Front Wheel Drive Lifting Procedure Precations

Model
1984-1985 Colt & Colt Vista


Subject
Raising Procedure for Front Wheel Drive Vehicles With Free Wheel Type Auto Lift


Index
MISCELLANEOUS


Date
April 29, 1985


No.
26-02-95






When a subject model vehicle is raised on a free wheel type (H-bar) lift (Figure 1), where the vehicle's frame rests on two metal rails, wooden block attachments must be used to ensure that suspension components are not damaged. Construction and use of such units is as follows:

Construction of Attachments








According to the specifications in Figure 2, cut pieces of wood to size (blocks A, B, and C). Place a block B between two pieces of block C as shown in Figure 3 and nail block C to B. Four of these units are needed, two for each block A. Do not nail these units into block A.

Use of Attachment





These two finished units are to be placed across the rails of the lift. This will enable the vehicle to be supported on blocks B and C (Figure 4) by the body sill and not the frame rails.

Lift Procedure





Position vehicle over and aligned with H-bar of lift. Place attachments (Figure 5) across the lift; one just in back of the front wheels, one in front of the rear wheels. Slide blocks B and C on each block A until they rest in the vehicle support locations shown in Figure 6.

NOTE:
THESE ARE THE SAME LOCATIONS AS THOSE FOR SINGLE OR DOUBLE POST LIFT DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE MANUAL.

Initially, raise the lift until it just makes contact with the vehicle. If the vehicle is firmly settled on the attachments, continue raising. If not, take lift down and reset attachments to rest at the locations described in Figure 6 before raising.



CAUTION:
THE SUPPORTING LOCATIONS OF, FOR INSTANCE, A GARAGE JACK, RIGID TRUCK, OR LIFT ARE ALL DIFFERENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE RAISED. BE SURE TO RAISE IT AT THE SPECIFIED SUPPORTING LOCATIONS. DAMAGE OR DEFORMATION MAY OCCUR IF VEHICLE IS SUPPORTED AT LOCATIONS NOT SPECIFIED.


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