Why carry the trolley with you all the time, its just extra weight and space waisted for a "maybe once in many years" sorta scenario. Get a modern diamond jack, they're like $20 and take minimal space and weight. I stole one out of my dad's gf's civic (like she ever gonna use it) and it fits perfectly and securely behind the spare wheel.

Ever wondered how come any mini you buy, the original part never missing is the jack. Its coz its a death trap and everyone is eager to get rid of it.

lol, i have to use a combination of jacks to get under my car now that it's lowered... I use a plain jack to lift the front up just enough to get the trolly jack under it, then jack it up enough to put a jack stand under it!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

i wonder why they don't write on the jack... " 'sposed be used with door open"


doc- it pained me to watch me try and jack the car with the door shut..

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When I was 18 and before the Mini my mother went over seas for 6 months and left me with her Austin Lancer One day I had a flat and jacked the car up (same as the Mini)and while changing the tire the threaded block stipped and the whole thing came down. Been wary ever since.

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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Yeah if you buy one watch the nut is not too loose, a bit of grease on the thread is a good idea too...

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All good hints Morris,

Do not, Do not, trust 30 year old standard side jacks.

I have watched this type of jack UNWIND itself (If you have it just at the right angle).

MINImise any time spent using the damn things without additional stands or whatever

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For sure! Esp don't get under the car with just one jack (any jack) as support! Always use jack stands, $30 a pair, i ask you how much your life is worth!

My mate changed the oil on his Skyline using a crappy standard jack and I was freaked out!!! "You idiot" was the kindest thing I had to say about that!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

OoOoooo

I know its not something to get excited about, but I invested in some of those metal ramp things. Ran the Charade up on them the other day, changed the oil, the gear oil, the fuel filter, checked the brakes etc etc and it was great. If the car rolled back it rolled away from me. If it rolled forward (heaven forbid) then the stands would have held the car up at the side enough for me to get out (although it would have F'Ked it well and truly..)

Just a shame the mini isnt running to drive that baby up on it.

even those diamond jacks can be dodgy..... i had the mini up on one the other day and the arms managed to unlock from each other (at the base they are interlocking sorta thing)....the whole car started to wobble and it scared me lots..!!!

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call me the stupidest person in the world. but what the fizzle does the door open or closed have to do with the price of petrol on a weekend?

maybe its some weird contraption u call a trolley jack but in my country with my trolley jack i just fit it under and jack from the subframe..

The reason you open the door is so you can use the factory jack.

If you do not open the door you can not turn the handle a full turn.

factory jack. psht

850pvan
now do you want me answer whether you use trolley jacks for trolleys or not?

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68matic... I think that 850pvan knows how to use the trolley jack... he needed it the last time he got a flat in the supermarket aisle...

I crack myself up...

and another thing, when opening the door to use the silly little side jack, have a heavy cloth handy to put on top of the nut. That way, you won't scrtach the inside of your doors when you gently let it fall against the top of the jack and if its jacked high.

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