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Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
Owner's book · not a shop
Open HoodKnow the car. Then the window. Factory specs in plain English — don't authorize until you can say this at the counter.
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How-to · Jack · Points and stands
DIY-safe driveway job
A rotation or a full brake job wants all four wheels off. You lift one end, set two stands, then the other end — never a steep angle that tips a stand. This is the extra video when the spare-tire jack is not enough.
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How To SAFELY Lift Your Car On Jack Stands
A dedicated stand-and-level walkthrough — verified ID — for when you need four corners, not just a spare.
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If this job needs four wheels off, I want it on a lift, not four cheap stands in the lot.
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Ask whether they use a lift. Parking-lot “mobile tech” on a bottle jack is a no.
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Jack the car on the right points — then use stands
The jack lifts. The stands hold. The pinch weld or the frame pad in the manual is the only place that is supposed to take that load. A jack on the oil pan, the floor stampings, or the plastic skirt will fold the car. Shake the body before you put a single body part under it.
Tires
Change a flat and use the spare
A flat on the shoulder is a roadside job, not a personality test. You loosen the lugs on the ground, lift at the factory point, swap the spare, and torque when it is down. The donut is a get-home tire — 50 mph, short distance, then a real tire.
Tires
What a proper tire repair looks like
A string plug from the outside is a get-home hack. A proper repair is from the inside: injury removed, patch-plug through the tread center. Shoulder and sidewall punctures are scrap. This is the film you want if a shop says they “fixed” a tire.
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