To change wheels...assume it is the same as per previous threads for different models??...

Front = underneath towing eye mounting or bolt attaching suspension to chassis

Rear = diff (with a piece of old carpet/wood to prevent scratches)

Thanks.

 

pretty much.. dont use wood to prevent scratches.. more chance of it slipping.. carpet would be fine, but I wouldnt bother!

 

Just so I'm 100% clear on this, have I correctly circled the right front jacking point in the picture below:



The rear jacking point in this picture



and finally the right 'bar' to use with the axle stand?



Excuse the newbie questions, mispent childhood (too much TV and videogames)

 

Whoa! The "bar" you have circled in the lower picture is the rear driveshaft. Don't put an axle stand on that, or indeed either of the lower transverse links as you'll bend them.

The best place for rear axle stands is probably the bolt that secures the trailing link into the shell, or, if your stands are long enough, one of the bolts securing the rear subframe into the shell (you can see one of these above the rear driveshaft in the lower pic).

[Edited by greasemonkey - 10/17/2003 5:19:13 PM]

 

Greasemonkey - thanks for the info...didn't seem right when circling it at the time - glad I posted now!

Is the bit with the blue arrow the right place?



I assume the other 2 pics are ok?

[Edited by Silverback - 10/17/2003 5:31:57 PM]

 

I usually jack it on the exhaust or fuel tank....

Is this okay?

 

Don't joke about it - with my lack of knowledge I could have ended up doing something like that!

 

I had a Saxo VTS when I was 19 and a "trained" mechanic jacked it up using the floor!

I had a nice lump in the drivers footwell after that.

 

Lol! You should have got the mechanic to head-butt the dent back down!

Silverback - yes, the bolt head you're pointing the blue arrow at is the correct one.

As for other pix, I'm not too "up" on the subframe thing under the front of the new cars, but the bolt you're showing at the front should be alright. The one I normally use is the one that bolts the aft wishbone mounting bush and caster block into the chassis.

 

Extreemly helpful thread - the pics say so much more than "the one that bolts the aft wishbone mounting bush and caster block into the chassis" (no offence meant to greasemonkey).

 

Lol! Problem is the bolt I was talking about is obscured in the pix Silverback posted. If it'd been visible I'd have grabbed the pic, arrowed it and reposted.

 

you get a better burble if you jack it here and here

 

Thanks for (most of) the responses!

 

Just found this useful URL, but am suspect about the axle stand positioning.

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho...&threadid=2024