Jacking up the Chim !
Jacking up the Chim !
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Markrh4000

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8 posts

253 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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New Chim owner looking for any tips on jacking the car up as I need to do some tweeking and possibly some essential maintenance. Best jacking points are ? Do I really need to use 2 Trolly jacks so that the chassis doesn't twist and the front screen pop (or did I dream this? ) could it be an old wives tale?

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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You can jack it up using the Chassis rails that run up and down the length of the car, it'll be fine the chassis is very stiff.

Hughesie2

12,790 posts

311 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Try not to put the axle stands through the passenger footwell though

Markrh4000

Original Poster:

8 posts

253 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Hughesie2 said:
Try not to put the axle stands through the passenger footwell though

Thanks for that although it does get a little hot so extra ventilation may come in useful- although axle stands through the footwell is a little extreme

Hughesie2

12,790 posts

311 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Markrh4000 said:

Thanks for that although it does get a little hot so extra ventilation may come in useful- although axle stands through the footwell is a little extreme


Just a little, you should check out the thread where a guy actually did that though, and bodged the repair...

Markrh4000

Original Poster:

8 posts

253 months

Thursday 18th August 2005
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Thanks for the reply P of D sorry I didn't reply yesterday will check it out at the weekend