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My owners manual says: "Place the jack under the car near the wheel"
A picture goes with it that shows the jack to be approx 40cm (16") from the wheel arch and the V-notch in the jack to align with the sharp rim under the side 10cm (4") inside the side of the car. -- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "Gareth Tuckwell" > schreef in bericht ... > Also - there are no jacking point markings front or rear under the car > (normally there are little triangles or arrows) - any pointers there as the > pictures in the handbook don't match the car or the jack?!? > > > "Gareth Tuckwell" > wrote in message > ... > > I have just tried to swap the wheels front-to-back to rotate the tyres on > my > > 52 plate 156 2.0JTS, but I can't get the wheels off!! > > > > There wheels look normal - 5 nuts (1 locking). I can't see anything > special > > on the wheels and the handbook doesn't give any special instructions. Its > > not like I can't change a wheel, but this has me stumped!! In attempt to > > sound slightly less silly - yes I did jack the car up and yes I did remove > > the wheel nuts! > > > > I don't like to phone a garage - I would just feel silly! > > > > Help!!! > > > > > > |
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Catman wrote:
> Carl Farrington wrote: > >> Gareth Tuckwell wrote: >>> Also - there are no jacking point markings front or rear under the >>> car (normally there are little triangles or arrows) - any pointers >>> there >>> as the pictures in the handbook don't match the car or the jack?!? >>> >> >> I've always found jacking points to not look very strong, so I >> always jack the A-arm up. It also has the benefit that you aren't >> jacking up the car on the suspension while the wheel stays on the >> floor. I'm no spanner-man so perhaps this isn't a good idea but it's >> worked well for me. > > That *may* not be a good idea. There was a big thing about (IIRC) > Vauxhalls on which the A-arm would bend when this was done. Best to > use the jacking points IMHO. After all, they are designed or the > purpose. mmm interesting! As it happens, I jack from very close to the pivot point, if not near enough on it. |
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Carl Farrington wrote:
> Catman wrote: >> Carl Farrington wrote: >> >>> Gareth Tuckwell wrote: >>>> Also - there are no jacking point markings front or rear under the >>>> car (normally there are little triangles or arrows) - any pointers >>>> there >>>> as the pictures in the handbook don't match the car or the jack?!? >>>> >>> >>> I've always found jacking points to not look very strong, so I >>> always jack the A-arm up. It also has the benefit that you aren't >>> jacking up the car on the suspension while the wheel stays on the >>> floor. I'm no spanner-man so perhaps this isn't a good idea but it's >>> worked well for me. >> >> That *may* not be a good idea. There was a big thing about (IIRC) >> Vauxhalls on which the A-arm would bend when this was done. Best to >> use the jacking points IMHO. After all, they are designed or the >> purpose. > > mmm interesting! As it happens, I jack from very close to the pivot point, > if not near enough on it. You'll porbably be OK. I have no trouble finding a jacking point. They are the bits that rust first....... -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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"Gareth Tuckwell" wrote: > I would love to use the jacking points on the 156JTS, but there don't seem > to be any! Curious, my 2003 156 has very obvious jacking points. Is yours a Veloce (as mine is)? I say this as there are clear cutaways in the skirts for the jack. Cheers Tony |
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No its a 2002 JTS Turismo - there are no arrows, triangles, cutaways or
anything! Under the door sills, there is a ridge that runs the length of the car from wheel arch to wheel arch, but that's it - maybe it can be jacked up anywhere along this sill/ridge? "Tony Rickard" > wrote in message ... > > "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote: > > > I would love to use the jacking points on the 156JTS, but there don't seem > > to be any! > > Curious, my 2003 156 has very obvious jacking points. Is yours a Veloce (as > mine is)? I say this as there are clear cutaways in the skirts for the jack. > > Cheers > Tony > > > |
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Tony Rickard wrote:
> "Gareth Tuckwell" wrote: > > >>I would love to use the jacking points on the 156JTS, but there don't seem >>to be any! > > > Curious, my 2003 156 has very obvious jacking points. Is yours a Veloce (as > mine is)? I say this as there are clear cutaways in the skirts for the jack. > > Cheers > Tony > > > My Veloce has cutaways near the rear of the skirt, but not at the front (in fact, one cutaway is missing, presumably fell off, and I don't feel like shelling out for another one just now - probably costs an arm and a leg!). So is the one jacking point intended to raise one entire side off the ground? Halmyre |
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> My Veloce has cutaways near the rear of the skirt, but not at the front
> (in fact, one cutaway is missing, presumably fell off, and I don't feel > like shelling out for another one just now - probably costs an arm and a > leg!). So is the one jacking point intended to raise one entire side off > the ground? It will. When I rotated my tyres around I was able to jack up a whole side at a time |
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"Gareth Tuckwell" > wrote in message ... > Thanks for the advice - I'll give it a rattle!! Had the same problem with my last 33 - LOTS of welly with mallet didn't remove the wheel once it had been lowered without bolts, wobbled sideways without bolts, sworn at. Bent screwdriver hammered between hub & wheel moved it eventually, at the cost of a new screwdriver - thank goodness it had P4 alloys with large holes in them! Adam H |
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