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1990 Acura Legend Jack Points
Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4
doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? Thanks |
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Kin wrote:
> Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4 > doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the > car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on > another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the > Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? > > Thanks > id jack right next to those points, on the same piece of metal, flange, frame, etc. you just dont want to put the jack on a flat portion, like the floor pan. unless you want a jack sized hump in the floor |
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On 7 May 2005 12:35:49 -0700, "Kin" > wrote:
>Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4 >doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the >car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on >another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the >Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? You look for thick metal that can take the pressure. In general that means suspension components like lower suspension arms, trailing arms etc, or subframes. If you look behind the plastic splash shrouds under the front of the car you will usually see a subframe to which the engine mounts are bolted. This in turn is bolted to the bodywork with rubber shockmounts. There is usually another at the back to take the rear suspension members. Both are made of strong enough metal to take a jack. Morover you can trust them long after the car's doorsills are so rusted out the recommended jacking points can't be trusted. Don't trust the jacking points on a 15 year-old car too much unless the car has never seen a salty road. I've seen many a jack get a car eight or nine inches up and then punch right through rusted metal so the car came rapidly right back down! Which jackpoint you use depends on what you're doing. For instance you don't want a jackstand under a suspension arm if you want the wheel right down out of the wheel well. On the other hand if you have a floor jack and want to get a tire up off the ground without having to jack everything way up in the air, then right under the lower ball joint is a good place. Or under the extreme end of the lower suspension arm. With light cars a floor jack on the subframe right under the radiator will take both front wheels off the ground. Never get under the car if there's only a jack holding it up. Use blocks or jackstands and chock the wheels. If you're not on pavement put a piece of plywood under the jackstands so they don't sink into the ground. |
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If you register at www.autozone.com , put in your car's year, make, and
model, then go to "Repair Guides" then "jacking," an illustration will come up showing the four points under the four doors and also the front and rear jacking points for your Legend. For the rear, there's a hook just under and behind the license plate. You should have seen it in the past. You can jack directly under it. For the front, there apparently is a "jack lift platform" beneath and apparently several inches aft of the front bumper. I also do what SoCalMike does. Lastly, my 91 Civic is approaching that point to which John referred (four side jacking points are starting to get crumbly), so I am acquainted with where on my suspension I can put jacks, too and should start using them like... last week when I rotated my tires. "Kin" > wrote in message ups.com... > Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4 > doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the > car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on > another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the > Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? > > Thanks > |
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Illustration of jacking points for the 1991 Accord, which look similar to
Autozone's drawing for the Legend: http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/AccordManual/400/1-8.pdf |
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"Kin" > wrote in message
ups.com... > Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4 > doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the > car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on > another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the > Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? > > Thanks Firstly, RTFM. My limited experience usually points to 6 manual sanctioned jacking points. 1 per, fore and aft and usually 1 per corner, ie. flat tire jacking points which also are places for jack stands and auto lifts. |
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There is a center tow hook on the bar that connects the two front sub
frames. The service manual says to lift the front of the car there. In the back there will either be a tow hook or a round solid protrusion (in the center) that you can use to lift the rear. "Kin" > wrote in message ups.com... > Does anybody know where the Jack Points are for 1990 Acura Legend 4 > doors? I know the 4 points under the 4 doors but I need to jack up the > car and put jack stands on those points. Thus I need to jack on on > another spot using a hydraulic jack. Actually in general how do the > Mechanics find out what are the points to jack up the car? > > Thanks > |
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On Sat, 7 May 2005 22:41:59 -0500, "Jafir Elkurd"
> wrote: >There is a center tow hook on the bar that connects the two front sub >frames. The service manual says to lift the front of the car there. In the >back there will either be a tow hook or a round solid protrusion (in the >center) that you can use to lift the rear. Yes. Actually they're not tow hooks, they're the tie-down lugs that are used to hold the car in place during shipment on those big Japanese car transporter ships. They are indeed a good place to jack, since they are always fixed to a robust part of the car. |
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"John Ings" > wrote
> > wrote: > > >There is a center tow hook on the bar that connects the two front sub > >frames. The service manual says to lift the front of the car there. In the > >back there will either be a tow hook or a round solid protrusion (in the > >center) that you can use to lift the rear. > > Yes. Actually they're not tow hooks, they're the tie-down lugs that > are used to hold the car in place during shipment on those big > Japanese car transporter ships. They are indeed a good place to jack, > since they are always fixed to a robust part of the car. Huh. I would never have known this but for this post. All I've used the hook for in the past was when I was hauling something bulky in the trunk and had to tie the trunk lid down. The hook is perfect to pass the rope through. Of course, as I implied earlier, my 1991 Civic needs alternative jacking points these days, too, so I'll be using the hook more for this. My 91 Civic has one only on the rear. |
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Thanks all the tips!!!
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