Frame rot

capriceowns · #1 06-28-2006, 07:40 PM

While fixing my powersteering, I went to jack up my car i put the jack under my read door (door behind my driver door) and the jack lifted my car up, but the frame would cave in. but just were the jack was pushing, ive lifted it up from under the drive door without this.

what can I do?

silicon212 · #2 06-28-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by capriceowns

While fixing my powersteering, I went to jack up my car i put the jack under my read door (door behind my driver door) and the jack lifted my car up, but the frame would cave in. but just were the jack was pushing, ive lifted it up from under the drive door without this.

what can I do?

By "caving in", do you mean it pushed up, or the frame actually failed? Is it rusty, and did the jack push through the rust?

The frame has 4 jacking points - just behind the front wheels and just ahead of the rear wheels. These have the holes for the jack. The frame is not really strong enough to jack the car up at any other point - ESPECIALLY between the wheels, under the doors.

capriceowns · #3 06-28-2006, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by silicon212

By "caving in", do you mean it pushed up, or the frame actually failed? Is it rusty, and did the jack push through the rust?

The frame has 4 jacking points - just behind the front wheels and just ahead of the rear wheels. These have the holes for the jack. The frame is not really strong enough to jack the car up at any other point - ESPECIALLY between the wheels, under the doors.

it just pushed up on it. its not real rusty, just some surface rust, but its kinda scarce.

So i jacked it up in the wrong spot? (was my dads idea -_-) would it hurt it? (im never doing it there AGAIN) I was throwing a fit when I say it pushing in like it was.

silicon212 · #4 06-28-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by capriceowns

it just pushed up on it. its not real rusty, just some surface rust, but its kinda scarce.

So i jacked it up in the wrong spot? (was my dads idea -_-) would it hurt it? (im never doing it there AGAIN) I was throwing a fit when I say it pushing in like it was.

It'll distort it a bit, but shouldn't hurt it. I've done that myself.

capriceowns · #5 06-28-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by silicon212

It'll distort it a bit, but shouldn't hurt it. I've done that myself.

Cool.

Thanks for your help. im learning, lol.

My powersteering mess is all fixed now, the line acutally rotted through, i got a fuel fitting/line with a o-ring on the bottom and put a longer rubber hose on, it works, no leaks so far.

The caprice is back on the road.

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