These pics are from my Max luckily nothing bad happened but it sure was close!!

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/view?...325&p=34732978

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/view?...325&p=34732981

Aren't you supposed to put those ramps the other way?

Yeah they are supposed to go the other way,
 

but my car is to low so you have turn the tire to drive up on them,next time I will turn my tire the other way and drive up forward on it the other way around.No harm no foul.

:surprised Were you under there? Would've been freaky if you were.

No I did not go under there,
 

What do you think I am crazy !! haha.I fixed it first and then went under.Scary thing was when I found out {after a few pics,come on it was a Kodak moment} I had to get back in my car real gentle and balance the clutch in first before I released the hand brake to avoid rolling back any and causing a disaster.But I did it perfectly so no problem.
Thanks for the concern Kev.

holy sheeeit...consider getting a quality jack? what did u use to lift up the car for the clutch job u did?
Dan

I think he got it done somewhere. Word of advice. Try using a strong thin piece of wood inbetween the wheel and the ramp next time. I should make the angle less steep and allow your car to go up the ramp the CORRECT way. That reverse ramp stuff is obvisously not the way to go. Or try to use the ramps on a decline to get more clearance for the front end.

Jeff i'm sure he said that he did it himself. emax can u confirm on this?? i swore i saw u say that you were doing the clutch.
Dan

I have a decent jack but I did not feel like going through the whole or deal of jacking it when I {thought} could have just done what I did,next time the jack will come out or I will use Jeff's advice {thanks Jeff}.About me removing the tranny I backed out at the last minute because I don't have good tool's and my mechanic said he would do it quickly for me and at a reasonable price.

Peace

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DanNY
[I]Jeff i'm sure he said that he did it himself. emax can u confirm on this?? i swore i saw u say that you were doing the clutch.
Dan

Sorry DanNY for the confusion,but when me and you were arguing/talking {what ever it's all good} before I was in the act of removing it with little sucess some bolts were just pissing me off and since I don't have air a gun I said ahh *uck it and play it safe.LAter

bro u saved yourself like 5-10 min for risking damage to your car. no shortcuts in auto mechanics my man. live and learn. next time it may be u under there. play it safe.
Dan

can someone donate a 4X2 for this fellow.

To much POWER!!!!
 

Must be the UPRD ECU!!!! To much power :jester: hahahha I can't wait.

Don't use those ramps ->
 

Get a good jack and a pair of jackstands. Much quicker and safer =)

Neat trick - you should bust that out at the next meet! j/k :)

I agree, next time use a jack with jack stands. Whenever I have to go under my car I am lucky enough to have a mechanic as a neighbour to lend me his expensive jack and jack stands. If it wasn't for my good neighbour, I would probably go to my local auto shop and get them to do it.

I find ramps to be a much safer alternative to jacks and jack stands - provided you use them properly, of course.

I would NEVER get under a car on jack stands - call me paranoid.


Greg

I agree, but the first step is to buy a quality pair of ramps with extenders...

Get some pieces of wood
 

I use a piece of 2x10 to drive on first, then up on the Rhino Ramps. It gives an additonal 1.5" of clearance.

ok so let's say u need to work on the brakes or take a tire off..well u can't do that w/ a ramp.
if you are afraid to get under the car w/ a jack then you might need to get a better one. i have a 3ton jack at home and that thing is solid. that's one piece of equipment that i don't compromise. also jack stands are stable if they are adjusted correctly. also a solid set of jack stands will help.
(THIS IS IN NO WAY REFERRING TO ANYONE ON HERE..SO RELAX)
it's funny how some people claim that they did everything on their car but they don't own a proper jack. i see a lot of people use the e-jack from the back to do oil changes, tire rotation..etc etc...that's not the correct jack to use when your working on your ride. go bite the bullet and spend at least $140 bucks on a jack...try to get one that's made in the US also.
Dan

Another concern >>
 

Is it such a good idea to be jacking/ramping your car up in loose gravel and dirt? Dude, doncha got a driveway?

Nope,that is my driveway,
 

I have to put a large square piece of wood under the jack so it does not sink into the ground.

questions about floor jacks and jack stands..
 

what type of jack should i buy? i saw this nifty one at sears. sorta looks like the kind racers use where u pump them up by a big lever. also, where are the jack points on the unibody? i know the manual states those notches as the proper sites, but what if i use another style jack? where do the jack stands go also? can i just put them on a solid looking suspension piece? thanks for any help.

Yep