» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 08-30-2010, 11:27 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 16 | Differential Jacking OK, I need some advice. Took the car to a recommended place to have two new rear tires put on. Sat down to eat the breakfast I brought. When the car blocking my view of my car pulled out I saw the guy had put a floor jack under the diff and lifted the whole back end. Since both wheels were off I decided it was too late to say anything. The guy who recommended them had a problem with his C6 diagnosed and fixed there. Should I have any concerns about this? It just seems wrong to do on this car. I know it was done regularly years ago, but I'm not sure how good the casting on our differential is. Thoughts? | | | 08-31-2010, 01:46 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | It's fine. | | | 08-31-2010, 05:32 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 351 | ^^ +1 __________________ Alpine Weiß 1995 318ti M50tu mostly stock, chip'd 413, AFE Intake. e36 M3 front brakes, e30 M3 rear calipers. e28 3.25 LSD + e30 axles. Custom stainless Magnaflow 2 in 1 out muffler. R.I.P schwartz 1990 325is | | | 08-31-2010, 07:07 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 | no worries, if you had a finned cover then I would worry but I would recommend some 2x4 blocks of wood just for peace of mind. | | | 08-31-2010, 09:16 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | I used to jack up the car by the diff, don't anymore. You do need to be careful where on the diff you are lifting from. I wouldn't worry about the housing. I'd worry if it was lifted on the cover side alone. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 09-01-2010, 12:38 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 | Yea, its fine, our shop does it all the time. If you have a finned cover though, i would never lift there even with wood or any other material. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone 1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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