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Jacking up a Disco 3
I remember reading somewhere that it is possible to part jack the car and then let the air suspension lift the desired wheal. Has anybody also read this if so how is it done. As last night had a puncture so had to change tyre in the dark wishing I could remember how to lift the wheal without having to lift the car on the jack so high.
14th Jan 2011 1:23 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
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I pretty sure it's not possible for the air suspension to "lift" a wheel, the system is designed to apply downward force only to a suspension strut/leg in order to maintain ride height and maintain contact with the wheel/ground.Clive
14th Jan 2011 2:58 pm
KOOS BEST
Member Since: 14 Feb 2010
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Yes , have done it and it works.
Release the wheel nuts first
Set to normal height, put a bottle jack under the the arm strut of the wheel. lift the arm strut approx2 inches, slowly release back to an inch and voila the wheel suddely lift(the car actually lowers so the wheel hangs free, remove and change,)
Start engine,set to off road height , climb in underneath and remove jack,set back to normal height.
Done it now on 4 occasions with 3 different D3 and all worked fine
O yes , tighten nuts off course
15th Jan 2011 2:30 pm
TwelveSticks
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Dublin
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What's going on there then??
If it wasn't blowing a force 9 gale outside I think I might have had to go out and try that just to see it happen!2001 D2 GS (I must be mad!)
2005 D3 S 10-12 (gone and missed)
15th Jan 2011 3:14 pm
Mark Y
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Jacked the car today and it cocked it's leg and raised it itself, made getting the wheel off so much easier
15th Jan 2011 8:00 pm
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16th Jan 2011 2:16 am
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cdsymons wrote:
engine running the whole time or not chaps??
I only start the engine to set to off road height to make it easier to remove the bottle jack.
My experience are that when you lower the wheel when finished I can never get the jack free, so to start and go to off road height you simply pull the jack out.
Talking about weather, we are cooking at 40 deg C plus with massive high humidity
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