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I found that using a low adapter on a flat top jack like the 2 Ton silver Tonda ideal and stable for lifting all Tesla models. The Tonda jack does not have the wobbly tray that holds the thick standard and unnecessary "hockey puck" that makes the top unstable and likely to bend. I've tested...

According to the reviews, the jack has a tendency to bend. It is basically a cradle for the "hockey puck" style jacking pad. The additional one inch of thickness and height, while not an issue for the high clearance Model W would not allow the jack to be used on other lower clearance Tesla...

Can you use a caliper and give me the exact dimensions including diameter and depth of the 19mm socket? I have made scissors jack adapters that fits the new smaller aperture, but they are a loose fit.

Is there any interest here in a bottle jack with a custom made adapter that stabilizes it to the jack point socket of a Tesla Model X?

Mine don't bend. I recommend the Torin Big Red T10152 1-1/2 ton or the Tonda 2 ton. I've fully tested both and they are sturdier than OEM jacks from Toyota and Lexus. Here's a photo of the Tonda used for a heavier Fisker Ocean.

Hockey puck holder scissors jacks; Not suited for low clearance or Model Y Austin built Teslas I recently saw a large number of scissors jack available that are no more than holders for the original "hockey puck" jack point adapters. That adds over an inch or 25.4mm more than necessary to...

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The bushing attached to the lifting pad of the jack will pivot to allow the bottom ring of the blue pad to retain full surface contact with the ring of the jack point.

I've uploaded photos of the last Audi A6 aluminum thack that I modified for the Tesla Model 3. The bushing is 20MM or .79 inches and is machined from a rare 1.75 inch diameter UHMW Spectra round. The countersunk flat head M6x1.0 A2 stainless steel socket head cap screw is threaded into a...

Sorry, I'm not allowed to sell it here. You'll have to search elsewhere or make your own. Only a few specific Audi aluminum jacks are suitable for conversion, and many used ones are not in good shape. I found it to be much better than the conventional Porsche aluminum scissors jack that...

This photo shows the label on the Audi jack. It's rated at 960 Kg or 2117 lbs. It will lift one corner of an Audi SUV. The German engineers had calculated that it's capacity is sufficient. Most all scissors jacks have an safety capacity of at least 2x to 3x of their rated capacity. Another...

An audi aluminum jack that weighs less than 1.3 Kg (3 lbs.) can be modified with a lightweight centering bushing to fit the OEM jack point as shown below.

Not allowed to sell them here. You'll have to search elsewhere.

It's 12mm thick. A half inch equals 12.7mm. Baltic Birch plywood is manufactured in Finland, Russia and the Baltic states from slow growth birch trees. It has tripled in price, since it cannot be legally imported from Russia because of the war in Ukraine. Wood was the preferred material for...

Obviously, you don't know Baltic Birch plywood. Historically, Baltic Birch plywood is stronger than steel or aluminum by weight and has been used in the original Wright flyer, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and Howard Hughes "Spruce Goose." It use in the De Havilland Mosquito made it the...

I recently made these pads for the new 2023+ FISKER OCEAN ONE They are exceptionally light weight using 9 ply aircraft quality Baltic Birch plywood and machined aluminum posts. They weigh 2 ounces each. ThetTheTHEThe Fisker Ocean has a special custom jacking point. I'm thing of making them...

The jack is apparently just another uninspired designed using a modified one inch "hockey puck" jacking pad that needn't had to add an inch to the lowered height of the jack. A thin disk under the center post would have been in order for more clearance.

Close, but no cigar! IMAYCC Car Jack Kit for Tesla Model Y Model 3/S/X Lifting Jack,2.5 Ton Scissor Jack for Tesla,Car Jack Set - Tire Change Kit with Ratchet Wrench and Jack Pad. on Amazon. The use of a hockey puck style jack point puck makes the minimum height one inch higher than necessary...

Sorry, I'm not allowed to sell them here.

The 750Kg is a dynamic load rating. That means a greater than required capacity for one corner of the car supported by a scissors jack under a static load. Manufactures have more to consider than a jack's ability to support a car for tire changing. Carrying a jack for the full life of the car...

I forgot I had one last one of these Audi 3 pound aluminum jacks. I was saving it for myself. Those showing interests in this post gave me the inspiration to use my aircraft industry skills to improve on the previous design with a impact resistant socket adapter mand form rare blue UHMW...

The 1998-2004 Audi aluminum jack is better suited for conversion to the Tesla jacking socket on account that it has a steel flat top. This is actually one of my conversions using a stainless steel disk and a green machined Delrin knob. So converted, it will fit into the plastic case.

All Audi scissors jacks are sufficiently rated at 1020 KG or 2117 lbs. Since it's lifting only one corner of the car, it is sufficiently designed to reduce weight designed to be carried for the life of the vehicle. Most all quality scissors jacks are required by safety standards to have a...

It is a lot more important to keep the jack from slopping off the frame of the car, since that is a very small contact surface. It can be accomplished securely with a locked in adapter between the jack and the Tesla's jacking socket. This is one example. Many newer scissors jacks like the...

Yeah, the traditional design is risky due to the small base and the loose unsecure connection on the top of the jack with the lifting point of the car, The Torin Big Red increases stability with a wider base as shown here; Fixing the top of the jack with and adapter that allows the top...

Most jacks like the $22 Torin Big Red sold on Amazon are conservatively rated 1-1/2 ton and will suffice to lift one corner of any Tesla model. Hydraulic press testers on YouTube have tested these jacks to fail at over four tons. So, they are safe to use on any Tesla. More importantly...

Make your own, That's what I'm doing.

Drill-driver adapter for scissors jack. In the past few days, I experimented with various battery powered adapters to power drive the Torin Big Red scissors jack with my jacking socket adapter to provide quick raising on my Mod 3. These are the adapters that I used. I tried a Makita 1/2...

Easily verified. Just try yo put a magnet on the jacking socket.

I would purchase a set specified with 20mm posts or made for the Model S, since early Model S' used a 20mm socket and later switched to the larger 25mm. Amazon provides paid free returns, so you can send them back if they do not work out.

I'll use the pads. The jack points as specified in Tesla's manual. Not all lifts use runner pads. Some lifts have serrated linear lift contact arms that are supposed to grab onto the notched pinch welds of conventional unibody cars. That would cut into the thin aluminum structure of the...

Size and weight be damned. When I can get up the money, I'm buying an extra tire and wheel as a full size spare. Just put the full size spare on and forget plugging anything. Take the punctured tire to the shop and have it repaired and patched from the inside like it should be. Or, if it...

I originally modified an electric scissors jack by removing the swivelling attachment to use with 1/2 inch post Safe Jacks Rennstand adapters on my Lexus RX350. When I got my Mod 3, I made the adapter with a smaller 5/16 inch post and found it to work just fine with the new car. Since then...

I stand corrected. However, there is no need, since a 2 ton is all you need. The only issue I would have with that jack is that the swiveling top is not compatible. You'll have to remove it by drilling out the retaining rivet and fit a Tesla compatible jacking socket adapter like this one...

When you are at a dangerous neighborhood or any other situation, you want to get out of there in minutes, not hours.

I know that the OP mentioned that he would take the tire to Discount Tire to have it repaired from the inside. They will not repair a tire that has been plugged from the outside. I had one go flat on my Lexus RX350 a few years ago. I plugged it. When I took it to Discount Tire to have it...

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Using a 21mm socket that is a fill hex will be absolutely fine on a 13/16 fill hex. You will never round it out and it will not slip.

Likely our car; not mine. I'll use the pucks.

Nonsense! Maybe not on the Model S with the glass reinforced jacking blocks, but on all other newer models, you need jacking adapters or pucks to prevent damage to the aluminum that makes up the jacking socket area on the battery. Your statement is equivalent to, If nature meant man to fly...

That's a pretty expensive little bottle jack. However, that's the first one that I've seen that is that low. Begert Engineering in Washington State (the original and erstwhile makers of the Rennstands) pioneered secure jacking adapters for bottle jacks, I've experimented with inexpensive 2...

It's called a breaker bar on account of it's intended function, not how it's made or its component parts. To be used as a breaker bar, the ratchet in this case must be strong enough to take the torques applied to it when used to break loose tightened bolts. A standard ratchet wrench, not...

Hate to rack up the bill, but one service call to Tesla will really cost a lot more than what you are spending. The lug nuts are torqued to 129 ft. lbs. You might want to get a ratcheting breaker bar like this from Harbor Freight...

I. too, purchased one of those Chinese made jacks with the yellow section ratchet wrench and returned it. The Modern Spare jack appears to use the same type of wrench. Over the past 50 years, I have examined and used all sorts of OEM and aftermarket jacks including bumper jacks and even...

I don't know about cracking the roof. I have the basic lowest level Mod 3.

Not hard, if you get this adapter. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793PJBB6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I've used it with my old Craftsman 1/2 inch drive ratchet wrench and this lug wrench socket that will also work with the wheel lug nuts...

SAE grade 5. In case of metric fasteners; ISO 10.9.

An important word of caution when using scissors jacks. If you go through the reviews on scissors jacks, with whatever model the review is about, there is quite a number with accompanying photos showing how the jack is bent and deformed. Basically, it's either due to incorrect placement or...

If you jack the car up by either of the front or rear control arms, my universal adapter fill allow secure placement of either aluminum or steel jack stands in the official Tesla jacking sockets. Unlike some of the awkward multi-bolt clamp on adapters that I've seen offered by others, mine only...