Member Since: 30 May 2016
Location: LANCASHIRE
Posts: 60
Jacking the rear
I'm following the jacking guide off the forum
( by robbie i think! ) but I can't get enough height to get my axle stands under where they need to go....am I missing something??
I managed to raise the front without any issues, using the same guide, so I'm slightly confused 😕
Jack is a 3t 500mm max lift, stands are the ratchet one's 6t capacity.
6th May 2018 5:50 am
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
This what I got
6th May 2018 9:32 am
Dan-0263
Member Since: 30 May 2016
Location: LANCASHIRE
Posts: 60
That's the 1 XDAndy, it worked a treat at the front.....just not the back
6th May 2018 9:36 am
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
I can sympathise.
Had a rear wheel off yesterday, but to do it I had the car in off-road mode, hydrolic jack with a wood block to fill the gap.
Even that wasn’t enough, so had to then get the LR scissor jack onto a railway sleeper, and then jack it up.
It’s one big car.
Can you, jack it up high as you can, put axel stand in, lower the jack, and put wood under to raise it to the supported height, then pump up again?
6th May 2018 9:41 am
Dan-0263
Member Since: 30 May 2016
Location: LANCASHIRE
Posts: 60
I'm going to have another look today and see what I can do. I'm only looking to change rear diff oil on this occasion, but I obviously need a solution moving forwards, for more demanding tasks
6th May 2018 10:07 am
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
2 or 4 post lift?
6th May 2018 10:17 am
Dan-0263
Member Since: 30 May 2016
Location: LANCASHIRE
Posts: 60
Haha yeah, that'll do it 😎👍
6th May 2018 10:27 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
XDAndy wrote:
I can sympathise.
Had a rear wheel off yesterday, but to do it I had the car in off-road mode, hydrolic jack with a wood block to fill the gap.
Even that wasn’t enough, so had to then get the LR scissor jack onto a railway sleeper, and then jack it up.
It’s one big car.
Can you, jack it up high as you can, put axel stand in, lower the jack, and put wood under to raise it to the supported height, then pump up again?
Nice small cheap 2 ton bottle jack under the suspension lower arm and just take the weight of the car, make sure keys out of the igntion and all doors shut and watch the magic happen, once its levelled itself out make sure axle stand used.
6th May 2018 3:16 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
hi
never been brave enough to try that trick , do u have to pull a fuse after or won’t it move anymore
thks
6th May 2018 5:03 pm
XDAndy
Member Since: 16 Jan 2018
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 597
“Won’t move anymore” sounds ominous
6th May 2018 11:06 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13670
many thks and will try it out
7th May 2018 12:57 am
Chrishy
Member Since: 22 Apr 2017
Location: Just outside Folkestone, Kent
Posts: 80
To be able to under mine I do the following:
Drive it onto 3” timber lifts made from 1” pallet/decking under all 4 wheels.
Raise to off road height
Put block under the gearbox crossmember- tall enough to all 0.5” drop
Lower to normal height - it will drop onto block & go into extended mode
Put foot on brake & hold height switch in up position for 5secs & keep it in that position
It will now go a bit higher
Put 4 axle stands under
Result loads of room
7th May 2018 8:34 am
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
Posts: 204
Which is great Chrishy unless you want to take the wheels off
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