Subject	The diff isn't. The small cross brace on the sub frame is.
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on September 21, 2019 at 11:17 PM
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In Reply To	The differential is one of the two garage jack points posted by 240Z FeO2 on September 21, 2019 at 08:58 PM
Message	Lifting the car by the diff stress the bushings and risks damage to the rear cover or cooling fins. The correct place to jack the rear of the car from is the mustache brace that spans the center of the rear subframe. Bernie Bilski berniebilski@cox.net President of Z-Car Club of Northern Virginia 1995 Nissan 300ZX TwinTurbo in Cobalt Green 1997 Nissan 240SX SE in Ultra Red 2006 Nissan Frontier SE in Ultra Black
Follow Ups	Lifting rear of car...ok to raise by differential ? - TTkeeper 16:03:55 09/21/19 Will be fine lifting from diff, I use a block of wood in - itsa300zx 16:25:55 09/21/19 Yes - ConVerTT 18:14:58 09/21/19 The differential is one of the two garage jack points - 240Z FeO2 20:58:25 09/21/19 The diff isn't. The small cross brace on the sub frame is. - Bernie (NoVA) 23:17:35 09/21/19 huh? The diagram in the FSM has a big circle - ConVerTT 23:58:30 09/21/19 false - vorpalZed 09:05:36 09/22/19 Good, for a second there I thought I've been doing it wrong - Musashi Sword 10:47:52 09/22/19 Yeah the loads those bushings see from lifting are nothing - BlackholeZ 11:24:31 09/22/19 Dang you beat me to it :) (n/m) - ZXRider 11:31:04 09/22/19 :-) - ConVerTT 12:31:53 09/22/19 Agree on false. The diff IS the spot to Jack up (n/m) - Stanky (BC) 19:12:07 09/22/19 You're asking to crack the cover or disturb the seal. - Bernie (NoVA) 11:15:53 09/24/19 Have you actually ever cracked a cover by jacking by diff..? - Stanky (BC) 21:38:07 09/24/19 I have watched people snap cooling fins off of them and I've - Bernie (NoVA) 07:11:54 09/25/19 I've seen dented oil pans and flattened pinch welds - vorpalZed 10:02:23 09/25/19 This. (n/m) - Stanky (BC) 10:05:29 09/25/19 Agree - which is why I recommend use of the mustache brace (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:19:58 09/25/19 Point it out here on this pic of a subframe, which one? - nissubaru 08:30:59 09/23/19 Might be better to use a picture from underneath - ZXoltan 09:26:34 09/23/19 er, are you asking me? - vorpalZed 09:29:49 09/23/19 You won't compress any diff bushings lifting on the lower - itsa300zx 11:19:53 09/23/19 Lift on this: - Bernie (NoVA) 00:54:49 09/24/19 thanks B...makes sense (n/m) - TTkeeper 11:57:05 09/23/19 wow (n/m) - ConVerTT 14:45:08 09/23/19 x2 (n/m) - MixManMash 17:06:49 09/23/19 Lol (n/m) - vorpalZed 01:38:49 09/24/19 Lmao (n/m) - Stanky (BC) 21:43:45 09/24/19 Nissan says yes. Bernie says no. - vorpalZed 01:49:50 09/24/19 Lol! (n/m) - Stanky (BC) 21:44:43 09/24/19 Is this like when Capt America was fighting Iron Man? - LJZTT 15:26:36 09/25/19 nah, more like Marvel's least liked superhero - vorpalZed 22:45:36 09/25/19
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