is very informative!!

[harrisonp]

Always hard to find lifting points on newer vehicles.
Nice video, good advise/safety tips.

[Zakw]

This is a great video. There are a lot of videos about jacking up GTi’s where people just say to use the pinch welds but you invariably need to jack somewhere else to put it on the 4th pinch weld…

Good for me to know as my laziness has had me jack up next to the jack point so I can put a stand under the pinch weld. I’m sure my car has loved that.

[KenGaskins-nmgx]

Excellent presentation and explanation. This alleviates one of my greatest phobias. I hate going under, but armed with this information and top notch jack stands, I can feel much more comfortable.

[davidlovett]

No matter what I'm looking to do to my 13 MK6 R, I always trust your experience over anybody. Wish you lived near by, I would trust you to work on my vehicles 100%!!! As Always, Thanks 😁