I've read lots of posts about jacking up a Tesla at home. I'm no mechanic but would like to have a go at servicing the brakes which (unlike tire rotations) requires quite a bit of brute force to remove retaining pins and pads.
I'm struggling to see how you'd get the car onto jack stands. I like the look of the Tesla stands which integrate with the jack pad but they're so expensive I might as well pay someone to do it.
I understand you can jack up the car from the rear point and then put a stand under the front when it gets high enough. I found that the front doesn't rise as quickly as the rear.
Is this OK as I assume the frame is warping by doing this? Does this not damage it or strain the battery?
I have two hydraulic jacks so as an alternative I thought I could jack the front and rear with those. Would it be safe to service brakes like this? I guess if one jack failed hopefully the other wouldn't!
So;
1) Jack up rear until a jack pad can be put under the front even though frame warps
2) Jack up front and rear with hydraulic jacks
3) Something else?? (other than "Get Tesla to do it"!)
Cheers!
I'm struggling to see how you'd get the car onto jack stands. I like the look of the Tesla stands which integrate with the jack pad but they're so expensive I might as well pay someone to do it.
I understand you can jack up the car from the rear point and then put a stand under the front when it gets high enough. I found that the front doesn't rise as quickly as the rear.
Is this OK as I assume the frame is warping by doing this? Does this not damage it or strain the battery?
I have two hydraulic jacks so as an alternative I thought I could jack the front and rear with those. Would it be safe to service brakes like this? I guess if one jack failed hopefully the other wouldn't!
So;
1) Jack up rear until a jack pad can be put under the front even though frame warps
2) Jack up front and rear with hydraulic jacks
3) Something else?? (other than "Get Tesla to do it"!)
Cheers!