Axel stands..... - Saxperience

Baz · 12th April 2007, 13:22

well basically i have 2 axel stands and im needing to check something out under the car with the exhaust. Just i duno where to put them under the car and would i need to jack up both sides at once them put them under or can i do it one at a time?

cheers

Yates · 12th April 2007, 13:24

put them on the jacking points, start to jack up car make sure theres enough room to put the axel stand in next to it, then when its high enough put axel stand in and then undo jack, then do the same on the other side

Baz · 12th April 2007, 13:25

so jack up the front and put it under the rear jacking point? then same the other side.

while someone is here....the heatshield is towards the middle of the car correct?

Yates · 12th April 2007, 13:27

i jacked mine up at the front, and then put axel stand on the front

Baz · 12th April 2007, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Matt

i jacked mine up at the front, and then put axel stand on the front

how did you manage that if the jack was under the jacking point?

djrem · 12th April 2007, 13:34

sounds like a bodge lol

Opposite side ftw

mattc^p · 12th April 2007, 13:47

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Originally Posted by baz_saxo

while someone is here....the heatshield is towards the middle of the car correct?

Yup it is!

Yates · 12th April 2007, 13:49

why is it a bodge? you have plenty of room, used citroen jack and had the axel stand under there at the same time, had plenty of room to do it

SNewham · 12th April 2007, 13:51

by a trolley jack and jack the car up from the middle of the rear support. Then axle stand under each jacking point and bobs your uncle

Robbo · 12th April 2007, 14:06

i thought axel stands went under your driveshafts?
please correct me if im wrong

Barry123 · 12th April 2007, 14:21

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Originally Posted by Robbo

i thought axel stands went under your driveshafts?
please correct me if im wrong

thats what i thought...

saxoash · 12th April 2007, 14:32

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Originally Posted by adsayer

thats what i thought...

I thought they go where you attach the lower strut brace (carnt remember name)

James · 12th April 2007, 14:48

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Originally Posted by saxoash

I thought they go where you attach the lower strut brace (carnt remember name)

Thats were i put mine..., just jack one side up and wap an axel stand under.. then do the other side.

SNewham · 12th April 2007, 15:14

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Originally Posted by Robbo

i thought axel stands went under your driveshafts?
please correct me if im wrong

Are you having a laugh

surely you would snap your driveshafts/fuck your gearbox?

hesslevtr · 12th April 2007, 15:19

nope dont put on drive shafts bit of a daft place if you ask me

jack up in normal place

and look at the anti roll bar and were it conects to chassis put them under there

b0t13 · 12th April 2007, 15:26

theres an arrow on ya sideskit for the jacking point, put it there.

hesslevtr · 12th April 2007, 15:26

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Originally Posted by b0t13

theres an arrow on ya sideskit for the jacking point, put it there.

where do you jack it up then

SNewham · 12th April 2007, 15:27

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Originally Posted by b0t13

theres an arrow on ya sideskit for the jacking point, put it there.

lol I think you missed the whole point of the thread. He knows where to jack it but he wants to know where to jack when you are using axle stands.

Joesnow · 12th April 2007, 15:44

It’s a bit of a bodge trying to jack it up and support it by just using the jacking points it can be hard to get it high too

There are some decent jacking points I use on the front... I’ve just taken a pic but I don’t know how to put it up?

You can jack it from the axle at the rear

b0t13 · 12th April 2007, 16:10

jack it up on the front bumper obviouslly