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Don’t think I would trust a scissor jack on a heavy car like a Tesla, and also not sure it would even fit with the locating support pucks most people use.
Bought a pair myself from Teslarati. They work great.I went with the RennStand by Safe Jack.
I don't think this is a big deal - I believe the battery case is aluminum, so there's no concern about corrosion. I've also *heard* that aluminum gets stronger as its dented... don't know about this one. But I'm trying to understand if my experience is unique or if I'm doing something wrong. I don't think I am.
I went with the RennStand by Safe Jack.
Since my thread was pointlessly merged into this one, nobody will see my specific question, so I'm quoting you guys directly... any similar experiences?Bought a pair myself from Teslarati. They work great.
That's an important thing to look out for, but a non-issue in my case. I found another video where the jack points are dented - see @ 3:13, it looks like the square has imprinted a bit into the jack point:I have used the safejack with the same adapter as the one in the video from i1Tesla. I've had half the weight of the car on one jackstand for 24 hrs while i was installing lowering springs (got stuck because i didn't have a specific tool). I do not see any deformation on the jack points. I take my time to make sure the cylinder part correctly goes into the hole before jacking up. If it does not go into the hole fully it will snap into it at a certain point and possibly cause a dent.
Since my thread was pointlessly merged into this one, nobody will see my specific question, so I'm quoting you guys directly... any similar experiences?
That's an important thing to look out for, but a non-issue in my case. I found another video where the jack points are dented - see @ 3:13, it looks like the square has imprinted a bit into the jack point:
I think partly what may be going on is that 1) the legs slip a little bit as they "expand" on my epoxy garage floor. This is even AFTER I make an effort to "push out" the legs 2) I may be the only one who's already raised it to maximum height? That inevitably requires a higher "angle of attack" - may be best to do in 2 stages, should you want to raise the car as high as possible.
For DIY home tire repair or rotation, yes.
Thanks.
I will note that I've rotated tires many times with no jack stands, and it only requires one extra jacking (five instead of four). That is, spare on, move tire, jack, move tire, ... spare off.
Don’t think I would trust a scissor jack on a heavy car like a Tesla, and also not sure it would even fit with the locating support pucks most people use.
Unless you purchase extra wheels, we have no spares on Tesla's.
My rear jack points are being damaged just by driving. They stick out a bit and the areas facing the front of the car are being eaten up, likely by dirt projections. Lots of sand on the roads in winter around here.
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I asked service how to stop this and they had nothing to say. I sprayed gravel guard but it wears off rapidly too, not very effective. Maybe I’m not applying it properly?
Winter roads with salt and sand?‘What do you drive over to scrape the jack points?
What’s the difference between bed liner and gravel guard?Maybe try a good bed liner coating, do a few coats, sand the metal first.