2003 Accord EX V6

How do you guys safely jack up the entire rear end to put the car on jacks? I dont see a middle jack point in the rear.

 

use a hydraulic jack and jack it up by placing the jack under the tow hook.

 

Ahh, didnt bother to look for tow hooks... that's how i do the front. Thanks abunch.

 

there is only 1 in the back and it is welded to the bottom of the trunk in the center of the car under where the spare tire sits.

 

Do NOT jack your Accord up at the rear tow hook point!! I followed this lousy advice from someone's earlier post and ended up caving in my spare tire well. I had to pound it back out and fill in all the resulting crecks in the undercoating with silicone. The two lift points for the dealer-supplied jack that are shown in your owners manual can be used with a floor jack. Just put the lift pad of a floor jack directly on the reinforced knift edge, as it is it is plenty strong. Does anyone out there with expertise (i.e. a dealer or professional shop) know of a single jackpoint for the rear?

 

Thanks for the heads up. My camry and bmw have single center jack points (marked subframe points that are super strong) ... i will check the 2003 accord's manual. All my hydraulic jacks have rubber padding on the lift platforms, I will try to see if the accord has a recommended center jack point.

 

The tow hook is exactly where Honda suggest you lift the rear of the car, if you want to lift both wheels. I garantee you I can lift the rear of my 03 by the tow hook, and not hurt a thing. Hell, all the weight is in the front, and you can lift the front with the tow hook too. I'm looking at the page in the Helm (Honda factory) manual right now. For the front and rear it says to lift on the tow hooks. Then place jack stands under both sides, for safety.

 

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And how exactly do you intend on getting your car entirely on jack stands without using the "factory recomended" tow hooks? The lift points, and the provided jack are not for lifting the entire rear of your car. Those are for nothing more than changing a tire. Don't listen to this fool. The tow hooks are the way to go.

 

obviously you did somthing wrong as the tow hook is meant for towing the car........ although the rear tow hook is mostly used for pulling the car backwards (IE when you get stuck and you cannot pull the car forwards)

I have jacked up both my 94 and 98 using the rear tow hook and have had no problems.


If I had to guess, the jack slipped off and dented in the trunk.

 

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if you manage to do that, then, don't work on car anymore, period.

before you jack up front or rear, put a block of solid to the opposite wheels, if anything happen, the block could stop the car from ramming you over

 

For my 4th gen accord, the crossmember bolts onto the engine near the front tow hook and I jack it up there. Is that safe? I heard so on other forums that it was

 

Like most said above, the front and rear center tow hooks are safe to lift from. Here is the page from the Helm manual of a 5th gen Accord that says to use the front and rear center tow hooks for lifting.



Even though it's from a 5th gen, I can't see it being any different for other years.

Edit:
It's hard to read, but the diagrams are enough to show you where they recommend you lift from.

 

i jack my rear end up on the rear subframe cross member, and the same for the front.....it shouldnt really be an issue as long as the stand support the car in the proper places

 

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Would that be near the front wheel on the passenger side? That's where I have always done it.

 

if you llok at the pic touring posted, look just "behind" the tow hook. you'll see a bar that runs the lengthwise...its part of the subframe, and its what i use in the front. the rear is just behind the sway bar

on the MG, there are literally no good jacking points.....so to do oil changes/bleed clutch (which is a commmon occurance), i have to jack it up on the lower control arm on the drivers side