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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:52 pm 
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Reading this and picking younger folk and pointing them in right direction, using subframes, tie bar point at front, and sump are all good,

I WILL SAY HERE AND NOW NEVER LIFT CAR WITH FACTORY POINT WITH FACTORY JACK UNLESS 100% STUCK, THESE JACKS ARE A REAL DANGER AND OFTEN FAULTY OR TIRED, USE ONLY FOR DECORATIONAL FOR SHOWS,

I have seen the several outcomes from using this VERY DODGY point, first time i seen it faulter and pierce a hole through a Mini Door, another time seen one give away and car came crushing down, another sadly tipped over whilst jacking up

A SAFETY TIP:
Always when jacking a car place your spare wheel under car incase of car dropping, and a good point when getting new tyres next time keep the old rubber, and throw these under car when jacking a soft pad for catching your car if it happens to drop without damaging your rims or spare

GT Please change your methods I would hate to see this happen from

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Forgot to Mention also..Open both Doors Please :wink:

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I used to race HQs but that is nowhere near as dangerous as some of the stuff in this thread. :shock:
Jack the car under the sump. :shock: Yeah right. :roll: I can just see some kid sticking a bottle jack through the sump or getting the car 1 foot of the ground with a floor jack before a worn engine mount lets go.

Only use the standard jack. :shock: Yeah right. :roll: If the threads in the jack don't strip the rusty mounting point will fail.

Wake up to yourselves before giving advice to novices that don't know the dangers of working on cars.


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PostPosted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:26 pm 
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^^^^ What he said. I've had an engine mount let go suddenly in my youth. I'd watched my mechanic jack my moke by the sump and did the same at home. Bad news.


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Sump - you still have to get under the car to place the axle stands - what if the mounts let go then (just a few cm. drop of the 300 odd kg of mini body front weight are enough to crash fingers or a hand.

Original point - had an original jack fail on me twice - will never happen again coz its on the shelf now. Apart from the dangerous design of the jack, how can one know what condition the 40odd year old jacking points are?

The best point seems to be under the subframe where the bottom arm mounts to it or on the front tie bar mounts - under the bottom arm is a strong spot reinforced by two L brackets above and the trolley jack lock nicely there.


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Get some hard wood as well to spread the load when using your trolley jack :idea:

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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:35 am 
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Monte wrote:
A SAFETY TIP:
Always when jacking a car place your spare wheel under car incase of car dropping, and a good point when getting new tyres next time keep the old rubber, and throw these under car when jacking a soft pad for catching your car if it happens to drop without damaging your rims or spare.
Monte


I do this with any car I jack up, just in case.

Getting killed BY a Mini isnt my ideal way of of dying. lol

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Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but... I've got to adjust my drum brakes. Pedal's getting a little long. Got to look at the drums/liners, too, got some grinding noises... :oops: Haven't done this at the front before - previous Mini had discs, and I haven't gotten around to spending the folding stuff to bring this one up to spec yet. :oops:
I appreciate all the advice on jacking the car up in this thread - previously I've generally jacked under the sump, which I won't do anymore. I've never had a stock jack, although I used one once in a club navigation run :shock: - timed test of changing tyre with standard equipment, didn't like/trust it. I'm going to get a piece of wood, stick it across the front subframe, and jack under it. But what do you put the axle stands under? Obviously can't put them on the axles when you're adjusting the brakes, not that I've ever put them on the axles (doesn't seem like a good idea). I have previously put axles stands (and jacked) under the front suspension mounting points, where Whiteski pointed out in the first post (always taking care to centre the jack/stand under vertical pieces of steel, not unsupported horizontal pieces which will just bend), but I get the impression that may not be ideal..? It's good advice to get the axle stands under the car as quickly as possible, but it'd probably also be good if their location was disclosed too. :wink: Thanks! :)


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