I've just acquired a trolley jack but it won't fit against the jacking points that you use with the normal jack so where should I look to position it? Pictures would be handy if anyone has some?

Good call photos of the exact spots would be great ! Already got my hockeyp puck on order! I'm led to believe if you cut a slot in it , it can be usedi on the sill seam

you need a pinch weld adaptor

Thanks Grizzle, does that just go onto the existing trolley jack mount point? Where do you get them from?

I have modified a hockey puck but my mechanic advised against using the seal on the Octy as its apparently weak, he suggested the points on the sub frame or suspension.

Is the seal the lip that is used to locate the standard jack? I damaged that a bit with the trolley jack going through to the metal underneath so I need to seal it with something.

Hm thanks for the heads upabout the weak sill seams I had a Hyundai accent that the dealer completely ruined by jacking up on all four corners apparrently lots of modern cars are luke this will definately be mega careful now always unsure tho as to which bits of the underneith actually were ok to use as lift points

i have a stick on my rear suspension warning against jacking.

Is the seal the lip that is used to locate the standard jack? I damaged that a bit with the trolley jack going through to the metal underneath so I need to seal it with something.

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Not that it sounds as bad as yours, but my mechanic suggested he wouldn't use that area to jack even with the hockey puck on a trolley jack or the widow maker!

Ouch! Thats not good ...

What is the general consensus on best place to position the jack in view of what has been said?

The rusty brake hubs are screaming to be painted but dont want to buy myself more trouble. :no:

Cheers.

Ouch! Thats not good ...

What is the general consensus on best place to position the jack in view of what has been said?

The rusty brake hubs are screaming to be painted but dont want to buy myself more trouble. :no:

Cheers.

I have just painted my hubs and was reading this thread with interest because I found it impossible to use my (small) trolley jack at all, partly for the reasons posted. I used the standard car jack to lift each corner and then rested on axle stands. At the rear I lowered the trailing arm of the suspension onto the stands and used the lower "wishbone" at the front.

The VW supplied jack is pretty flimsy; it doesn't inspire confidence and there is no way I would entrust life or limb to it but I could perform the above without getting under the car at all.

IIRC at the tyre place recently they used a large trolley jack, centrally placed, to lift two wheels in one go but my jack isn't big enough for that :(

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Not that it sounds as bad as yours, but my mechanic suggested he wouldn't use that area to jack even with the hockey puck on a trolley jack or the widow maker!

This is pretty much what I did but I bent it back with a bit of wood and a hammer and will seal it with white silicone so that there isn't any exposed metal. Don't want it to rust. obviously can't be seen unless you get down on your hands an knees and by the time I have resealed it and it's got a bit of dirt on it will be invisible to the eye

so just to do the thing to death so i am in no doubt at all when the guy at the tyre shop glibly slings the trolley jack under my car as they do with no thought at all as to where they are jacking up on what are the parts underneith that are ok to use as jacking points i know major suspension points but are these easily located ? ,i coud do with an idiots guide ( no offence but i find it a lot easier to ask really obvious questions now rather than look a t$*t later on!)so i can just point to where they are going to lift from , having had one of my previous cars in the bodyshop for a week while they cut away(yep it was that bad!1) and straightened the seams im not in any hurry to repeat the performance >

If in doubt, use the hockey puck trick and if you want a good idea of where you can put the jack, at the front follow the line of the door pillar down to the sill and there is your jacking point, at the rear it will be just in front of the wheel arch where the line of the rear pillar comes down to the sill. These should be the strongest points as the load is being pushed straight up through the bodyshell.

Ian

Hopefully this will help....

Hopefully this will help....

Very useful thanks for that. Doesn't look like my car though - I haven't detailed the underside yet !

Hopefully this will help....

Most helpful.

I shall print this photo off and keep it in the car boot, if I don't I shall never find it again.

Thank you

The phot is a great help for the rears but is their any chance of a better picture of the front points as I am having difficulty ID'ing them from the photo

I can't take credit for the photo I'm afraid.

I just saved it when I saw it on another thread a while ago. I know can't find that thread to link to directly, hence me uploading the photo directly

But in the photo where it shows the rear jacking points it looks to me as though there's a warning sticker on the arm!

No warning sticker at that location, to my knowledge. The label you see has parts information on it.

It goes without saying that the photo is provided for reference and information purposes. You obviously have the final call on how and where you jack and support your own car

Have to admit I feel a lot better informed after those pictures so Thanks !

No warning sticker at that location, to my knowledge. The label you see has parts information on it.

It goes without saying that the photo is provided for reference and information purposes. You obviously have the final call on how and where you jack and support your own car

Maybe its not a sticker at all but a memorial to someone lying underneath the car when the widowmaker VW jack failed . . . must get a proper jack for mine.

Its a sticker warning that the part is not for "tie down or load bearing" i.e NO JACKING! :wonder:

Its a sticker warning that the part is not for "tie down or load bearing" i.e NO JACKING! :wonder:

Any chance of a close-up?