What type of jack do you use?
 

I had to change a rear tyre on my tourer yesterday and I had a real pig of a time trying to raise the back up to get the wheel off the ground. I couldnt reach the jacking point in the rear centre as its simply not possible with the rover jack so i wondered what people use? I eventually managed it using the bottom of the damper to raise the wheel a few cm but this was far from safe and I wouldnt do it again. any thoughts guys? thanks for reading.

The supplied Jack fits in the jack pad in the sill there's a location dimple that fits the pad
You where lucky the car didn't fall off the Rover one trying to Jack off the arm
Get yourself a small trolley jack and a set of axle stands for safe working under the car

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-too...er-rocket-lift

This is one of my two jacks. It is sturdy and has high lift so can be used on the central lifting points as well as the pads.

SGS Engineering sell some nice jacks at reasonable prices.

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

The standard 75 jack is more than adequate for wheel changes by lifting under the sill pads.

Why on Earth would you do that when the car's manual clearly tells you what to do, you are suppose to use the relevant jacking point under the sill
!!!:shrug::eek:

The front and rear central points are official jacking points. I use them and it is perfectly fine provided you use a Jack suitable for the task.

To be fair the OP probably won't have a copy of the owner's manual. But given the nature of the emergency scissor jack it's a good job it didn't reach the centre rear jack point. Like the majority of modern monocoque build cars there are reinforced jacking points on the sills, in front of the back wheels and behind the fronts. There are supposed to be jacking pads here which are shaped to receive the dome top of the kit scissor jack. This points are used to raise a corner for the purpose of wheel changes using the kit jack.

Jacking the car properly at each end should be done using a suitably rated trolley jack and then for working underneath as already said the car should be lowered onto stands at the sill jacking points.

Many thanks for the advice (wasnt aware of the jacking point on the sill, hence my difficulty, and I wasnt under the car at any point). Looks like a decent trolley jack for christmas then! :)

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

This jack is a fantastic tool to use on our cars, I have one that has served very very well, will do one end lift with no problem. Mine is is general use on my car and S&S club cars. Jacking pads are vital if using the OE jack, even if you only have one, keep it in the tray where the jack lives, then you can jack safely is my advice. No pad, no jacking. Use an alternative method otherwise serious damage to you and your car is likely to result.

I like that, especially the double piston arrangement. The only issue I'd have is the twist handle to lower, it's ok when using it on the front and rear because I always lower onto stands if doing that, but I will use the trolley jack on the sill jacking points if just working on one corner, Whilst not being underneath, I still don't like the idea of a knock accidentaly lowering the jack - damage could result - is there some sort of safety feature to prevent that? I assume the handle can be removed without the jack in use (i.e. raised)?

yes you can. I have a similar one, unfortunately smaller than this one. What you have to be careful of, is if you do not lock the handle in place, slide it under the car, and pump it up (using the handle at a shallow angle), the socket for the handle will spring up to the vertical, meaning you cannot get the handle back into its socket .................... how do I know this????? :duh::duh::duh::duh::eek::eek::o:o:o:o