Tyre fitters ... Arrrgghhh - Page 2

ceedy · 18th December 2018, 15:20

i use a rubber hockey puck .. all the time even on the jack pads

bl52krz · 18th December 2018, 21:46

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.

RogerHeinz57 · 18th December 2018, 23:01

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 .

clf · 19th December 2018, 00:04

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Originally Posted by RogerHeinz57

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 .

is it not the jack that is supposed to be able to creep? The grounded end rotating around the circumference of the tyre, and the body of the jack pulling itself under the car as it lifts. My fear was always the potential momentum pulling the car off the jack.

hortonds · 19th December 2018, 08:21

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.

Andy_with_a_screwdriver · 19th December 2018, 17:48

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Originally Posted by hortonds

So while driving to Blackpool and back fully loaded up with a PA and three hairy Bee Gees impersonators, I noticed my CV Joint was clanking, very loudly when turning corners under power.

So while out I ordered a new CV joint which arrived by the time I got back (how cool is that) and changed it this morning with no major issues other than it had mullered the tyre driving 650 miles with it.

So I took it to my local tyre experts to swap out the two fronts.

The guy decided to lift the car from the front and I noticed the trolley jack was almost totally under the car. I informed him that I thought the jacking point was closer to the front, he checked and said, no it was there.

So ... minding my own business I watched as my car slowly lifted into the air and then suddenly came down with a river of oil.

Yup, he'd been jacking the car up using the sump which strangely isn't strong enough to hold a car ... who would have thought?

You're going nowhere,
Tragedy!

Sounds like total muppetry. Did the jack puncture the sump?

hortonds · 20th December 2018, 10:37

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Originally Posted by Andy_with_a_screwdriver

You're going nowhere,
Tragedy!

Sounds like total muppetry. Did the jack puncture the sump?

Hehehe

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

trikey · 20th December 2018, 11:18

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Originally Posted by hortonds

Hehehe

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

You need Tom Hobbs for the sills then!

squire · 20th December 2018, 11:20

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Originally Posted by trikey

You need Tom Hobbs for the sills then!

I'll second that, and there's a few more on the forum that will agree too.

hortonds · 20th December 2018, 11:36

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Originally Posted by trikey

You need Tom Hobbs for the sills then!

Yeah, I emailed him, but no response yet after a week

Not sure he likes me.

18th December 2018, 15:20	#11
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19th December 2018, 08:21	#15
hortonds Avid contributor Rover 75 CDTI Tourer Automatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dunstable Posts: 196 Thanks: 4 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts	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. __________________ 300,000 miles and back on the road Jobs done: Everything you can possibly imagine ... I have the "Triggers Broom" of cars.

18th December 2018, 23:01	#13
RogerHeinz57 I really should get out more....... A Reasonably Priced Car Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Burton Latimer Posts: 2,530 Thanks: 408 Thanked 1,064 Times in 712 Posts	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 .