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EdinburghJoe
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
162 Posts |  Posted - 30 May 2019 : 12:47:25  
| Hi all,
This is a pretty basic question to ask, but what's the best way to use a trolley jack on a 96?
My jack has a rubber pad on the lifting plate, and I use it on the sills immediately in front or behind the jacking points. This seems fine, but it tends to stick to the underseal, and has brought some of it off (now reapplied).
I had thought about lifting using the jacking points themselves. It would protect the underseal, but would it bend the jacking point and stop me being able to use the scissor jack that comes with the car?
Or maybe just do what I was doing, but put something like a piece of plywood on top of the rubber pad, though I'd think that could stick too...
Any ideas? Using the existing points would be my favourite if they didn't bend.
Thanks all,
Joe |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 30 May 2019 : 16:27:05
| I always use the jacking points no matter what jack I use, they won't distort when used with a trolley jack. There also is a rib in the floor just behind the hole that clears the sump, and if you have a tow bar that provides a convenient sixth jacking point.
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2764 Posts | Posted - 31 May 2019 : 19:56:34
| I use a trolley jack and wood block under the sill near the jacking point. then place an axle stand at the jacking point.
I never work under a vehicle without axle stands. | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
3833 Posts | Posted - 31 May 2019 : 21:31:28
| Woody, I do the same if I have to work under a car.
When jacking up one side of a car or the front or rear (i.e. two wheels off the ground at once), I use a timber from one jacking point to the other, jack that up in the middle and then block it up with wooden cribbing under the jacking points. This works a treat on a four post lift, especially on those with a jacking beam/ trolley; on the floor you'll need a very low trolley jack. When only changing a tyre (the most common operation that requires a car to be jacked up) I just use the trolley jack directly on the jacking points.
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digger
Starting Member
46 Posts | Posted - 02 Jun 2019 : 08:27:44
| | At some point in its life someone must have attempted to jack up the rear of my blue car by positioning the jack under the petrol tank drain plug , unsurprisingly this distorts the tank and the boot floor ! When I was at agricultural college a lad attempted to jack up the front of an International tractor by placing the trolly jack under the aluminium sump pan , that punched a lovely square hole ! | |
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EdinburghJoe
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
162 Posts | Posted - 02 Jun 2019 : 10:00:53
| Thanks all,
Can I just check I’ve understood this right: that the jacking points can be a good place to put axle stands?
Sounds like a good idea- I’d never thought of that. I’d always used one side of the lower suspension arms (at the front) but was never really happy with that as a solution.
Means I couldn’t then use them to actually jack, but by the sounds of it a wooden block is the way to go.
Joe | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2016 Posts | Posted - 14 Jun 2019 : 21:17:34
| Joe
I recently fitted new outer sills on my car, and didn't replace the jacking points. A set is £100, and they're just moisture traps, and since the protection on the inside will get burnt off by the welding process, I decided to delete them.
In order to jack the car I made up a wooden dolly, as per photo below.
I also cut a slot in the bottom, that matches the profile of a standard scissor jack, so it is quite stable.
It works a treat!
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1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo
1991 Nissan Figaro |
Edited by - andydeans3 on 23 Jun 2019 20:42:36 | |
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stevebod
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
416 Posts | Posted - 19 Jun 2019 : 12:19:22
| | ** applause ** I like that. | |
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Where to lift with a trolley jack
