Where the #### is the jack?
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In a Griff, which I guess is the same, the jack, extension handle and tool for getting the wheel cap nuts undone are in a black vinyl bag about 10" by 2 foot long. I think you'd know if you had this!
I have removed it, along with the spacesaver spare, in exchange for Tyreweld.
My 95 N reg Chim has the above. Wouldn't trust just Tyreweld – what do you do if the tyre gets shredded, or you hit a kerb really heavy and bend it – how much does Tyreweld fix?
'Wouldn't trust just Tyreweld – what do you do if the tyre gets shredded, or you hit a kerb really heavy and bend it – how much does Tyreweld fix?'
Fair point, it only fixes punctures of course. However in 18 years of motoring I've only had one real puncture so I thought the risk was OK. If a tyre does explode etc I'd call the AA. The reason I dumped the spare was because you have to take it out each time to get the roof panel in, then replace it in front of the panel, where there are no fixings, and it just flies about from side to side (Griff).
Fair point, it only fixes punctures of course. However in 18 years of motoring I've only had one real puncture so I thought the risk was OK. If a tyre does explode etc I'd call the AA. The reason I dumped the spare was because you have to take it out each time to get the roof panel in, then replace it in front of the panel, where there are no fixings, and it just flies about from side to side (Griff).
and well whatever, 
i was thinking about this the other day....
....i can find no jack
....but have the thin emergency wheel
....also have a spare back wheel & new tyre
.....and!!!....a spare bonnet...specialy made with grill inserts....
....simpo one...how on earth do i get the wheels off...
....and support them????
....i can find no jack
....but have the thin emergency wheel
....also have a spare back wheel & new tyre
.....and!!!....a spare bonnet...specialy made with grill inserts....
....simpo one...how on earth do i get the wheels off...
....and support them????
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Hmmmm....
car's a 98R. It's got a spare wheel (space saver) but clearly no jack. Brings me to my next question: I only wanted the jack to get a bit more clearance between the wheel and wheel arch so I can change one of the front headlight bulbs.
Suggestions please!
Get a trolley jack they are easier and safer. I don't bother with a spare or a jack in the grif but do carry tyre weld. If a tyre is shredded, I don't want to drive the car until I have had the suspension checked. That means calling a recovery. If you want to carry a jack to change the head lamp bulb don't forget the screwdriver, mastic sealent and torch and some nice gloves to keep tour hands clean. No point in just carrying a jack unless you have the rest.
steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
quote:
Hmmmm....
car's a 98R. It's got a spare wheel (space saver) but clearly no jack. Brings me to my next question: I only wanted the jack to get a bit more clearance between the wheel and wheel arch so I can change one of the front headlight bulbs.
Suggestions please!
Get a trolley jack they are easier and safer. I don't bother with a spare or a jack in the grif but do carry tyre weld. If a tyre is shredded, I don't want to drive the car until I have had the suspension checked. That means calling a recovery. If you want to carry a jack to change the head lamp bulb don't forget the screwdriver, mastic sealent and torch and some nice gloves to keep tour hands clean. No point in just carrying a jack unless you have the rest.
steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
'....simpo one...how on earth do i get the wheels off... and support them????'
Mine's a Griff (yes, I'm trespassing but the Griff forum's a bit quiet at the moment) and I see from a side pic of a Chimp in Sprint that the wheels are different...so... from first principles, undo each wheel nut about a turn, then put your (non-existent) jack onto a main chassis member (not the outriggers that run under the doors), jack it up until the wheel is *only just* off the ground, remove the wheel nuts completely. Another few mm on the jack and you can pull the wheel away.
Works for me anyway. The Griff (500) has a central plastic disc that must be undone with the special doofah before you can get to the nuts. Do you have Griff 500 alloys on your car?
Mine's a Griff (yes, I'm trespassing but the Griff forum's a bit quiet at the moment) and I see from a side pic of a Chimp in Sprint that the wheels are different...so... from first principles, undo each wheel nut about a turn, then put your (non-existent) jack onto a main chassis member (not the outriggers that run under the doors), jack it up until the wheel is *only just* off the ground, remove the wheel nuts completely. Another few mm on the jack and you can pull the wheel away.
Works for me anyway. The Griff (500) has a central plastic disc that must be undone with the special doofah before you can get to the nuts. Do you have Griff 500 alloys on your car?
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