[serratedauto]

Is it safe to jack a 98 camry on this beam and then install the jack stands on either side?

I figure since it's a crossmember beam it's probably okay, but i want to make sure first before I screw something up...

Thanks.

 

[slavie]

You got it spot on.

Just be careful with the front one: because it's small-ish and sometimes at an angle, some jacks don't mate with it very well. Make sure you got the jack securely under it before lifting.

 

[serratedauto]

sweet thanks!

 

[ghettosled]

what slavie said. that is the same jacking point i use for the front. the rear has a similar point in the center of between the lateral control arms.

 

[MyCamry01]

Spot on!

I have jacked my Camry too many times on that spot !

 

[mtnsoccerguy]

I have also used that point plenty of times. Just be careful. I have had my jack start to slip because of the rounded shape. Take it slow and you'll be fine.

 

[csaxon]

 

[SilverSoarer]

Is it possible to put jack stands under the rear crossmember - on either side of the rear jack point (or does the exhaust get in the way) ?

The rear frame rail will bend so that will not work.

The only other options are the rear pinch welds (which can bend or require and adapter) or the hump in front of the rear wheel arch.

 

[serratedauto]

I tried jacking at that spot from the picture I posted earlier. It seemed to work well jacking in the center and placing jack stands on either side of that middle "hump". My only complaint is that my jack isn't very graceful, so whenever I open the bleed air valve (even slightly), it just "plops" the car down on the jack stands, so I have to be careful with that.

Does the Camry have a crossmember beam like that at the rear of the car that can be jacked to as well?

 

[bolink654]

I tried jacking at that spot from the picture I posted earlier. It seemed to work well jacking in the center and placing jack stands on either side of that middle "hump". My only complaint is that my jack isn't very graceful, so whenever I open the bleed air valve (even slightly), it just "plops" the car down on the jack stands, so I have to be careful with that.

Does the Camry have a crossmember beam like that at the rear of the car that can be jacked to as well?

Yes, but it's rather far up under the car, and as such I can only get 1/2 a pump on the jack handle (until it gets up a bit)... so I either just suck it up, half pump at a time (that's what she said), or I put something short in the jack, like a ratchet handle, to use as a jack handle.

I usually put the jack stands under the... frame rails for lack of a better term. NOT the jack points that the manual says, but inward of them, is 2 rails that are part of the unibody chassis. I put the jack stands there. They also seem to be what hits bottom on speedbumps and such, so they can take it.

 

[serratedauto]

Yes, but it's rather far up under the car, and as such I can only get 1/2 a pump on the jack handle (until it gets up a bit)... so I either just suck it up, half pump at a time (that's what she said), or I put something short in the jack, like a ratchet handle, to use as a jack handle.

I usually put the jack stands under the... frame rails for lack of a better term. NOT the jack points that the manual says, but inward of them, is 2 rails that are part of the unibody chassis. I put the jack stands there. They also seem to be what hits bottom on speedbumps and such, so they can take it.

I just looked under the rear of the car and see what you mean. My new jack only does "half pumps" compared to my old jack so I should be okay. The handle on my jack is really short so I needed a lot of force to get the front of the car up, but the rear of the car isn't as heavy compared to the front so it should be fine.

 

[Perkins]

I wouldnt jack on those points in the picture if your car is a little rusty. Your jack will probably shove through the jacking point.

Im talking the Black/White illustration. The Cross Member is a great spot to jack the car up on

 

[leakyseals]

I just looked under the rear of the car and see what you mean. My new jack only does "half pumps" compared to my old jack so I should be okay. The handle on my jack is really short so I needed a lot of force to get the front of the car up, but the rear of the car isn't as heavy compared to the front so it should be fine.

What kind of jack is this? The smaller cheaper hydraulic jacks can be very dangerous.

 

[serratedauto]

I wouldnt jack on those points in the picture if your car is a little rusty. Your jack will probably shove through the jacking point.

Im talking the Black/White illustration. The Cross Member is a great spot to jack the car up on

Right. The flange that was designed for the toyota scissor jack kind of scares me as a jack point because it looks like just a double layer of sheet metal that is going to bend when I apply a jack to it.

The jack is a craftsman 2 1/4 ton trolley jack.

 

[leakyseals]

So long as it doesn't have the tiny dish that can slip off. I almost got killed with one of those.

 

[serratedauto]

but it does have that tiny dish, but it seemed to be okay as long as you jack it up very slowly (constantly checking the connection between the jack and the car) and using that "hump" in the crossmember as the jack point.

 

[serratedauto]

Is it safe to jack where the hump is and then put jack stands on either side of that spot? Or can I just stick the jacks on the flanges where the scissor jack would normally go?

This is the rear of the car looking forward.

 

[bolink654]

I jack there with my old small "tiny dish" jack, yes.

But as another person said, it kinda wants to slip off, there or the one in front. Sooo I just never put any body parts in harms way until I set it back down on stands... which is just a good idea no matter what, anyway.

And yeah the bigger better jacks are much more sure footed when jacking on those points.