$20 aldi torque wrench with 11/16 socket on it does me as a wheel brace a lot longer handle than a usual 4 sided brace and the nuts get put back on at what I think is the right torque setting from the workshop manual

I scored a scissor jack out of an EL Falcon for my daughters 04 Bini , they are shorter than the old style scissor jacks and work a treat .

Yes.

People either have no handbook or have never read it.

I can't imagine how long it would take if you had to do half a turn at a time, let alone the risk of damaging the outside of the door.

You do need to be careful when finished jacking up not to let the door slam onto the top of the jack or you end up with a nasty ding in the door pocket!

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Which is still better than the nasty dent you get when it comes off the jack and you didn't open the door first!

I gave up on genuine jacks many years ago. A scissor jack from supercheap is far more convenient and effective. Especially if you have to jack up the passenger side on uneven or soft ground on the side of the road.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

What jack did mokes have, same as vans?

You can still get nos Leyland handbooks from mg spares Smithfield for 71 to 74-75 models the 75-78 models ones have different pages for the pollution stuff

I got one from there warehouse http://www.mgspareparts.com.au/index.ph ... ini-detail

And keep the jack thread well greased my first one that came with the car the theads were striped