Jackpoint tips

[MyDimeIsUp]

The pinch weld on this car is super small. They give you a small section to put your jack and jack stands on, and the rest is covered with plastic. The fit is very tight and sometimes I have to lower the car and jack up a 2nd time to get it aligned properly, even then the jack stand has to be tipped ever so slightly, let the car down on the jack, then it settles flat.

Not what I want to be doing so is this the only method or what is the best way to jack up the car and place on jack stands?

[Theiceman]

yeah just did this last week .. its a bit of pain in the ass.. i have a big 1/2 ton jack that lifts the car in seconds but i cant get it and the jack stand under so i have to use my small jack and play with it as you did, its just one of those Audi things ... oaccasionally i have said screw it and put the jack under the plastic bit, . But my car is a winter beater so ....

sometimes when i use the half ton i just leave it on the jack and throw the wheel under the car for safety. Depends on how brave im feeling that day and is obviously not recommended.

[rcprato]

I use this on my jack
And put these jack stands under control arm

They make pads for jack stands to go under the pinch weld but obviously you would need to jack up at a different place


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[dimab]

Check out this video https://youtu.be/IY_VRHlfJuQ?t=64. I think it's an interesting approach. The author included Amazon link to the U Jack from the video in the description.
I'm personally sticking to my traditional 3 ton jack. I just keep it on the jack while I work on it and as a safety measure put a jack stand under the rear subframe bolts, where it's mounted to the body:



Not recommending it in any way, just sharing what I personally do.
And when I don't need to take the wheels off and just need to get under the car (oil change, etc...) I use plastic ramps and secure both sides with jack stands in the same way (under the subframe bolts).

[MyDimeIsUp]

I did see that u-jack and it looked very interesting, but dropping $240 on a second jack just because it saves me 1 1/2 minutes is eh. Plastic ramps for convenience I should get though.

[fastboatster]

Check out this video https://youtu.be/IY_VRHlfJuQ?t=64. I think it's an interesting approach. The author included Amazon link to the U Jack from the video in the description.
I'm personally sticking to my traditional 3 ton jack. I just keep it on the jack while I work on it and as a safety measure put a jack stand under the rear subframe bolts, where it's mounted to the body:



Not recommending it in any way, just sharing what I personally do.
And when I don't need to take the wheels off and just need to get under the car (oil change, etc...) I use plastic ramps and secure both sides with jack stands in the same way (under the subframe bolts).

yeah, this is nice to have for 200$. I jack mine up using front subframe beam and rear diff. Jacking on the subframe beam is not officially recommended, though.

[Eric.L]

Yup i know exactly what your talking about. The entire undercarriage of the car is protected and i love that. And i dont want to modify nothing underneath. OEM is best, so here is how i do it, wheel chocks !!! use the jack pad 1st on the front drivers side, use second jack once wheels off the ground high enough to access the control arm point, this will allow the 2 front pinch welds to acess with jack stands “ With protector rubbers !!! “” then jack the rear at once, i use a rubber floor mat to protect rear diff subframe, “” this is not recommended “ as noted by another member.

Im on bags, yes its a pain i know but these cars are not made to be worked on in our driveway or garage. Hoists are the only focus for engineers.

The extra time it takes will get better as you make yourself more little tools and tricks to make it quicker and safer.