Help jacking up an older Tioga
Hello all... I have an older RV, a 1982 Ford Tioga, which looks almost identical to the image shown below. Where is the jacking point on this RV, especially in the rear? I figure this must be in a...
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Typically it's the rear axle, at the spring/shock mount area. In the front, at least on the '98 E series, there are a couple of studs on the lower suspension I beams near the wheels that are for jacking. I usually use the beam itself with my bottle jack because the jack head is more secure on the flat beam than on the round stud (which is really intended for the saddle style of jack head that the Ford jack would have had if it came with one).
The full weight on that side of the axle is always there on the spring mount, so the axle is obviously strong enough at that location to take force. If it were not, it would have failed long ago.
The full weight on that side of the axle is always there on the spring mount, so the axle is obviously strong enough at that location to take force. If it were not, it would have failed long ago.
