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Post by enzed4 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:46 am

Always satisfying doing these things yourself, and jacking the car is a good skill to have. :thumbsup:
A couple of suggestions:
1. Always use axle stands when jacking, ESPECIALLY if you plan on getting under it. Hydraulics can fail, things can shift/slip at any time.
2. This is just my personal preference, but see if you can get an 'adapter block' (can't remember what the official name is for it) to go between the jack and the jack mount on the car so that you don't damage the plastic jack mount on the car. I use a small piece of wood as I haven't found an adapter for sale here. Something like this:
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Post by sw4nny » Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:34 am

Type hockey puck adapter bmw into ebay,you can get them for a £5 they are a great bit of kit to ensure you are not damaging anything and the car is lifted at exactly the right point .
A good tip from the man above.
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Post by Rusky » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:16 am

I have a small disc adaptor which seems to fit quite nicely. Yeah the axle stands go under and i chock the other side. Thanks for the advice enzed. :thumbsup:
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Post by Steve84N » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:17 am

You should use wheel chocks on the side of the car that is still in touch with the ground as even with the handbrake on the whole car can twist when one back wheel comes up. Both wheels come off the ground on one side regardless of which end you lift.

Wheel bolts should be 120nm but 130nm is no problem as garages regularly do them to 200+.

I'm really tempted by a Quickjack but at over a grand it's a lot. Anything more than one corner is a pain in the backside with a trolley jack.
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Post by groovy_hippy » Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:47 am

You're all wrong, this is what you need...

http://www.maxjaxuk.com

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Post by jack07 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:54 pm

Keep on Jacking!
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Post by Yorkie Z » Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:57 pm

47!! I blame the parents :poke:
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Post by Steve84N » Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:07 pm

groovy_hippy wrote: Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:47 am You're all wrong, this is what you need...

http://www.maxjaxuk.com

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That requires you to have a decent floor to bolt into and can only be used in one position. Quickjack is portable and can be placed anywhere. Probably cheaper too but Maxjax aren't publishing prices...
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Post by groovy_hippy » Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:17 pm

Ooh, now QuickJack does look good. Cheaper than MaxJax - the cheapest for one of those I found about 2 grand.... QuickJack comes in just over 1k... 8)
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