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Author HELP- where to jack the car up when putting it on axial stands??
davey_jack
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23rd Mar 08 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are reinforced on the jacking points, and the scissor jack supplied with the spare is shaped to fit in the semi circle area! Stick a block of soft wood between the trolley jack and the car and it will be fine! Just dont jack in the middle of the sills where there are no semi circles! Thats why corsa gsi's have jacking point covers in those places!
bieransri
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quote:
Originally posted by Benn
Never jack up on the sills, front chassis or lower arm mount points, and on the rear beam.


so everycar i put on the ramp at work everyday im doing it wrong?

go on autodata it tells you to do it there

otherwise why would it be called a jacking point?
jr
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23rd Mar 08 at 18:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on a ramp is diffrent

i would never jack a car up on the sill, as it will fold the sill over with a normal trolley jack
bieransri
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anywhere bar the double skinned bit i agree, but thats what that bits there for.

[Edited on 23-03-2008 by bieransri]
davey_jack
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quote:
Originally posted by bieransri
anywhere bar the double skinned bit i agree, but thats what that bits there for.

[Edited on 23-03-2008 by bieransri]

exactly!
John
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half an hour ago, after i had used a trolly jack on the sills, nothing folded over.
Robin
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OMGZ, don't do that John, your sills will eat themselves
John
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Was a mechanic that done it as well btw, one that jacks cars up on the sills every day the same as all the other mechanics he works with, no complaints about folded sills.
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No way?
John
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I just went out and my car has folded in half.

Oh wait, it didn't really, still fine.
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