After searching this forum I purchased a jack pad (hockey puck) with a slot 10mm wide and 10mm deep to use with my trolley jack. When I try it on the car the slot does not appear to be deep enough to allow the back of the pad to contact the strong point behind the sill without fouling on the seam. Before I get my router out how deep is the slot on other peoples pad?

 

Also is the pad meant to contact the outer face of the sill or just lift on the strong point behind it?

A picture would be useful.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies

Richard

 

Just jack it up via the the control arms on the front. On the aluminium block the rear control arm bush holder.

After searching this forum I purchased a jack pad (hockey puck) with a slot 10mm wide and 10mm deep to use with my trolley jack. When I try it on the car the slot does not appear to be deep enough to allow the back of the pad to contact the strong point behind the sill without fouling on the seam. Before I get my router out how deep is the slot on other peoples pad?

 

Also is the pad meant to contact the outer face of the sill or just lift on the strong point behind it?

A picture would be useful.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies

Richard

Your are correct.  Using one of these pucks means the car is lifted with the weight on the sill, not on the correct strong point behind the sill.  If you look at the supplied jack you will see that the top section is a J-shape so that it only takes the weight on the strong point and the sill seam is only used for location. 

I use one of those rubber pucks. Bought off ebay iirc. The slot is deep enough for the seem and easily lifts the car on the strong part of the sill. You can definately get the pucks to lift the car without any damage. I then use the rear control bush to lower onto axle stands.

Thanks for the comments.

I will have another look how the jack pad fits and where the other suitable jacking points mentioned are.

This should do the job.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pinch-Weld-Deep-Trolley-Jack-Tool-Rubber-pad-block-jacking-sills-Classic-Car-/272315842698?hash=item3f674a008a:g:1oQAAOSwHnFVzxaP

 

Paul

This should do the job.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pinch-Weld-Deep-Trolley-Jack-Tool-Rubber-pad-block-jacking-sills-Classic-Car-/272315842698?hash=item3f674a008a:g:1oQAAOSwHnFVzxaP

 

Paul

Looking at the photos shows that it will still put the car's weight onto the sill.

 

I am thinking of having an aluminium block machined with a bottom size and shape to fit my trolley jack pad and with a top J-section copied from the standard jack.  The car's weight will then be on the correct lifting point with the sill seam only used for location so that the block does not slip.

I bonded + screwed two pucks together then copied the J profile from the emergency jack. You can't match it with only one puck.

 

(EDIT: and I agree, that ebay version is no good - unless you cut down the outer block so all weight goes behind the sill seam).

Edited 1 August, 20169 yr by simion_levi

Looking at the photos shows that it will still put the car's weight onto the sill.

 

I am thinking of having an aluminium block machined with a bottom size and shape to fit my trolley jack pad and with a top J-section copied from the standard jack.  The car's weight will then be on the correct lifting point with the sill seam only used for location so that the block does not slip.

Need to also Jack the car and currently going down the same route as you.

Did you manage to get anything made?

 

or

 

Just take 10mm off the one side on the ebay one which would then put the weight on one side as the other would not touch

Need to also Jack the car and currently going down the same route as you.

Did you manage to get anything made?

 

or

 

Just take 10mm off the one side on the ebay one which would then put the weight on one side as the other would not touch

It seemed to me that it needs much more than 10mm removed from the top on one side of the slot in the block and the block would be weakened too much.

 

Not yet had an aluminium block made.

I've always used a thick piece of rubber on my jacks and never had any issues

It seemed to me that it needs much more than 10mm removed from the top on one side of the slot in the block and the block would be weakened too much.

 

Not yet had an aluminium block made.

Ok thanks for your reply I'll have go at making one myself then thanks for the advise