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mossy
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18th Jul 04 at 13:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ihave a hydraulc jack and 2 axle stands...is it possible
Nismo
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fork lift
ed
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How man corners are there to a car? 4... 2 axle stands wont be enough...
James_DT
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18th Jul 04 at 13:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends what you're doing.
I wouldn't trust my hydraulic jack to hold my car for too long.
Claire Richardson
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18th Jul 04 at 13:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Me neither.
I took my front wheel off to take it a local garage to get it balanced.
Left it raised by the jack cause I wasnt gonna be long.
Came back 30mins later and the jack had droped a bit and was resting on the side skirt
Caught it just in time. Anylonger and the skirt would've had it along with the arch cause they're blended in.
Now I jack it up and put an axle stand under to support it

Ya live and learn

Claire
mossy
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cheers claire
mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by mossy
ihave a hydraulc jack and 2 axle stands...is it possible


Yep, you put two axle stands under the jack points behind both front wheels, and the jack under the tie bar on the rear suspension.

langey
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how about you go and get some bricks??
Ian
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Don't use a jack to hold it for any length of time.

Don't use bricks, they crack and collapse if the car moves.

Buy or borrow more axle stands. Far safer.
chris_uk
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we held mine it with large breeze blocks and a bit of wood.

and then 2 axle stands at the front/.
danny boyo
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mot ramp
Richie
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4 axle stands are £20
Greg_M
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your not supposed to use four axel stands. it supposed to be two only. to life front or back
scott b
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg12v
your not supposed to use four axel stands. it supposed to be two only. to life front or back


LOL say you need to work in the middel of the car underneath?

best bet is to use a 2 poster ramp in garage if you can.
Richie
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4 axle stands is perfectly safe.....
Ian
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Safer than bricks!
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Safer than bricks!



when you nick wheels you leave them on bricks though

[Edited on 18-07-2004 by vibrio]
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Safer than bricks!



when you nick wheels you leave them on bricks though

[Edited on 18-07-2004 by vibrio]


PMSL
Jamie
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18th Jul 04 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^

I used two axel stands up front then rear on hydraulic jack with large planks of wood holding the weight and jack just touching torsion bar.

 
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