hi,sills have been replaced by PO but there are no jacking points in the sills.
what can i do ? do i just use a different jack ?

edit: where are the jacking points on a van ?


cheers
jayson

you should be jacking from the subframe... not the 0.8mm(?) steel...

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i asked this question recently. gave up and used a trolley jack.

anybody got a pic of a jack that would have come with a van.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

yeah was thinking a small trolley jack myself.

thanks for the replys

The van jack worked like a trolley jack but used a screw thread. Allegedly the same jack was used for a Jaguar E-Type Series 1.



I was never sure where it should be used, so I only ever used it on the subframe, if I needed to change a flat away from home. At home I used a trolley jack.

Cheers,

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Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

wowwasn`t expecting that.thanks for the picture.

i suppose these jacks are as rare as rocking horse poo ?

bnicho, where would this have been stored in the van, behind the spare tyre, next to the battery. its a rather large looking jack.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

It's not as large as it looks. It was maybe 40 x 20 x 5 cm. I've got another one for the Traveller somewhere. If I trip over it I'll measure it.

I used to store mine in a small hessian bag in the cavity behind the battery (behind the drivers seat). It fitted in there no problem.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Very interesting thread and I was thinking it last weekend while working on the wireing in my Van. I could not think where an original jack would be placed and could not think i'd seen one before.
Could only think a small jack would site behind the battery with the plate between the two or behind the spare wheel on the passenger side.
Ill be getting a small trolly jack myself as I don't trust sissor jacks at all

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From the 71 Mini Clubman and GT/Mini 1100/Mini Van handbook...

interesting morris1100, the jack that came with the van is the scissor type with the hole in the top. Would all vans have had a cantilever, or would some of them come with a scissor jack.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

The hole in the sill for the sedan type "vertical pillar jack" is plated over from the inside on all Vans and Travellers that I've seen. So you cant use that type on them.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

If anyone has a van jack they want to get rid of, I need one for my 850 Van!

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+1 on that one

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

Had original vertical screw jack with arm that went into the sill - was a complete bodge unless on a flat surface...forget country roads.

Bought a small scissors jack...gave original to someone wanting all original equipment for show. Difference is my Minis are drivers not show tarts.

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