Help please, flat tyre in France!
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Typical! Thousands of miles around the Uk on chronic roads, fine, but 2 hours on nice smooth French roads..bang!
I've found a tyre place that has a tyre and at a reasonable price but they were scratching their heads about where to jack the car. I said I'd ask someone as I don't have my handbook. Can someone explain where the jacking points are? Trolley jack are, photos would be great if poss. Had to make an impromptu nightstop so obviously a wee bit desperate but don't really want them lifting it where they shouldn't.
Also if they use a lift I assume they should use the same points??
I did a search but it says refer to handbook..which is at home
Thanks in advance.
I've found a tyre place that has a tyre and at a reasonable price but they were scratching their heads about where to jack the car. I said I'd ask someone as I don't have my handbook. Can someone explain where the jacking points are? Trolley jack are, photos would be great if poss. Had to make an impromptu nightstop so obviously a wee bit desperate but don't really want them lifting it where they shouldn't.
Also if they use a lift I assume they should use the same points??
I did a search but it says refer to handbook..which is at home
Thanks in advance.
Bad luck
There was a detailed thread on jacking points recently at
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
There was a detailed thread on jacking points recently at
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by Colesie on Wednesday 1st June 00:19
Sorry to hear of the bad luck.
If the garage has a lift then you can see where to jack the whole car on the photo shown in the link above.
You don't say if it's a front or rear puncture but if they only have a trolley jack then I raise my car by putting the head of the jack snugly in the bodywork cutout underneath the cill, just forward of the rear wheelarch. Its metal there and lifts fine.
If its a front puncture then the cutout is 18" or so rear of the front wheel arch, again bearing on metal.
I'd not let them lift the car any further than necessary to change the wheel as these are not locations I've seen 'approved' as such, but they do work fine and never done my car any harm.
Good luck.
Simon.
If the garage has a lift then you can see where to jack the whole car on the photo shown in the link above.
You don't say if it's a front or rear puncture but if they only have a trolley jack then I raise my car by putting the head of the jack snugly in the bodywork cutout underneath the cill, just forward of the rear wheelarch. Its metal there and lifts fine.
If its a front puncture then the cutout is 18" or so rear of the front wheel arch, again bearing on metal.
I'd not let them lift the car any further than necessary to change the wheel as these are not locations I've seen 'approved' as such, but they do work fine and never done my car any harm.
Good luck.
Simon.
Sorry to hear of your bad luck.
Also make sure they don't trash the tyre valve or your pressure monitor system will throw out error codes.
The valve body separates into two halves so it can be removed from the wheel, it might need some release oil / Plus gas to help "break" the joint.
John
Also make sure they don't trash the tyre valve or your pressure monitor system will throw out error codes.
The valve body separates into two halves so it can be removed from the wheel, it might need some release oil / Plus gas to help "break" the joint.
John
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