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Post by mookev on Feb 12, 2015 17:31:32 GMT 1
I am interested in your advice in lifting a 206cc with a trolley jack and then placing axle stands. The problem is that the jacking points are quite small and if you place a trolley jack under them, even with a block of wood to protect them, there is no room to then position an axle stand? Also, when you use a trolley jack on the jacking points, it doesn't feel very secure and safe as you lift the car, and is even worse with a block of wood, even if you slot it. it seems to me it would be better, if you could lift the car by positioning the trolley jack elsewhere, then place axle stands under the jacking points. is there anywhere suitable I can do this at the front and at the back. I need to do this for brake maintenance and repairs as and when required. I have added a picture of a metal slotted pad I use to jack my Astra which protects the sill as I jack it or put it on stands but even this feels as if it may slip when I use it with a trolley jack on the 206cc. Luckily the Astra has a nice strong box member behind the sills I can use but not on the 206cc thanks mookev ! Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Karl on Feb 12, 2015 20:30:16 GMT 1
I find it's better to position the axle stands on the chassis legs
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Post by mookev on Feb 13, 2015 9:24:16 GMT 1
Can't find any chassis legs on 206cc?
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2015 11:02:28 GMT 1
Dig out your handbook and it will tell you where the jacking points are..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2015 16:13:19 GMT 1
Dig out your handbook and it will tell you where the jacking points are.. No this person is going to repair the brakes , Keep death off the roads !!!  |
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 13, 2015 16:39:29 GMT 1
Dig out your handbook and it will tell you where the jacking points are.. No this person is going to repair the brakes , Keep death off the roads !!! Hahahahaha...Keep death off the roads, drive on the pavement  Next thread, where does this spring go?   I will say what we are all thinking...If you can't fathom out where to jack and place the stands safely, then you really shouldn't be messing with your brakes, sorry.. |
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Post by studabear on Feb 13, 2015 17:47:09 GMT 1
At least the op has axle stands in mind.
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Post by Karl on Feb 13, 2015 20:14:17 GMT 1
Not like this
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Post by Karl on Feb 13, 2015 20:27:52 GMT 1
Here's example of load bearing sections
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2015 21:32:24 GMT 1
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Post by natedog on Feb 13, 2015 21:42:20 GMT 1
At the last place I worked I saw someone doing the 1st ever service on one of our roadside assistance vans. Exactly the same as an aa van, but green. They put it on a 2 post lift. Made a strange noise as they started lifting it, which turned out to be the sill caving in under the weight. Oops!
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Post by oli on Feb 15, 2015 21:35:24 GMT 1
Many years ago when I knew a lot less than I do now, I tried to lift my brother's rover 400 on a bottle jack at one of the sills. It was thick with black underseal and I remember almost crapping myself as the top of the jack suddenly shot up into the sill. I didn't realise there was a rubber bung under all the underseal and I'd put the rather small jack head right over it. Luckily no damage done but a useful lesson.
I think it actually had really good jacking points - once I found them - including a nice big pad right at the front, for lifting both front wheels - I wish all vehicles had this feature.
Oli
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Post by studabear on Feb 15, 2015 23:55:51 GMT 1
When I was a apprentice I jacked a old rover 213 up on the jack point and the blo*dy thing went straight through the floor. The garage I was working at had just sold it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I went upto the foreman and said you know that Rover you told me to service, the jacks just gone through the floor, he said your not supposed to jack them up there as they all rot.
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Post by Dragon on Feb 16, 2015 0:21:27 GMT 1
I've seen a apprentice go straight through the floor of a brand new XJS coupe with a jack, British engineering at it's best |
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