Reply With Quoteyep, steve - i thought the jack was crap at crystal creek. but lr probably think that the car is so expensive that the owners will never use it, just ring the rac, crap mr lr.
The Anti-Nance Man
G'day All,
Here's an excerpt from a trip to Coffs on the weekend
Went to the dealers today as car was making an awful racket ( turns out to be a stone caught between disc and protection plate). Spoke in length with dealer in the jack and how bloody dangerous it was and that it was the same jack in our XR6, ie a huge difference in weight and length it has to be pumped up too. THey are going to lodge a fault with LRA and sort out the damage to vehicle, at this stage not to bad. Thought I would suggest that perhaps ( like myself) investing in a more suitable jack.I have to give a huge shoutout to Bolts for saving mine and the families bacon on the way home. I had a flat and pulled into a rest stop and told Mick and Bolts to keeping going. Well what should have been a reasonably simple situation went pear shaped. The D3 went to extended height and I couldnt bring it back down, the jack wouldnt turn any further and I couldnt get the wheel on. So I got a hold of Mick and Bolts and thankfully albeit and hour away, Bolts came back to save the day. Hearing that SA accent on the UHF for once was music to the ears. However in between Bolts getting there the jack crapped itself and D3 plummeted to the ground, door handle wacking me in the head nailing the sunnies, luckily I had a spare under the rear bar that prevented worse carnage, even if the brake drum had ploughed into the gravel. Thankfully a cuppla grey nomads camping near by, one with a D1, lent me their bottle jack to take off the pressure. Once Bolts was there, we got the tyre on and even though the plate behind the disc was...well bent and making a scratchy sound off we went. Whooo hooo on the way home now..................NOT
Regards
Stevo
ForumSage
Subscriberyep, steve - i thought the jack was crap at crystal creek. but lr probably think that the car is so expensive that the owners will never use it, just ring the rac, crap mr lr.
Safe Travels
harry
TopicToaster
Stevo, awesome reviews in the posts on your D3 and driving. I've got a long, long way to go
Looking forward to suggestions on the jack replacement. While I expect to get stuck occasionally with the GCLRO, I don't want to stay stuck
The Anti-Nance Man
Yeah mate, takes a while, moreso confidence and learning capabilities of the vehicle, I still too have a long way to goStevo, awesome reviews in the posts on your D3 and driving. I've got a long, long way to go
Looking forward to suggestions on the jack replacement. While I expect to get stuck occasionally with the GCLRO, I don't want to stay stuck.
Possibly, it is a triangle jack type thingy that you have a bar and handle to wind up if it makes sense.What sort of jack do the D3's have then?
If its crap, it must be the same one they supply with the Defender
Regards
Stevo
Master
The D3 scissor jack is rubbishOriginally Posted by WhiteD3
Stevo, awesome reviews in the posts on your D3 and driving. I've got a long, long way to go
Looking forward to suggestions on the jack replacement. While I expect to get stuck occasionally with the GCLRO, I don't want to stay stuckOne of the RR club guys had his collapse and bend. I've bought an hydraulic jack and made an adaptor to fit the top of it and the chassis hole. The trouble is to get the lift height required it is an 80 ton one
). On a recent trip we found that a smaller bottle or hydraulic jack can be fitted under the suspension arm as well as the scissor jack to help when refitting the wheel
The Anti-Nance Man
Yep will be doing a scrounge around to see what will be suitable and keep it along with the crap jack. Dont want to see my beasty hit the ground like that again
Regards
Stevo
TopicToaster
Stevo,Yep will be doing a scrounge around to see what will be suitable and keep it along with the crap jack. Dont want to see my beasty hit the ground like that again
Regards
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!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?Garryc - I've bought an hydraulic jack and made an adapter to fit the top of it and the chassis hole. The trouble is to get the lift height required it is an 80 ton one
Cheers,
Mark
Stevo,
That is the problem when "Ford" own so many makes.
That miserable jack is probably used right across the whole range of makes.
Although, I'd be interested to see what Ford shove in the big
TopicToaster
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.Although, I'd be interested to see what Ford shove in the big
ChatterBox
The D3 went to extended height and I couldn't bring it back down,
Oh the joys of a software orientated car....definitely give it more personality ...when it has a mind of its own
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