Yep. It happened to me!

[Runnadude]

About a month ago, I performed the cardinal sin of jacking my D3 in the wrong spot. Yep, straight through the suspension air compressor. The guys at Romsey Land Rover did a great job fixing it with minimal notice and made me feel better by saying "everyone makes that mistake.... Once!":angel:

[WhiteD3]

Been there, done that :angel:

[101RRS]

Been that - done that also.

[rufusking]

A little something that I have done to all my vehicles that have designated jacking points is paintng the area yellow. Saves these sorts of issues and cetainly makes life easier when you're in some odd place and can't see under the vehicle that easily or if a someone not familar with Disco's (like some tyre places) need to raise the vehicle. No one likes to be told how to do their job but hopefully this makes it a bit easier and saves some hassle.

[Landy Smurf]

A little something that I have done to all my vehicles that have designated jacking points is paintng the area yellow. Saves these sorts of issues and cetainly makes life easier when you're in some odd place and can't see under the vehicle that easily or if a someone not familar with Disco's (like some tyre places) need to raise the vehicle. No one likes to be told how to do their job but hopefully this makes it a bit easier and saves some hassle.

good idea, simple but effective :)

[Michael70]

A little bit OT but is the placing of an exhaust jack (bag) as crucial?

Does anyone currently use this as an alternative and if not what aftermarket jacks are suitable to use instead of anaemic standard jack?

Thanks for your replies.


Michael.

[Runnadude]

A little something that I have done to all my vehicles that have designated jacking points is paintng the area yellow. Saves these sorts of issues and cetainly makes life easier when you're in some odd place and can't see under the vehicle that easily or if a someone not familar with Disco's (like some tyre places) need to raise the vehicle. No one likes to be told how to do their job but hopefully this makes it a bit easier and saves some hassle.

What a great idea! I was also going to ask about aftermarket jacks.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

If you want to use an exhaust bag/jack. Remember you either have to block one exhaust or have a "Y" connection to couple from both pipes.

[gps-au]

If you want to use an exhaust bag/jack. Remember you either have to block one exhaust or have a "Y" connection to couple from both pipes.

Better yet, buy one which can use compressed air as well. Definately a heck of a lot cleaner to deal with !!

[AnD3rew]

I didn't think of this when I bought a Tigerz11 exhaust jack. Someone here suggested buying a 2.5" plumbers test plug for the second pipe, I tried this at great expense :-( but the shape of the exhaust at the end is oval and the test plug didn't work. I have just bought a flexible PVC 50mm plumbing connections about 20cm long with hose clamps on each eand and then bought a blind plumbing plug that fits in the end and tightened the hose clamp on it. This fits over the exhaust pipe and you tighten the hose clamp. I haven't yet tried it in anger, I am hoping it works instead of becoming a lethal projectile, I will report in when I have tried it.

[camel_landy]

It's also another perfect example of why you need to read the manual... ;)

:wasntme:

:angel:

M

[PhilipA]

Just a suggestion on an exhaust plug.
I did this with my old RRC and it worked a treat.
Go to a suspension place and find a Nolathane or similar suspension bush about the correct size. Place a suitably sized eye bolt through a large washer with similar the other end and a nut.
Stick the bush in the exhaust , then expand it by turning the eye bolt so that it fits tightly.
Regards Philip A

[camel_landy]

Stick the bush in the exhaust , then expand it by turning the eye bolt so that it fits tightly.

Now what do you do if you find that the bolt just spins in the bush when you're trying to undo it??? :(

M