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18th December 2018, 15:20 | #11 |
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i use a rubber hockey puck .. all the time even on the jack pads
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18th December 2018, 21:46 | #12 |
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Get yourself an SGS 3 ton jack. It is supplied with a thick rubber cover that sits on the saddle of the lifting arm. It lifts the car up high enough at the back to get axle stands under the jacking points both sides. 525 cm lift.
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18th December 2018, 23:01 | #13 |
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I use this type of jack too, also worth mentioning to those who may not know, when jacking one end up, the other end needs to creep slightly as the jacking end elevates. Failure to adopt this opens up risks of the jacking end moving, perhaps enough for the mass to become jacked on something other than the intended structure. So parking brake off, and the use of chocks is beneficial .
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19th December 2018, 08:21 | #15 |
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Well ... I was due to go to Germany the next day, so I left it with them trying to get the local mechanics to sort it out. On my return I'm expecting to have free tyres and a working car along with an oil change and oil that (hopefully) is inside the car. He didn't put it anywhere near the front jacking point, so no slipping otherwise (as some have said) it would have hit the radiator instead. In fact I very rarely (unless I HAVE to) jack up the whole front from that point.
Strangely I was less upset than the guy who did it *shrugs* not much you can do retrospectively.
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Yep, well, actually I didn't look ... I was too busy seething inside and was very "Okay, sort it and I'll pick it up fixed". Just had a text that it's ready, so I'll be picking it up when I get back to Blighty. Just need to find a welder who will charge me a lot less than £600.00 to do the sills now
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You need Tom Hobbs for the sills then!
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Yeah, I emailed him, but no response yet after a week
Not sure he likes me.
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