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Jacking the car up.
veedub18:
--- Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on November 03, 2008, 02:47:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: Top Cat on November 03, 2008, 02:32:47 pm ---I just dont fancy even being around the car with them scissor jacks in use let a lone being under it. :scared:
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The "widow maker" isn't actually that bad. Infact, for simple jobs like whipping a wheel off for a clean and polish, it is perfectly OK - providing you don't actually get under the car (or let kids play inside the car!)
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A guy got crushed under his Audi using one of those jacks over here in Guernsey a few months ago, the "widowmaker" is an apt name for it. Dont EVER go under a car without axle stands, even for just a short time.
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/06/21/man-crushed-to-death/
I have a trolley jack and 2 x 3 tonne axle stands which I use before crawling around under the car. Does anyone have a pic of where the best place is to jack up the GTI using a jack with a circular head? I used the aluminium square mount point at the front of the car last time, it lifted both wheels then I put the axle stands underneath on the wishbone parts.
E30m3:
thats weird, i jacked my car up today to change wheels and those rubber mounting points were there ?
I thought they were not standard ? or am i getting confused.com ?
bacillus:
--- Quote from: E30m3 on November 04, 2008, 06:04:51 pm ---thats weird, i jacked my car up today to change wheels and those rubber mounting points were there ?
I thought they were not standard ? or am i getting confused.com ?
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hmm, what year is your car?
Top Cat:
--- Quote from: E30m3 on November 04, 2008, 06:04:51 pm ---thats weird, i jacked my car up today to change wheels and those rubber mounting points were there ?
I thought they were not standard ? or am i getting confused.com ?
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just double check they are one and the same, i am sure there were similar looking bits under there. for the front ones you have to remove a little bit of the under tray.
SteveP:
Also once you have got it jacked-up with the trolley jack where is the best place to put the axel stands on the front and the rear??
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