I need to jack up the Sling to access the Right Angle Drive and wasn't sure about the best place to position the jack stands.
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Anything I should know before I put the Slingshot on Jack stands?
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I need to jack up the Sling to access the Right Angle Drive and wasn't sure about the best place to position the jack stands.
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From your owners manual:
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From your owners manual:
Didn’t think to look in the manual
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If you’re just changing angle drive fluid, no need to lift vehicle, can access from ground. Use a bottle pump to install new oil...
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If lifting whole vehicle, do front first (lock emergency brake to keep vehicle in place). If ever lifting rear only, chock front wheels!
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If you’re just changing angle drive fluid, no need to lift vehicle, can access from ground. Use a bottle pump to install new oil...
How often is the angle drive fluid changed?RNJ12
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How often is the angle drive fluid changed?
RNJ12
Per owners manual maintenance schedule, every 50,000 miles. However, this is waaaay too long of a service interval - highly recommend changing it early in its life (say, 1000 miles) then return to the maintenance schedule (but personally would change every 10,000 miles not 50,000) - opinions vary. You will get a lot of nasty break-in metal & sludge on drain plug the 1st time you change it.
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Based upon questions being raised in this thread, a gentle reminder to all... There is a wealth of good information in your factory owners manual & it would be greatly beneficial for all Slingshot owners to read & familiarize themselves with it. If you’ve lost yours or want an electronic copy to put on your phone and/or laptop or tablet, here’s the link:
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I didn't read it but i surely do appreciate your help.
RNJ12
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@MWSlingshot, sorry if my reply came across wrong; absolutely no offense was intended - the intent was to reach those who do NOT ever read the owners manual.
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Get some jack-stand pads to help protect the frame-rails and paint.
Also,use pads on your floor jack lift-point. If your floor jack retailer doesn't have rubber/neoprene pads that fit your jack, hockey pucks can be bought in bulk relatively cheaply from Amazon or EBay and work well. If you want to take the time to do so, hockey pucks can also be grooved relatively easily. A hacksaw, for example, can be used to cut a shallow groove. -
Yep - been using a hockey puck on my floor lift for years - works great!
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Get some jack-stand pads to help protect the frame-rails and paint.
Also,use pads on your floor jack lift-point. If your floor jack retailer doesn't have rubber/neoprene pads that fit your jack, hockey pucks can be bought in bulk relatively cheaply from Amazon or EBay and work well. If you want to take the time to do so, hockey pucks can also be grooved relatively easily. A hacksaw, for example, can be used to cut a shallow groove.
Very very nice tip thanks I never thought about that.RNJ12
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I have a 4” square block of wood with a rubber pad that I made to fit my jack plate. My stands have a carpet padding rapped around the contact point. But thanksSent from my iPhone using Polaris Slingshot Forum mobile app
I bought HF jack-stand pads for my jack-stands, but they didn't offer a pad for my floor-jack. I had already seen some damage to the frame-rails when I realized I needed a pad of some type. I bought one from NAPA that sorta fit, but then read a post someplace about using hockey pucks.
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I bought HF jack-stand pads for my jack-stands, but they didn't offer a pad for my floor-jack. I had already seen some damage to the frame-rails when I realized I needed a pad of some type. I bought one from NAPA that sorta fit, but then read a post someplace about using hockey pucks.
I posted about hockey pucks originally...
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