Danger: To avoid any vehicle damage, serious personal injury or death when major components are removed from the vehicle and the vehicle is supported by a hoist, support the vehicle with jack stands at the opposite end from which the components are being removed and strap the vehicle to the hoist.
Warning: To help avoid personal injury, always use jack stands when you are working on or under any vehicle that is supported only by a jack.
Caution: When you are jacking or lifting a vehicle at the frame side rails or other prescribed lift points, be certain that the lift pads do not contact the catalytic converter, the brake pipes or the fuel lines. If such contact occurs, vehicle damage or unsatisfactory vehicle performance may result.
Note: The front hoist pads must not contact the rocker panels, the front fenders, or the floor pan.
Position the (frame contact) front hoist pads as follows:
Note: The rear hoist pads must not contact the rocker panels to the outside of the frame rail reinforcements.
Note: The rear hoist pads must not contact the floor pan.
Position the (frame contact) rear hoist pads as follows:
Position the (suspension contact) rear lift under the rear tire and wheel assemblies.
Position the (suspension contact) front lift under the lower control arm assemblies.
When you are lifting a vehicle with a vehicle jack or a floor jack, block the wheels at the opposite end from which you are lifting. Use jack stands to provide additional support.
Note: The floor jack pad must not contact the rocker panel to the outside of the frame rail reinforcements.
Note: The floor jack pad must not contact the floor pan.
Position the floor jack pad as follows:
Under the frame rail reinforcements.
Note: The jack stands must not contact the rocker panels, the front fenders or the floor pan.
Position the jack stands as follows:
Note: The jack stands must not be placed under the (rear suspension crossmember) front reinforcement rib.
Spanning both of the (rear suspension crossmember) rear reinforcement ribs.
