Volvo 240 Jack Points
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Volvo 240 Jack Points
Hello,
I have to get deep under the car before a long trip to tighten the shifter bracket nuts on my 88 Volvo 240 wagon. My room mate/ex-co owner for some stupid reason loosened them up top and wasn't able to tighten them from the bottom.
I'm a little paranoid about jacking the car up and being underneath it. I have one of those jack stands with the lever that you pump up and placed it underneath. I'm sure it's strong enough for the car. I'm using a jack point that is a huge steel beam slightly forward and to the inside of the stock jack point. It's been up on the jack for a half hour with no problem, think it's safe??
Any other advice when jacking the 240?
I have to get deep under the car before a long trip to tighten the shifter bracket nuts on my 88 Volvo 240 wagon. My room mate/ex-co owner for some stupid reason loosened them up top and wasn't able to tighten them from the bottom.
I'm a little paranoid about jacking the car up and being underneath it. I have one of those jack stands with the lever that you pump up and placed it underneath. I'm sure it's strong enough for the car. I'm using a jack point that is a huge steel beam slightly forward and to the inside of the stock jack point. It's been up on the jack for a half hour with no problem, think it's safe??
Any other advice when jacking the 240?
Last edited by akpasta; 12-19-2013 at 11:50 AM.
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I sure HOPE you're not jacking on the axle!! what you described sounds like a frame member
temperature changes (warmer OR colder) can cause the jack's pump valve to start leaking, and the jack lets go.... whoooops!
a volvo probably won't kill you, its got good ground clearance, but its gonna hurt and someone else is going to have to extract you.
temperature changes (warmer OR colder) can cause the jack's pump valve to start leaking, and the jack lets go.... whoooops!
a volvo probably won't kill you, its got good ground clearance, but its gonna hurt and someone else is going to have to extract you.
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Haha, no it's not the axle, I'll snap a photo next time I'm at home to show you.
Thanks for the tip on the Jack-stands too. I'll make sure not to get under a jack. It can be tricky to find a good spot when the jack is already propping things up.
I wish I had a good photo of the undercarriage so I could say "point to the best spots." but I don't.
Thanks for the tip on the Jack-stands too. I'll make sure not to get under a jack. It can be tricky to find a good spot when the jack is already propping things up.
I wish I had a good photo of the undercarriage so I could say "point to the best spots." but I don't.
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Ok, so the first photo is from the right side; the pin is broken. How that happened, I do not know. The second photo is from the left side, which still has the pin, but if the other one broke, why won't this one?
right side
left side
Ignore the red color under the wheel well, it's a reflection from something next to the car.
Now, my question is, is it okay to use the flat metal area, in front of where that little hole is to put your stand? Thing is, I don't recall if it's entirely flat or not. What about the metal ridge that each side of the pin goes through?
Thanks.
right side
left side
Ignore the red color under the wheel well, it's a reflection from something next to the car.
Now, my question is, is it okay to use the flat metal area, in front of where that little hole is to put your stand? Thing is, I don't recall if it's entirely flat or not. What about the metal ridge that each side of the pin goes through?
Thanks.
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I've generally put my jack under that square beam behind your ?
that broken pin will give you grief if you ever have to change the tire on that side when you're on the roadside with the stock jack... you might want to get a small bottle or scissors jack and carry it (after testing that it can safely lift one wheel at a time off the ground...)
that broken pin will give you grief if you ever have to change the tire on that side when you're on the roadside with the stock jack... you might want to get a small bottle or scissors jack and carry it (after testing that it can safely lift one wheel at a time off the ground...)
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silvermine (06-11-2021)
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well, my pins are all in good shape (coastal california car == zero rust), and my stands nicely fit on the pin like that picture I posted above (which isn't my picture), so I've been jacking the subframe and standing on the pins. if I put my stands under the beam, I'd be a little afraid they'd dent the beam unless I had some kind of block or pad between the stand and frame.
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California "coastal cars" can be pretty rusty... Depending on how close to the water they lived. Ocean spray is worse even than road salt as it gets everywhere. Now, a mile inland, it's a different story... These destroyed jack points are all due to undercarriage mishaps or improper jack use in many a Volvo cases as people don't put the jack in the right place and mangle it as a result...
Last edited by lev; 12-21-2013 at 10:23 AM.
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well, my 'coast' location is 3-4 miles inland and 300 ft elevation, so I'm well out of the marine layer, and the lady I bought the car from (adult daughter of the original owner) lived about 2-3 miles inland and behind a hill, so also out of the marine layer. it also spent some time in LA.
in the 70s, I lived in Pacific Grove for a few years, blocks from the beach and in the fog belt. stuff rusted fast there.
in the 70s, I lived in Pacific Grove for a few years, blocks from the beach and in the fog belt. stuff rusted fast there.
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