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cradgebank
 


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Spare Wheel

Had my first flat tyre today, what a joke !.

Firstly had to empty the vehicle, which was literally full to the roof, and lay everything on the ground which just happened to be a very wet sugar beet field, so I could raise the rear seats just to get access to the spare wheel winding mechanism, I then after winding the wheel down, had to crawl under the vehicle in the mud to unhook the wheel from the cable, then continue changing the wheel conventionally using the life threatening scissor jack. When finished it looked as though I had been mud wrestling.

Who came up with the great idea of putting the wheel under the vehicle, I would like to meet him Evil or Very Mad

Cradge
  
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I agree with you about the access to the winder.

You don't need to crawl about underneath, though.....the cable is long and the entire wheel can be pulled from under the car and propped against the rear bumper.
  
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Who came up with the great idea of putting the wheel under the vehicle, I would like to meet him


Whoever it was did have an after thought and put a paragraph in the manual advising you to put the spare in the boot before venturing off road Wink

I agree its awkward, and after Coffeecups adventure with a flat on a green lane in Wales, I know how Censored the jack is.
  
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Coffeecup
 


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Gareth wrote:
I agree its awkward, and after Coffeecups adventure with a flat on a green lane in Wales, I know how Censored the jack is.
Still looking to replace mine with something I could trust to lift the D3 without twisting or just giving up. 
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I use a quick lift trolley jack at home but it's a bit big to carry around all the time. TFC was looking into a slightly modified bottle jack, don't know if he's had any results yet

I can change all 4 wheels in about 20 minutes on my own, most of that time is spent doing the wheel nuts the manual way, a compressor and air gun is very tempting but I don't think I can really justify the expense!
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Land Rover Experience instructor told me that the spare wheel was part of the crumple zone???
  
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It is but you're unlikely to be going fast enough or be hit by anything going fast off-road for it to be an issue
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10forcash
 


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Slimer wrote:
I use a quick lift trolley jack at home but it's a bit big to carry around all the time. TFC was looking into a slightly modified bottle jack, don't know if he's had any results yet

I can change all 4 wheels in about 20 minutes on my own, most of that time is spent doing the wheel nuts the manual way, a compressor and air gun is very tempting but I don't think I can really justify the expense!
Posted somewhere else Embarassed a couple of options for bottle jacks, I wasnt going to modify them, just get a sleeve fabricated to slip over the top of the jack ram with a locating pin to lock into the chassis rail to prevent the car slipping off...

the jacks are:-
3.5 tonne
and
5 tonne telescopic
The 5 tonne has better range of lift but's nearly 100 quid more Shocked
  
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Just a thought, if there are enough takers on either - or both - we could probably get a group discount, I can get a prototype adaptor sleeve fabricated and priced for those that want one.
  
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A few other high lift bottle jacks from eBay

Draper, Range 230-555mm, Capacity 12t, £64.99
Nutool, Range 230-468mm, Capacity 8t, £18.99
Anonymous, Range 225-445mm, Capacity 20t, £20.99
Nutool, Range 233-450mm, Capacity 12t, £16.95

Plenty of others, take a look here
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Coffeecup
 


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Thought this was an exceptionally good item that turned up top of your Search List

Very Happy Bottle Jack Very Happy
 
Coffeecup

Tonga Green March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual
Stornoway Grey May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto
Tonga Green Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto 
 
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Coffeecup wrote:
Thought this was an exceptionally good item that turned up top of your Search List

Very Happy Bottle Jack Very Happy
looks like it's got a bit of a 'fluid' leak Wink  
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That should be Jack Bottle Very Happy
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