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Gen.4 Jacking Advice

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25 Apr 2020 18:27 #221496 by facade
Replied by facade on topic Re:Gen.4 Jacking Advice
Just do the job in stages,
first jack it up as high as you can, whip the wheels off one end and drop the axle do what you can
wheels on, jack the other end wheels off and drop axle,
then jack from the axles and do the rest.

Best plan is to get a 2 post lift- around £1000, then you can get a RangeRover cheap and work on the engine :)

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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25 Apr 2020 18:28 #221497 by Lambert
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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25 Apr 2020 18:36 #221498 by jackonlyjack
bottle jacks become very unstable when the ram is extended
Just buy a good trolley jack
The one with the beam looks good....but you still need axle stands
never trust a jack to hold

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25 Apr 2020 18:39 #221499 by DAGZOOK
Replied by DAGZOOK on topic Re:Gen.4 Jacking Advice

facade wrote: Just do the job in stages,
first jack it up as high as you can, whip the wheels off one end and drop the axle do what you can
wheels on, jack the other end wheels off and drop axle,
then jack from the axles and do the rest.

Best plan is to get a 2 post lift- around £1000, then you can get a RangeRover cheap and work on the engine :)


Wheels off is definitely another option! I could lift the car from the jack points on the axles, high enough to get a stand under the frame. Drop the wheels and lower the axle down :whistle: Bit of a faff, but hey it's not like I'm short of time at the moment.....

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26 Apr 2020 15:36 #221527 by DAGZOOK
Replied by DAGZOOK on topic Re:Gen.4 Jacking Advice
For all those interested - or those that may be in a similar predicament, I've settled on the following bit of kit. This will allow you to lift the front or rear of the vehicle quickly and safely to a height of around 650mm. Enough even for high reach axle stands! the kit costs £140 - but is guaranteed for years and will enable easy servicing/annual cleaning. Pretty space efficient too..

www.sgs-engineering.com/tj3b-3-ton-troll...ack-and-jacking-beam
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