I am frustrated that I cannot find solid information on how to jack up my Pontiac. Growing up, dad always said, "You make sure you jack that thing up level and immediately place stands under the car and remove that jack before you get under that thing."
I've checked my owner's manual. It gives four locations that seem to work well with that OEM screw jack or with the above mentioned slotted board(s). Now, even if I do sacrifice the ease of use of my hydraulic floor jack, where do the stands go? According to the manual I only have one location per corner that are guaranteed to be used up by the jack. A simple diagram in the manual would potentially erase this entire thread. Since I can read about "How to Wear Safety Belt Properly" and pages on how to to remove the spare, it is ridiculous that "How to Properly use a Jack and Stands" is not in there.
I've checked my owner's manual. It gives four locations that seem to work well with that OEM screw jack or with the above mentioned slotted board(s). Now, even if I do sacrifice the ease of use of my hydraulic floor jack, where do the stands go? According to the manual I only have one location per corner that are guaranteed to be used up by the jack. A simple diagram in the manual would potentially erase this entire thread. Since I can read about "How to Wear Safety Belt Properly" and pages on how to to remove the spare, it is ridiculous that "How to Properly use a Jack and Stands" is not in there.