Carsy

Someone earlier on this forum mentioned that they had manufactured four jacking point pieces that made their lifting trolley ? jack compatable with their C Class jacking points. I cannot seem to find the post so would be grateful it they could post again with all the details & perhaps the photo.

BENZ LIFER

TRY:
http://www.reverselogic.us/jackpad.html

Have seen a little cheaper on ebay.
Just keep an eye out it will pop up again under w204.

flagman

Maybe a dumb question, but why is such a device required? How is MB's jack design different from other vehicles?

BENZ LIFER

Problem with floor jack if doing work at home or independent shop .
See pix
http://www.reverselogic.us/jackpad_instructions.html

Carsy

Benz Lifer, Exactly what I wanted. Thank you. Carsy.

nyca

I usually place a flat 1/2" thick stainless steel plate on top of my jack saddle before lifting. Are you telling me that the those tabs that protrude from the lifting point are too soft and will deform even against a flat plate? And that the only way to do this is to get one of these adpaters?

Derspeed

I have that item. It's a must.

flagman

"reverse Logic" certainly seems an apt decription - why have such a unique jacking point design? What happens when someone takes their car to an independent service garage? Doubtful that every garage has these adapter devices - so there must be a lot of damage lift points out there.

Must be MB attempt to keep everyone coming to the dealer for service...

Carsy

My jack cup is not compatable with the jack pads for sale on E bay so this afternoon I cut a jack pad out of a block of mild steel & welded it to my jack cup. It does the job.Photo attached.

nyca

where is the photo?

You have the ability to mill steel and weld at home?

Carsy

I will try again to attach the photo.

It was a matter of hacksawing , squaring up with a file then arc welding to the jack cup. Time 1.5 hours.

Saks_C350_Sport

in my haste putting my front wheel back on a few days ago, I forgot my jack pad tool in the undercarriage of the car. I have driven HUNDREDS of miles since and was shocked to find it still locked into the car this afternoon. this and the wheel alignment tool should be in anyones truck that is a do-it-yourselfer.

C300Sport

Am I missing something or is this a case of overengineering by MB? I have had 14 different vehicles in my life and this is a first for me...

nyca

Like everything else, its good and bad. With the proper jack or saddle adapter, the lift point is very stable and secure and if you use it properly, very safe and it won't damage anything.

On the flipside, you need the adapter and if you take the car to a shop other then the dealer, they can screw things up badly.

Carsy

I have modified my MB jack pad by simply cutting a wide V crossways so it will now fit my Peugeot 405 jack mounting. No probs in this garage!!

RLE

The dealers use lifts with rubber pads. Your home hydraulic jack has only a steel cup which will damage the jackpoint. Ugly but not fatal. I don't have a W204 jackpad yet but here's another example, this one for a Porsche 911. It slides into the jack receiver and the rubber pad faces down. I have one of these things I need to sell because it is not made for my present car.

jrct9454

I have four of the jackpads from Fred Gwinn [Reverse Logic] - in fact, he made his first W204 pads for me back in Aug of '07. Went to the trouble of going to his local dealer to do the measurements, sent me the first prototype, etc.

When the car is at home in the condo garage, it's usually jacked up at all four corners using cheap Wal-Mart floor jacks, and the pads from Fred. This prevents tire flat-spotting when it would otherwise sit for days at a time, which is often the case in the winter around here [we can walk to most everything we need, so the car only goes out when the weather's nice]. On our W203, I had used four small cut blocks of wood, which worked but eventually wore out - I contacted him about his product when it came time to do something for the new car.

After a recent tire rotation, I too drove off with the pads attached, drove for 15 miles, and returned home to discover them all there, still hanging on. After smacking my forehead, I silently thanked Fred for his design and workmanship.

Derspeed

As I stated months ago, the Fred Gwinn unit is great. I have two and I am getting two more for when the car goes to the non-MB shop. Plus I am supporting a local.

paladiumonblack

Where can I get such an item?

Norm01

http://www.reverselogic.us/jackpad.html

paladiumonblack

Thanks, but this link does not work - that's why I was looking for help.

C300Sport

I havn't been able to get any of the links to work either so I just googled them...try this link:

http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo.../Products.html

paladiumonblack

Thanks - just ordered one for my c300 so I can easily change my AMG wheels in Summer.

paladiumonblack

How local is "local"? Is he in the Fairlawn area of just a local member?

moparrbust

You can also just jack the car up from the center in front by using the engine cradle jacking point(lifts the front end evenly) or for the rear just put the jack under the rear differential(make sure not to jack up on the rear cover).