Many service events require you to raise the car and work under it. If you don’t have a hoist or lift you can accomplish the same thing using 4 jack stands and a 2 ton trolley jack.
Continue reading “Putting you Aston Martin DB9 onto Jack Stands”
Another article where I hear you saying “Are you kidding – he’s going to explain how to take a wheel off?!” Since this is part of many service steps, I thought I would chip in a few simple tips I have accumulated.
Of course you’ll be either jacking up the car, using a ramp or a lift. Since I don’t have the luxury of a ramp or a lift (yet!), I am making do just fine with a simple 2 ton trolley jack [see my post on this]. Continue reading “Removing a Road Wheel on your Aston Martin DB9”
I can hear you snorting from here – “Why the hell would you need an article on how to jack up the car?” I get that, but as it’s the first step in many service steps, and there are a few DB9 specific tips to share, I figured I’d post a quick article and video in case it helps someone.
Some obvious stuff to start with that’s the same for jacking any car:
I used a simple 2 ton trolley jack.
My first tip (that I really learned from a post on 6speedonline.com) is to use a hockey puck on the jack lifting point to avoid scratching the car. Continue reading “Single Point Jacking of your Aston Martin DB9”
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