New D3 bottle jack

**WhiteD3** · 8th March 2008, 10:45 AM

For those of you interested....I bought this jack online from Gasweld to replace the scissor jack. $97 delivered.

Specifications
*Capacity: 12 ton *Min height: 230mm *1st Stage: 110mm *2nd stage: 140mm *Screw ext: 80mm *Max height: 550mm *Weight: 12kg

https://ishop.gasweld.com.au/ishop/stock/item/535050

I'm in the process of getting a fitting made to lock the top of the jack into the chassis rail.

It's a big hooer but it easily lifts the car and fits neatly under the rear seat. I had a good look around but only found 1 other jack with the height required and that was a 20 ton that GarryC had purchased.

**Graeme** · 8th March 2008, 12:52 PM

Does it fit when the tyre is flat?

**101RRS** · 8th March 2008, 01:06 PM

Bugger I wish I knew Gasweld had them - I bought one this week for my 101 - max height I could get was 480mm for a reasonable price - same just under $100.

Mine just fits under the axles and lifts a wheel 2" off the ground - just enough - yours would have been better.

Garry

**WhiteD3** · 8th March 2008, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Graeme

Does it fit when the tyre is flat?

Good point. Maybe there's some sense in the scissor jack after all?

I doubt the bottle jack would fit with a flat and the car in normal road height mode. In extended mode, which is required when changing a tyre anyway, there's plenty of room. I still have the scissor jack as a back-up.

**WhiteD3** · 8th March 2008, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by garrycol

Bugger I wish I knew Gasweld had them - I bought one this week for my 101 - max height I could get was 480mm for a reasonable price - same just under $100

Flog it on Ebay, you might get a decent price.

**PCH** · 11th March 2008, 08:39 AM

Find a rock, piece of wood etc... to drive the D3 onto to get the flat wheel up a bit higher to get the bottle jack under it.

Chris

**leeds** · 11th March 2008, 09:08 AM

That jack looks very similar to one I bought in the UK. It has a rubber bung in as a fill level. That rubber bung come out spilling jack oil everywhere. Also makes jack U/S.

Simple solution is to keep it in place with the use of a bit of gaffer tape. In my opinion it is better to keep these jacks upright to make fluid spillage less likely.

Regards

Brendan

**WhiteD3** · 11th March 2008, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by leeds

That jack looks very similar to one I bought in the UK. It has a rubber bung in as a fill level. That rubber bung come out spilling jack oil everywhere. Also makes jack U/S.

Simple solution is to keep it in place with the use of a bit of gaffer tape. In my opinion it is better to keep these jacks upright to make fluid spillage less likely.

Regards

Brendan

Thanks Brendan, I'll check that out.

**hodgo** · 11th March 2008, 10:31 AM

Check that the jack is ok to be stored in a laying position I have experenced problems in the past, laying them on their sides not only will / can, the oil leak out but the seal tends to dry out and them it wount work at all. The army has allways taught this in the care and use of CES.

Hodgo

**dcc49** · 31st March 2008, 12:50 PM

Had a need to use the jack that came with the car

Graah - the wheel nut remover that serves as a handle for the jack is useless, it stripped the hole that goes over the flattened end of the 10mm rod well before the wheel was off the ground. So out came my trusty 6" adjustable spanner - The weight saving

10mm rod started to twist and bend - it would have troble knocking the skin off of a rice pudding!!! Lucky I had a 22mm socket and a big hammer (to knock the socket onto the jack) and a bar to turn the socket. Got me out of trouble - in the middle of nowhere with no phone reception. Hope this note saves you some agro one day

David C

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