A good and reliable car is the pride of its owner. But whatever the build quality, any equipment periodically requires repair. To raise the car for repairs, change tires or wheels, use a jack - a special device for lifting the car. This device must be chosen correctly.
Instructions
Step 1
To repair a small passenger car such as Daewoo Matiz or Oka, choose a folding mechanical jack with a lifting capacity of one and a half tons. As a rule, cars are equipped with such jacks at car factories.
Step 2
For the repair of light vehicles of medium weight, such as "VAZ-2110" or "Daewoo Nexia" take the lifting device more seriously. A small-sized hydraulic telescopic jack will be an excellent assistant for their repair. Its carrying capacity must be at least two tons. Such jacks can also be used by women motorists, since it does not require much physical effort to lift the car.
Step 3
To lift a heavy vehicle such as a jeep, minivan or minivan, purchase a trolley or lever-type hydraulic jack with a lifting capacity of up to five tons. Its main characteristic, in addition to the possibility of lifting a large weight, is the lifting height of the machine. On average, the optimal lifting height is considered to be forty to fifty centimeters.
Step 4
Use only hydraulic jacks to lift trucks. The existing models are different, they allow you to lift and hold heavy trucks weighing tens of tons at a height of half a meter.
Step 5
If car repair is not only a hobby, but a profession, then choose powerful hydraulic sliding jacks for this. Such devices are capable of lifting any weight to a height of up to half a meter. It is these characteristics that are optimal to ensure high-quality repair and maintenance of the most common automotive equipment. Despite the fact that mechanical devices can cope with the task of lifting machines, but they do not have such stability, and such units wear out much faster.
