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This evening I was feeling obsessive and compulsive and bored - I jacked up my car for the first time to remove each wheel so that I could perform a thorough cleaning to the inner wheel barrel (wipe off all dirt, grime & brake dust).
My intention was to use my jack pad adapters (which I purchased from Murphy's Law). I noticed a problem on my left front wheel when my adapter wouldn't fit into the recessed holes on the jack pad. Upon closer inspection 1 of the 2 screws securing the jack pad to the frame of the car was halfway backed out preventing the jack pad adapter from sitting flush on the jack pad. I tightened that screw and checked the remaining 7 screws and THEY WERE ALL LOOSE except for 1 which was completely gone - fell out at some point. CRAP!
I ended up removing the screws, added some thread lock and reinstalled them - I will need to get the missing screw either from Tesla or a hardware store.
Like I said, these 2 screws are the only things attaching each of the jack pads to the frame of the car. Once the screws back-out, the jack pad will simply fall off your car and you will have no way to jack up your car. Here are a few pictures showing where the jack pads are located and a closer detail showing the 2 screws securing the jack pad to the frame of the car.
I have a 2018 MX, but I assume this issue would also apply to the MS & 3.
My intention was to use my jack pad adapters (which I purchased from Murphy's Law). I noticed a problem on my left front wheel when my adapter wouldn't fit into the recessed holes on the jack pad. Upon closer inspection 1 of the 2 screws securing the jack pad to the frame of the car was halfway backed out preventing the jack pad adapter from sitting flush on the jack pad. I tightened that screw and checked the remaining 7 screws and THEY WERE ALL LOOSE except for 1 which was completely gone - fell out at some point. CRAP!
I ended up removing the screws, added some thread lock and reinstalled them - I will need to get the missing screw either from Tesla or a hardware store.
Like I said, these 2 screws are the only things attaching each of the jack pads to the frame of the car. Once the screws back-out, the jack pad will simply fall off your car and you will have no way to jack up your car. Here are a few pictures showing where the jack pads are located and a closer detail showing the 2 screws securing the jack pad to the frame of the car.
I have a 2018 MX, but I assume this issue would also apply to the MS & 3.