How to Remove Four Wheels At Once?
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There is a huge amount of pressure generated to the brake pads when the brakes are applied. Anything that could come off of the surface of the brake pads will be ground off immediately. No need to try and clean brake pads and doing so you could end up contaminating the brake pads, reducing their braking effectiveness and then needing to replace them.
It's a good idea to lubricate the brake caliper sliders with the special grease that is designed for that, yes.
It's a good idea to lubricate the brake caliper sliders with the special grease that is designed for that, yes.
You could do it with two stands and a floor jack or a pair of OEM tire jacks.
You are risking the car falling off the jacks.
I would NEVER want to work UNDER the car supported (at the rear) only by the jack and not by stands, but if you don't mind risking the car falling and several thousand dollars of damage over $25 in stands, it's you car ...
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/jack-stands/3-ton-steel-jack-stands-61196.html
You are risking the car falling off the jacks.
I would NEVER want to work UNDER the car supported (at the rear) only by the jack and not by stands, but if you don't mind risking the car falling and several thousand dollars of damage over $25 in stands, it's you car ...
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/jack-stands/3-ton-steel-jack-stands-61196.html
TigerHeli is 100% correct!
A jack is not meant to support the weight of a vehicle, only to lift the vehicle into the air and then support the vehicle with jack stands.
Why? Because the thousands of pounds of pressure the jack is being subjected to can cause the hydraulic seals inside the jack to rupture and the jack will then allow the vehicle to fall, maybe on top of whomever is under the car.
For this reason, companies that manufacture automotive hydraulic jacks recommend jack stands be used to support the weight of a vehicle, not the jack itself.
A jack is not meant to support the weight of a vehicle, only to lift the vehicle into the air and then support the vehicle with jack stands.
Why? Because the thousands of pounds of pressure the jack is being subjected to can cause the hydraulic seals inside the jack to rupture and the jack will then allow the vehicle to fall, maybe on top of whomever is under the car.
For this reason, companies that manufacture automotive hydraulic jacks recommend jack stands be used to support the weight of a vehicle, not the jack itself.
Yes, you certainly did as can be seen above in your quoted comments.
For the benefit of everyone in the forum, kindly stop offering advice that is not based on any professional automotive training and/or experience. When people follow advice that is not professionally based, the end result could be damage to their vehicles, (which may have occurred to a Corolla Forum members transmission here), or even be killed. This is not a joke or a game of one-upmanship here. This is about Corolla Forum members vehicles and their proper maintenance/repair and in the case of a safety situation such as the topic of this thread, about someone's very life.
For the benefit of everyone in the forum, kindly stop offering advice that is not based on any professional automotive training and/or experience. When people follow advice that is not professionally based, the end result could be damage to their vehicles, (which may have occurred to a Corolla Forum members transmission here), or even be killed. This is not a joke or a game of one-upmanship here. This is about Corolla Forum members vehicles and their proper maintenance/repair and in the case of a safety situation such as the topic of this thread, about someone's very life.
You could, but probably easier to find a spare set of jackstands versus a spare that will fit the bolt-pattern of the car. I have two sets. A set of Craftsman professionals that I use when I am under the car, and when I rotate tires I use those and a set of Autozone ones since I don't intend to get underneath the car.
Agreed - although I don't think you need to worry about inexpensive jackstands being dangerous.
It's similar to say ratchet wrenches - if you are turning wrenches for a living, it makes sense to buy Snap-On or Craftsman or Matco, etc. If you are just doing maintenance on your own car, Harbor Freight (Pittsburgh), Stanley, Husky, etc. is just fine.
It's similar to say ratchet wrenches - if you are turning wrenches for a living, it makes sense to buy Snap-On or Craftsman or Matco, etc. If you are just doing maintenance on your own car, Harbor Freight (Pittsburgh), Stanley, Husky, etc. is just fine.