Now my sills are proper mashed up - Aiming to get them resorted soon to prevent any long term corrosion issues.

 

I need to invest in some form of pad setup which has the cutout for the fabia sill so I can still use a trolley jack?  Anyone found a handy cheap way to do this?

Hockey puck with groove cut into it

I think the usual way of preventing this sort of damage is a hockey puck with a slot cut out of it that goes on the end of the jack.

Must look for cheapest hockey pucks then

Well, Sports Direct sell them online so will have to see if I can find one in the Exmouth store, and if not, whether they can get one or two in for me.

I jack my car up on the chassis rails.I have a circular piece of rubber that slots into my jack.

I jack my car up on the chassis rails.I have a circular piece of rubber that slots into my jack.

 

Same here but I just use a block of wood.

I jack my car up on the chassis rails.I have a circular piece of rubber that slots into my jack.

Same here. When mine was low, I used the widow maker to get the car high enough to get the trolley jack on the chassis rails.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271836294018?nav=SEARCH

Been wanting something to use for a while, thanks for the hockey puck tip off!

I use old 2 post lift pads. I put one one the cup of the jack and I put one on the axle stand.

I use trolley jack under sills with block of wood with a slot cut into it to spread the weight.

I use trolley jack under sills with block of wood with a slot cut into it to spread the weight.

Same as this.

dont jack on the sills? get a low profile jack

Sills not to trusted to take any real weight, can only be trusted to crumble and car falls off jack.!!!!

Use as other members suggested/ advise use chassis rail + axle stands, and leave your sills clear to work-on more easily..

After reading the thread I've just bought a puck from Ebay. It arrived this morning!

How deep should the slot in the puck be?

Should it be deep enough so that the metal either side of the metal seam takes the load or should the depth be less than the height of the seam?

Cheers

Sills not to trusted to take any real weight, can only be trusted to crumble and car falls off jack.!!!!

Use as other members suggested/ advise use chassis rail + axle stands, and leave your sills clear to work-on more easily..

 

Yeah, I would never jack under the sills unless in an emergency to change a wheel.

Well, I bought a set of four Audi TT jacking point protectors for wife's Polo about 10 years ago, they work well. Some time later, when working on the front suspension, I made up a pair of wooden adaptors with slot for a pair of axle stands really to free up the trolley jacks. A couple of years ago I bought a set of four Jackpoint jack stands, they are very safe and secure for both you and the car, I needed something like them to get the B8 S4 up off the ground.

The Audi TT jacking point protectors fit into strong points on the chassis rails.

I hope to remember to remove the Audi TT jack pads before selling the car as they might just fit the 6C Polo when it arrives.

Edit:- sorry, to answer the bit about the slot dimensions, yes the welded vertical seam should not be supporting the car, it is mainly the inner horizontal part that is strengthened at the indicated jacking points.

Edited 2 May, 201511 yr by rum4mo

Audi TT jack pad mod.........fitted those my old Fabia ....NEVER had those deform etc after years of use, as I did all the servicing & swapping wheels, summer/winter etc................

Audi TT jack pad mod.........fitted those my old Fabia ....NEVER had those deform etc after years of use, as I did all the servicing & swapping wheels, summer/winter etc................

 

 

I think that the issue with some people and the Audi TT jack pads, that most if not all VAG cars had conveniently placed holes for fitting them to - so they ended up on bigger/heavier cars, then the grumping started! I noticed in the early days of this mod - when I had a B5 Passat, there was quite a bit of interest in fitting them to B5 cars as well, I stood back from that and waited thinking "I wonder if they are safe to use on bigger cars without causing damage?" - the answer to that question took a while coming, I'd reckon some people fitted them, so far so good, then used them months later - oh dear!