dholmblad

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I've had trouble with this before. Can someone tell me where I need to place the jack and jackstands for a rear brake job? Before when I attempted the wheels would drop down and I could not access some of the bolts. I saw somewhere to use the rear diff to jack it up. But where are the stands placed? Any photos or videos would be helpful.

JSolo

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I jack the car up under the diff then place jackstands at the pinch welds with a slitted hockey puck inbetween.

If you search the site there should be a number of threads about this topic.

dholmblad

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I did search but didnt see any photos. What are the pinch welds? Are these the rails that you use for the front?

blnewt

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There's two jack placement pinch welds on each side of the car, one for changing a front tire and one for a rear tire. They're marked by two notches on either side of the jack point. Here's what one of them looks like

dholmblad

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Ah, two separate rails. Which one is for rear? The one further away in the photo?

blnewt

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No, it's two jack points along each side rail, the one in the photo is for the drivers side rear, it's right in front of the back tire.

JSolo

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Here, circled in red.

dholmblad

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Okay, and if I jack it up on that point in the rear I would be able to access the bolts for the rear brakes?

blnewt

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Yes, you can access the caliper bolts by jacking there. What I would do is put a floor jack under the differential to jack it up, then lower it on the stands but keep the jack under a slight load, just further protection when you're applying torque to loosen/tighten the parts.

dholmblad

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Great, that makes sense. Thanks!