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#1
08-03-2005, 07:57 AM
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Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
Okay, I know this is a very newb question, but I can't figure out where to jack up my brother's 2005 Cav with a floor jack.
On my Mazda, there's a reinforced "knob" thing in the middle of the car towards the front that's specifically there to jack the front end with a floor jack (I assume it's attached to the frame or something). But I couldn't find one on the Cav. I did a search, but didn't find anything and I don't have a shop manual for the car. Any help (or perhaps a photo :P) would be very appreciated. Thanks! 
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#2
08-03-2005, 08:54 AM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
i would jack it up right there at the body seam.. it wont do any damamge..
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#3
08-03-2005, 11:19 AM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
Well, I don't really know what a "body seam" is (but I assume it's someplace where the frame seams with something, lol) and I HAD to do the 1,000 mile oil change, so I just used the spare tire jack to put each side of the car on a jack stand. It worked okay and all, but it added a lot of time and effort to the whole process :P
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#4
08-04-2005, 07:27 PM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
You can jack under a control arm
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#5
08-04-2005, 07:48 PM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
A dark alley from a little old lady would be the easiest.
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08-04-2005, 09:23 PM
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Re: Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
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#7
08-04-2005, 11:36 PM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
Depends on what kind of jack you are using... mine has a large surface area so the body seam rail dosn't do it for me, so i have found a different place. On the rear, just center it in the middle of the trailing arm, then use jack stands.
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08-05-2005, 01:51 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
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#9
08-05-2005, 09:48 PM
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Re: Where do you jack an '05 Cav?
Not to be an ass or anything but if you dont know how to jack up a car, doesnt matter with what kind of jack you probably shouldnt be working on the car in the first place... if its for an oil change by the time u buy the oil the filter and do it yourself its about the same freaken price any way and sometimes doing it yourself can be more..
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