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It has more to do with positioning in the jack or lift at the correct locations (designated jacking points) on the bottom of the car.Is the battery really that fragile with the scissor hands or should I have them do jack?
You'd think so wouldn't you? A reputable tire shop (chain) told me they had the jack pads when I asked, but they didn't use them. Instead, they jacked my car up incorrectly and damaged (cracked/broke a chunk off) the plastic shield (thank god that is all they did). After I sent an email to their corporate office and they reviewed the bay cameras at the location my car was dropped off at, they agreed that they did indeed damage the car by not jacking it up correctly. They paid for the Tesla repair (replacement plastic shield).
Apparently there are reputable shops (chains) that still don't understand how to lift Teslas correctly.
This is how mobile service does itBut I've heard it suggested that lifting both wheels off the ground, from one of the jacking points, could put some torsion of the car body
What do you think ?
It occurred to me that maybe you could have a brace that goes between the two jacking points, and then place the platform jack in the middle of the brace, and so jack the entire side of the car up without putting any twisting forces. So I ran some computations. I happen to have a piece of 3x3x1/4 steel angle lying around. The distance between the jacking points is about 5ft. The car weighs about 4500lb. So I think it can be modeled as a "smply supported beam" 60 inches in length and with a point load of 2250lb in the center. If my computations are correct, this is going to cause the steel to deflect about 0.28" in the middle (where the platform jack is pushing). Given the pucks are typically at least 3/4" thick, this should be fine (the deflected beam won't contact the car).
What do you think ?
An I-beam would probably be better suited to the job. Maybe I'll swing by the scrap metal yard ...
No foolin' ? For glass-roofed cars ?This is how mobile service does it
No, spending very little; just a piece of steel from the scrapyard, or the piece I already have. Glass roof IS a lot of money. I guess there's a risk the car could slip off the rig I'm proposing.Spending a lot of money and if you screw up you will be spending a LOT of money.
I don't have any jacks.Why not just do it yourself? I just passed 10k miles and still hadn't received a notification to rotate my tires, so just did it myself. Took my time, cleaned the inside of the rims, checked the calipers and pads, checked the tire pressures and filled to 42psi, and in all took me about 45 min.
Total cost: $0 You just need 2 jacks and do it in your garage or driveway.
Never take your car to any shop unless you have toNever take your car to a Tesla SC unless you have to. When rotating tires they should be crossed - unless they are directional - and mobile service does not do a cross-rotation. I recommend Discount Tire for rotations (free at many locations), balancing and for new tires.
Most cars are staggered now so no crossing.
Good grief, $300+ ?!? I'll just make my own, thanks you.This guy sells lift bars for different Porsches. Would be cool if one of these fit the Model 3. Might have to research this...
You have you two platform jacks ? I have one, plus an emergency scissors jack. Wouldn't want to use the latter unless I had too.I’ve been doing it in my garage since I bought my car in 2018. Gotten so used to it that I now complete the entire process in about 20 minutes.
Good grief, $300+ ?!? I'll just make my own, thanks you.
1. Piece of steel from the scrapyard.
2. Mount a couple of these on it: Mike 500 Jacking SOCKET ADAPTER for scissors jack to TESLA MODELs 3, Y, S and X | eBay
3. Maybe bolt something to the middle to insure against it slipping off your platform jack ...
Well, if you're satisfied with front-back rotation, and not afraid to lift an entire side of the car from one jack point, a single platform jack (and nothing else) will suffice. That's what I just did. Looks to me like the rear jack point is closer to the center-of-gravity than the front one, for what that's worth.
Good grief, $300+ ?!? I'll just make my own, thanks you.
1. Piece of steel from the scrapyard.
2. Mount a couple of these on it: Mike 500 Jacking SOCKET ADAPTER for scissors jack to TESLA MODELs 3, Y, S and X | eBay
3. Maybe bolt something to the middle to insure against it slipping off your platform jack ...
Don't think I'm going to, but maybe. Don't buy their argument though.I reached out to the Lift Bars guy. He said the longer distance between the jacking points combined with the extra weight of the Model 3 meant the size of the bar was not practical.
If you make something that works, please show it off here!
Mobile service $50 for convenience. Discount Tire for free.