Jacking Points / Axle Stands

[stag888]

Hi, Am planning to send a few weekends under the car removing old underseal , despite having the Stag for three years it's the first time I've had to jack it up and put it on axle stands - I'd appreciate if anyone could give me some advise on the best locations to use front & rear to firstly jack up using a trolley jack and secondly the best points to place the axle stands . Many thanks Steve

[milothedog]

My favored points, if your jack has the reach and lift are: front cross member with a piece of wood on the jack and mind you don't catch the sump, and at the rear under the diff.

I put the axle stands under the wider part of the chassis rails at the front again with a piece of wood in place and under the radius arms at the rear but when you drop it on to them just keep an eye on them as they tend to move as the weight of the car is taken up by them as it comes down.

I personally wouldn't even think about using the factory jacking points.

Ian

[davidf]

I have a piece of wood which fits inside the front cross member, so the jack doesn't directly contact the cross member. Also, the jack is less likely to slide than with a metal-to-metal contact on the cross member.

I sometimes put the front axle stands under the brackets which support the steering rack - depends where I want to get to, as sometimes they are too far back under the chassis rails.

Also good practice to lie the wheels under the car as additional fail-safe.

[Guest]

Also good practice to lie the wheels under the car as additional fail-safe.

That sounds like an excellent tip

[MandM]

I have a piece of wood which fits inside the front cross member, so the jack doesn't directly contact the cross member. Also, the jack is less likely to slide than with a metal-to-metal contact on the cross member.

I sometimes put the front axle stands under the brackets which support the steering rack - depends where I want to get to, as sometimes they are too far back under the chassis rails.

Also good practice to lie the wheels under the car as additional fail-safe.

I use one of these from CLAS OHLSON (article number jack pad 40-7303), £5.49
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The wheels under the car saves space and may save your life if disaster strikes(sorry), i was trained to do this at 16.

But DO NOT FORGET to use axle stands

[Stocky]

A well timed thread as I plan to drain and flush the rather dirty looking brake fluid that the PO appears never to have changed. The PWDA also leaks so that's coming out for new seals. Thanks for the tips

[stag888]

Thanks all for the locating tips , and shall certainly follow up on the Jack pad . Cheers Steve

[Stag therapy]

I don't know whether Clas Ohlson have a delivery service, but if you are not near one I would also look on ebay for ice hockey pucks. I think there are members other than myself who use these to cover the top of a trolley jack

Baz

[KOY 23]

Yes. I think mine was sold as a jack pad but was in fact a puck.

[Mike Stevens]

I agree with all the above, especially about safety. At the rear, placing the stands (with blocks of wood) under the swing arms where the spring seat is works well for me as it will put the load up through the spring much as when on the wheels. At the front, I use the wide chassis rails where the drag struts mount.

When jacking up the back on the diff, put the jack pad (+wood!) under the back of the diff, not the front. The load will then go through the bushes and into the body.

Cheers,
Mike.

[jleyton]

fact a puck.

Careful Mr Spooner

Cheers

Julian

[404ROD]

I did this exercise when I bought my Stag in 1984. It was then eleven years old. The underseal had mostly hardened and I was able to get most of it off with a spatula. However where it would not come away using this method I had to use white spirits, loads of it and this was very messy. Previous post have given advise on jacking, do not rely on a hydraulic jack to keep the car up and use jacking stands for safety.

Rod

[KOY 23]

Careful Mr Spooner

Cheers

Julian

I was lucky there as my I pad spell checker did not change the whole context, as it often does.