In the garage changing a wheel and my trolley jack spurted all over the floor. Went to plan B with the jack from the van. It did the job, but the crank mechanism was in three parts and kept coming apart. This was tolerable in the garage, but on a roadside it would be very frustrating and probably useless on anything but a firm, level, horizontal surface. Does anyone have something in between the trolley jack (too heavy and bulky to carry on board) and the “only in emergencies” roadside version please?
I keep a bottle jack and a couple of small blocks of wood in my Land Rover cab behind the seats just incase the trailer that i'm towing receives a punture, but again really needs a firm flat surface for safety.
I always had a trolley jack in my Transit in the storage under the passenger seat. Your jack is a 1.5t lift which could be why it spilled its guts lifting a van?
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As above really. There are plenty of used bottle jacks on */bay, either hydraulic or screw type depending on your preference. These and some nice blocks of wood together with a wheel chock for safety should cover your needs.
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I can do the wood blocks, but was thinking how to avoid the limited access for the lever or the cranking handle.
The lever or cranking handle could be safely located with tie wraps either in the van or under the bonnet with a bit of imagination.
Possibly not, you’re only lifting a portion of the van not all of its weight, I would believe age has done for the seals not the exceeding the lifting weight of the Jack. My Vito has a scissor lift not ideal but for swapping a wheel in a pinch it’s fine. If you need one I could ask the Mercedes mechanics if I can ‘borrow’ a bottle type one from a brand new chassis cab after they’ve PDI’d it. As the customers drivers aren’t allowed on H&S grounds to do anything more than check the Fluids each day before setting off.
Yeah was more thinking about when the jack is under the chassis somewhere and how the crank or lever thing always seems to need more space than the bodywork allows, meaning lots of little inputs for very little output.
No mate, I just work in the same building and next to Mercedes Benz techs quite a lot. It’s away from their main premises inside a third party building. They’ve come in useful from time to time when my Vito has not been playing ball, just waiting for them to plug the diagnostic computer into my van Thursday as I’ve got the EML on.
I went all in on this one. Used the pump for the van tyres today, 65 PSI rear , but ran out of cable length. Bought a five meter extension and job done. The blue and red flashing lights are probably illegal, but hey, why not There's a world of extra implements hidden behind a panel. Next weekend I will use the jack for the Land Rover lift job. Need a stout pice of wood as a ground base. Most exciting part will be using the "nut impact remover" gun thing. There is even a glass smash hammer for that moment when you drive into deep water and don't want to drown. Now it's like I am deliberately looking for jacking jobs...... Thank you all for your help.
