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where is the best place to jack the front of my van up with a trolley jack to do some work on my van as i dont want to use the original jacking points,pics would be great,thanks dave :ok
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dave lfc wrote:where is the best place to jack my van up with a trolley jack to do some work on my van as i dont want to use the original jacking points,pics would be great,thanks dave :ok


Come on now Dave your a Scouser, You dont ask Questions Like that on Here------------- :mrgreen:
This post should be in Technical, Not General Chat.------------------ :idea
Stick yerr trolley jack on the cross member of the Jacking Point then send her up. Then put your Axle stands underneath possitioned on the afore said Cross member. Then Fannys Yer Aunt,
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Grumpy Midget wrote:
dave lfc wrote:where is the best place to jack my van up with a trolley jack to do some work on my van as i dont want to use the original jacking points,pics would be great,thanks dave :ok


Come on now Dave your a Scouser, You dont ask Questions Like that on Here------------- :mrgreen:
This post should be in Technical, Not General Chat.------------------ :idea
Stick yerr trolley jack on the cross member of the Jacking Point then send her up. Then put your Axle stands underneath possitioned on the afore said Cross member. Then Fannys Yer Aunt,
Havent really worked out yet how to get Piccys up on2 the Forum as I still use a Brownie 127-------------- :rofl - :rofl
hi i am just trying to be carefull as i got told to stay away from the original jacking points and in my case it looks like they have had a bit of work done around them in the past.
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So what happens when you have to change a wheel?
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Me thinks his jp's are suspect (mot will soon confirm)with the vw jack . but its ok to use the chassis outriggers as said above,
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Grumpy Midget wrote: Havent really worked out yet how to get Piccys up on2 the Forum as I still use a Brownie 127-------------- :rofl - :rofl

B&W film, process yerself, scan negatives; see, easy :ok
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front jacking points arent a fail on the mot.

there must be some pretty big holes if the jacking points fail!

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