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6th February 2019, 08:10 | #1 |
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Fixing Jacking Pads
Need to fix the jacking pads on, nearly lost one. Can I silicone around the plug and also seal the pad around the sill? Just wondering if I'm gumming up some draining facility incorporated in the sill hole.
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I believe there's a drainage hole just a bit further back from the jacking point so I'd say yes go ahead and glue it in position. On one of my jacking pads I found one of the flexible retaining hooks too flexible and put some bracing into the hole to stiffen it a bit.
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Cut a piece of wood or garden hose to fit between the hooks on the pad to spread them slightly, then hammer in. Never move
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I leave mine in the boot and push on whenever I want to jack car
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Clever move. Don’t moan on here when your sills go rotten.
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If you intend to stick the jacking pad on with silicone, then first drill a 7mm hole in the centre as a drain hole
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Cheers Steve, sounds like a top tip.
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Made me chuckle , people are saying use silicon to block the hole , but drill a hole in the middle
Does this not defeat the objective most of them are already going rusty Best move before you stick the pad on ,if you want to is to rust proof the inside of the sill
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The silicon is not to block the hole, but to hold the jack point in position which in turn seal round the edge of the jacking point, which will hopefully prevent mud & salty deposits from getting trapped between the pad and sill not 100% sure, the hole is for letting water out from inside of the pad as we all know when we wash the car water gets into the sill area through the sill chrome strip which if fixed along the sill with tiny clips into slots, yes there are drain holes along the sill but in the area of the jacking point it can create a pocket so the water needs to get out therefore if you do seal the jacking pads an hole will help. 100% agree with rust proof the inside of the sill before and clean behind the rear wheel arch liner that meet up the sill behind it you will find a rubber grommet remove and clean there too, rust proof can be sprayed in from that grommet hole also. Any and all prevention what be it little or full prevention can only help, but we all know that each and every single one the R40 cars will eventually suffer the sill corrosion round the jacking point is only a matter of time. So yes silicon use I would say is mainly to help the loss of the jacking pad.
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On a more serious note , would doing this create more of a water trap..... The prongs that sit above the lowest point of the sill could stop the water from running down the sill to the drain point , and unless you have a perfect seal around the hole , adding sealant is creating a dam which hold the water in and around the hole , which is probably crusty on 95% of the cars . Just wondering Stan
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