Using rubber pad when jacking car

[Russ]

The service manual recommends the use of a rubber pad between a floor jack and the chassis jacking point. Is there a specific rubber pad for this purpose or is it safe to use any old piece of rubber (piece of old tire perhaps?) How thick does it need to be? Would a folded up towel be safe?

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Russ
'91 black/black

 

[nsx4fun]

I use nothing, I just make sure that the outer edge doesn't contact the body. But, I would expect anything that will prevent scratching would work, like even a thin piece of hard wood with the grain running perpendicular to the edge so it won't split along the grain.

Happy Jacking,

Fritz

 

[MYNSX]

Wear a rubber when "jacking". LOL

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[Soichiro]

Griot's garage sells an excellent product for this application. It's a hard rubber pad with grooves in it, and a round fitting on the back that plugs into most jacks. I highly reccomend this if you want to avoid marring or scratching your car with the jack.

 

[nsx4fun]

On Griot's garage, I found 2 possible matches.
Are you suggesting the item #77712 Thick Rubber Saddle or the item #77778 Extra Rubber Jack?
Neither picture shows me enough detail to be sure. Off hand guess would be the more expensive of the 2?

Fritz

 

[lemansnsx]

Originally posted by Russ:
The service manual recommends the use of a rubber pad between a floor jack and the chassis jacking point. Is there a specific rubber pad for this purpose or is it safe to use any old piece of rubber (piece of old tire perhaps?) How thick does it need to be? Would a folded up towel be safe?

<align="Center"><img src="http://www.protechproducts.net/images/side-lift-jack-pad.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150">

Available from Protech, along with jack stand pads of various sizes.


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Andrew Henderson
The NSX Model List Page

"We have long acknowledged that enthusiasm for things automotive is a sure
sign of emotional instability if not outright dementia" - Brock Yates

 

[CityofAngels]

I use a 6" piece of a 2x4 block of wood. Cut a groove across it with a hand saw to accomodate the chassis bar and off you go. No troubles in the 2 years I've been using the same block. The block now has 4 dents in it that match the floor jack so it isn't going to slip off.

Those rubber ones are "cute" to say the least!

 

[LJSB]

I use a 6" DA (orbital sander) pad. I just nib off the center threaded tip and it fits the round seat on all my jacks perfectly and doesn't move at all once you make contact with the vehicle. The one I keep in my tool box for this purpose had a threaded plastic center tip (one of the cheaper ones)and it snipped right off. The pad is made of a dense foam/rubber and won't collapse enough to let the vehicle make contact with the jack head.