Car jack warning

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Originally Posted by Utemad

It is a small hydraulic bottle jack. It works fine but the storage position is behind the back seat lying down (in the dual cab) and it leaks hydraulic fluid onto the floor.

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How nice!
Not only that, you pay big money for all that leaking oil :)

Nope havent looked into as of yet, have been a bit slack following it up. Will be going for a nosy on the weekend to see what is available. Good point on Ford, Ron, dumbo here didn't even reference the fact that our Ford XR6 has the same jack, moreso that the XR6 had the same jack. Will let those that need to know, how I go on the weekend,

Regards

Stevo

Had my D3 in the dealers today getting a minor repair looked into, see below.

Raised the issue of the jack but they just mumbled and said hmmmm....yessss.....hmmmm but didn't have an answer.

The tyre man suggested an air bag jack thingy would be best. Sounds good but no idea how much these things cost.

Note to self: be more careful next time Incisor offers for me to tag along on a recce:). Lost my number plate, got a flat tyre (from a rock so says the tyre man) and broke a diecast bracket :eek:for the air suspension compressor. Haven't washed it yet so don't know about the scratches (Inc, was that a car track or an animal track we went down?).

But I did have fun :D:D:D

bracket? where is it located? passenger side just before trailing arm under plastic cover?

let you know when i get my shorty intoit.

you know that first really steep one i borked at, that is the other side of the one on the other side of that puddle...

sort of glad i whimped out now :P

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Originally Posted by incisor

bracket? where is it located? passenger side just before trailing arm under plastic cover?

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Yes, enough, just proves you don't have to be smart to own a D3:(

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Originally Posted by incisor

you know that first really steep one i borked at, that is the other side of the one on the other side of that puddle...

sort of glad i whimped out now :P

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Absolutley! But I'll look forward to the hardcore guys having a go. Make a good video.

I don't like the way the scissor jack bows when it's got the wheel off the ground. I've got a hilift to augment.

Note: To stop the car going into extended mode, leave a door open.

From a look at the GTR, air-sprung D3s get the scissor jack, while the coil-sprung units (like mine) get a bottle jack. I suspect that one of the differences is due to jacking points.

Those (few) of you with coils, please check & make sure that your jack is a bottle type. A number were incorrectly supplied with the scissor jack. There has been a recall to fix this problem.

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Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Stevo,

Where'd you get with the jack? I think on another post you were going to make a formal complaint to LR?

The reason I ask is that I had to use the jack today for the first time. Went out with Incisor on a final recce for the 28th which was great but when we stopped in Dayboro afterwards the rear passenger tyre was almost flat.

It is bloody alarming how far you have to extend that scissor jack to change the wheel! :o The jack was distorting so much we decided to use Dave's bottle jack, but it was too short. Anyway, got the job done (even used the wheel chocks to prevent any movement) but I'm none too confident in that jack.



Garryc, where'd you get the jack and where do you keep in the car?

Cheers,

Mark

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Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I got it from Gasweld. It was the only one to give the needed height, although when I got it I found that there is an inner threaded section that you screw upwards out of the ram to get the stated height. It does the job though. It is from memory the 80 tonner. I keep it under and behind the rear seats because I have the 'S' model D3 it is the space where the 3rd row seats would be.

Thanks Garry.

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Originally Posted by WhiteD3

The tyre man suggested an air bag jack thingy would be best.

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That's what I'm thinking of getting for my D3. Looks like a far safer and convenient option, but I am happy to be corrected by those more experienced than me.