24-06-2013, 07:08 PM
Mate I appreciate you writing a guide for us but there's some serious pikeyness going on there.
The big issue I have is supporting your car on a pile of bricks especially stacked like that is asking for trouble. IMO anyone stupid enough to get under a badly supported car is asking for serious injury. Even a pair of £10 folding stands would be much more secure although £20 ish for a pair of 2 tonne non folding ones would be the best. IMO £20 is the cost of a new brake disc if the car falls (best case scenario) so consider it insurance.
The other issue is jacking under the tie down straps is a bad idea, it doesn't take alot of force to bend them sideways as they weren't designed to take force in that direction. The sub frame or sill jacking points are the best ideas but even the chassis box section is a better idea.
People might find it easier to drain the gearbox before taking the shafts out using the 21mm drain plug on the bottom and also its easier to unbolt the ball joint pinch bolt (16mm nut and 17mm bolt) to drop the wishbone and remove the shaft than remove the 3 ball joint nuts that will probably be rivets on alot of peoples cars.
Nice write up with useful pics though mate
The big issue I have is supporting your car on a pile of bricks especially stacked like that is asking for trouble. IMO anyone stupid enough to get under a badly supported car is asking for serious injury. Even a pair of £10 folding stands would be much more secure although £20 ish for a pair of 2 tonne non folding ones would be the best. IMO £20 is the cost of a new brake disc if the car falls (best case scenario) so consider it insurance.
The other issue is jacking under the tie down straps is a bad idea, it doesn't take alot of force to bend them sideways as they weren't designed to take force in that direction. The sub frame or sill jacking points are the best ideas but even the chassis box section is a better idea.
People might find it easier to drain the gearbox before taking the shafts out using the 21mm drain plug on the bottom and also its easier to unbolt the ball joint pinch bolt (16mm nut and 17mm bolt) to drop the wishbone and remove the shaft than remove the 3 ball joint nuts that will probably be rivets on alot of peoples cars.
Nice write up with useful pics though mate