Ineos provided hydraulic bottle jack

globalgregors said:

Not for changing a wheel, see the Puncture thread (how do I link to an entire thread?). To summarise:

Rock slider/high lift or exhaust jack under chassis members is to get the chassis off the ground (eg to get the shovel under the vehicle) in a recovery. If the tyre is punctured or off the rim the safest option is to gently get to somewhere flat before lifting under the axle with the bottle jack as per the Owners Manual.

The jack mate discussed earlier is if you’ve gone down into a hole and run aground, again it’s an easy way to lift the effected wheel and build the track underneath it. You could use it to lift the car for a repair involving wheel removal but you need something to rest the vehicle on. For example, a brake has seized: you can lift the vehicle via high lift under rockslider or with the jack mate and then pop the spare wheel under the outrigger or axle while you effect a repair. Obviously no good if you’re changing across to the spare wheel as it’s now busy holding the vehicle up.

But if something drastic happens (sheared wheel studs/lost a wheel/sitting on the rim etc) then the high lift is the pick as it will be very difficult to get the bottle jack into a position where the axle can be safely lifted to permit repairs (because obviously in this case the axle itself is on the ground).

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DCPU said:

You screwed in the valve adjuster?

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DCPU said:

And the jacking arm was locked solid or moved freely with no resistance?

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DenisM said:

The pump may need to be "bled" to remove trapped air?

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Skydance said:

I checked my Jack too. I’m think there is a design fault first of all. The lever bar which inserts into the Jack doesn’t fit. The slot on the end of the bar doesn’t lock. It’s not wide enough, couple of mm out. All owners need to be aware if changing a wheel or go check their Jack. Tried jamming it in and not to break it.

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Skydance said:

I checked my Jack too. I’m think there is a design fault first of all. The lever bar which inserts into the Jack doesn’t fit. The slot on the end of the bar doesn’t lock. It’s not wide enough, couple of mm out. All owners need to be aware if changing a wheel or go check their Jack. Tried jamming it in and not to break it.

My agent previously did tell me to ring the AA to change the wheel if an unfortunate puncture

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DaveB said:

Why would you ring Alcoholics Anonymous when you have a flat tyre?

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Skydance said:

I checked my Jack too. I’m think there is a design fault first of all. The lever bar which inserts into the Jack doesn’t fit. The slot on the end of the bar doesn’t lock. It’s not wide enough, couple of mm out. All owners need to be aware if changing a wheel or go check their Jack. Tried jamming it in and not to break it.

My agent previously did tell me to ring the AA to change the wheel if an unfortunate puncture

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Heater said:

I plan to use the same type Jack I use in my other vehicles, after I perform a fit and function check. I use a base I made from hard maple laminate and if it works, will fit it in a secured storage container.

https://www.powerbuilt.com/products...stand-bottle-jack?_pos=2&_sid=c2ea91631&_ss=r

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acwiltshire said:

Checked my jack today to try and stop it rattling - as per uTube Ingmar - Only to find the jack wont work at all . Piston fault or no oil !
Asked for immediate replacement from agent - not waiting for the return for software stuff.
Suggest all new owners check

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acwiltshire said:

I'm not convinced it has any oil

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