Thread: Well that was easy ......Not

Hi Tony, no it can be a real PIA as you have to wind out a lot more wire then you think to enable you to twist the thing with spring on it sideways a bit, then it only just fits through the hole in the wheel. Certainly not a late at night tired easy proposition. I think they figure most people will use roadside assist so who cares if it is difficult?

Originally Posted by Fatso

I lower the wheel onto a piece of wood so as leave a gap between the ground and wheel , then push the do- hicky through from underneath .

I don't have one on my D3 as the long range tank is now there, but I have the Toyota version on our camper trailer and it sounds the same, I lower the spare onto the wheel levellers ( V shape bits of wood ) and its heaps easier as mentioned above.


Cheers Ean

With reference to using the jack, see this thread in particular the last post made this morning.

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Standard OEM Jack Failure

Garry

Well Gary , lets hope our jacks are not made in Brazil.
Regardless of place of manufacture, it sounds like a good idea to replace the OEM
jack with something a little (safer) better.
Cheers
Tony

It's interesting to look at the photos and see how dry the screw looks.


I applied a very good quality grease to mine from day one and I had no issues in the 4.5 years I had the car, which included multiple wheel changes.


Anybody that has done metal work, or seen engineering workshops will attest to the effectiveness of just a bit of lube .... the lack there of can cause huge issues.


My jack was pretty well greased from delivery but I constantly cleaned and reapplied after each use.

Originally Posted by Celtoid

It's interesting to look at the photos and see how dry the screw looks.


I applied a very good quality grease to mine from day one and I had no issues in the 4.5 years I had the car, which included multiple wheel changes.


Anybody that has done metal work, or seen engineering workshops will attest to the effectiveness of just a bit of lube .... the lack there of can cause huge issues.


My jack was pretty well greased from delivery but I constantly cleaned and reapplied after each use.

Spot On !!!!!!

These jacks have record of failure around the world in L322/D3/D4 and RRS models. I guess it will take a death before the authorities will force Landrover to do a safety recall on these things.

If I do have to use these jacks, even when changing a wheel, I also have additional safety supports of some kind in case the worst happens.

Garry

Hi There,
I have one of the electric drills with a socket on the end, for me makes the winding up and down easier, tend to travel with that and a Ryobi impact wrench all the time JIC. Since changing from the Coopers the battery doesn't need charging as much................