What type of jack do you use?

smudge.g · 5th October 2017, 05:52

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.

Doc Evil · 5th October 2017, 06:01

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

MSS · 5th October 2017, 06:12

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.

macafee2 · 20th July 2019, 15:36

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Originally Posted by mss

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.

I have an SGS trolley jack. Sorry but I would not recommend it. It lowers "dangerously" fast and the car really thumps down. Imagine lowering onto axle stands and the car thumping down.

macafee2

Blink · 20th July 2019, 16:12

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Originally Posted by macafee2

I have an SGS trolley jack. Sorry but I would not recommend it. It lowers "dangerously" fast and the car really thumps down. Imagine lowering onto axle stands and the car thumping down.

macafee2

That doesn't sound too good. Can't the lowering speed be controlled by turning the handle very slightly? Even my cheap old Halfords jack will do that.

Which SGS have you got btw?

macafee2 · 20th July 2019, 16:32

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Originally Posted by Blink

That doesn't sound too good. Can't the lowering speed be controlled by turning the handle very slightly? Even my cheap old Halfords jack will do that.

Which SGS have you got btw?

TJ3 I think. Turning the handle seems to go from nowt to drop like a stone in the blink of an eye.

macafee2

bl52krz · 20th July 2019, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by mss

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.

I can throughly recommend SGS 3 ton jack. Over 500 mm height. Enough to jack on the rear middle jacking point to put the car down onto a pair of axle stands. Excellent quality and very well built,and heavy.

marinabrian · 20th July 2019, 20:39

I use an Arcan XL3000

Low entry, and suitable for most jobs.

A twin piston pump means fast lifting under complete control, and a built in rubber pad on the saddle.

Not the lightest unit, but robust

Brian

Blink · 21st July 2019, 09:45

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Originally Posted by macafee2

TJ3 I think. Turning the handle seems to go from nowt to drop like a stone in the blink of an eye.
macafee2

Maybe a much smaller amount of turn would do it. If I turn my old Halfords handle by a tiny amount (1-2mm, barely a touch) the jack comes down very slowly. If I turn it any more than that, it'll come crashing down at an alarming rate of knots.

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I can throughly recommend SGS 3 ton jack. Over 500 mm height. Enough to jack on the rear middle jacking point to put the car down onto a pair of axle stands. Excellent quality and very well built,and heavy.

What about lowering speed - can it be made to come down very slowly?

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

I use an Arcan XL3000

Low entry, and suitable for most jobs.

A twin piston pump means fast lifting under complete control, and a built in rubber pad on the saddle.

Not the lightest unit, but robust

Brian

Aluminium, very nice. A bit too dear for me though (well, a lot too dear

).

grivas · 5th October 2017, 06:18

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Originally Posted by smudge.g

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.

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
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5th October 2017, 05:52	#1
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Doc Evil Gets stuck in Rover 75 1.8 Classic Saloon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Newton Abbot Posts: 823 Thanks: 46 Thanked 175 Times in 144 Posts	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 __________________ NOT EVIL REALLY BUT REALLY A DOC

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MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,085 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	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. Last edited by MSS; 5th October 2017 at 11:20..

20th July 2019, 20:39	#8
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	I use an Arcan XL3000 Low entry, and suitable for most jobs. A twin piston pump means fast lifting under complete control, and a built in rubber pad on the saddle. Not the lightest unit, but robust Brian