I've read a lot of conflicting information about this over the last week or so - I was hoping to get some input just so I don't make a stupid mistake.
I want to take the wheels off my W204 C63 for detailing them and the arches. I have one of these trolley jacks which I purchased mainly because of the low-entry point and reviews at the time. However, I've been made paranoid about just supporting the car using it - it's not going to be a danger to myself, but I really don't want to drop the corner of my new car onto the floor. So I thought about picking up a pair of axle stands like these.
Here's the thing; I'm not sure how I feel about trying to get a trolley jack under the centre of the front/back and lifting one entire end at once. That and also, because the axle stands are not designed to fit into the jacking points on the Mercedes I'm concerned they may damage the sill. So would it be possible for me to jack the car using the trolley jack from the lifting points on the sills (there's a rubber puck on the jack so I'm happy it'll be okay) and then putting an axle stand under the...axle? This would mean I'd be doing one corner at a time but I'm alright with that.
Or am I making this way more difficult than it needs to be?
I want to take the wheels off my W204 C63 for detailing them and the arches. I have one of these trolley jacks which I purchased mainly because of the low-entry point and reviews at the time. However, I've been made paranoid about just supporting the car using it - it's not going to be a danger to myself, but I really don't want to drop the corner of my new car onto the floor. So I thought about picking up a pair of axle stands like these.
Here's the thing; I'm not sure how I feel about trying to get a trolley jack under the centre of the front/back and lifting one entire end at once. That and also, because the axle stands are not designed to fit into the jacking points on the Mercedes I'm concerned they may damage the sill. So would it be possible for me to jack the car using the trolley jack from the lifting points on the sills (there's a rubber puck on the jack so I'm happy it'll be okay) and then putting an axle stand under the...axle? This would mean I'd be doing one corner at a time but I'm alright with that.
Or am I making this way more difficult than it needs to be?