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right, taking my 18s off tomoro, i dont have axle stands , whats the safest way to work on a car after ive jacked it up?

wuld bricks and an old wheel support ok?
cheers

carmadaaron wrote:question, answers pronto please!


right, taking my 18s off tomoro, i dont have axle stands , whats the safest way to work on a car after ive jacked it up?

wuld bricks and an old wheel support ok?
cheers

Buy some axle stands

Failing that wheel at a time - std issue car jack and make sure you are on the flat and level

dont do what i did- lay under my car, on a slight hill, with just a trolley jack holding it up, trying to kick the wheel off from inside as it had somehow go wedged on inplace. f***** scary!

bstardchild wrote:

carmadaaron wrote:question, answers pronto please!


right, taking my 18s off tomoro, i dont have axle stands , whats the safest way to work on a car after ive jacked it up?

wuld bricks and an old wheel support ok?
cheers

Buy some axle stands

Failing that wheel at a time - std issue car jack and make sure you are on the flat and level

so if i do 1 wheel at a time, do i put bricks or an old wheel under just in case? dont really work under car much, so i dont really want to buy some (skint)

axle stands = £10 from netto...life = ££££ from mum + dad...hmmmm

getting crushed under a car is meant to be one of the most painful, drawn out deaths going. Your best hope is that your head will be smashed into the floor & you'll die fairly quickly, alternatively you could be under there for hours or even days (if for example it's in a garage with the door closed).

Go & spend a tenner on some axle stands!

hayesey wrote:getting crushed under a car is meant to be one of the most painful, drawn out deaths going. Go & spend a tenner on some axle stands!

Yep - can't stress more the value of safety - I throw a tyre under at the road side but on my drive axle stands every time - last count I had 3 sets I don't know how I lose em and then they re-appear but I've ended up with three sets!!!

ok.... ill get some tomoro

this sounds like a stooopid question, but where do i put the axle stand? where the jack points are? and do i take the jack off when i put axle stands in place?

and is it safe to have 2 axle stands on (so the back of car is in the air, and the front 2 on the ground?)

cheers

carmadaaron wrote:ok.... ill get some tomoro

Good start

carmadaaron wrote:this sounds like a stooopid question, but where do i put the axle stand? where the jack points are?

Anywhere that can take the weight of the car - jacking points or very very close to them - I'll take some pics it might be too dark but I'll try........ They are likely to be a very funny view as the car is on the deck and I can't be arse to jack it up at this time of the night

carmadaaron wrote:and do i take the jack off when i put axle stands in place?

You can - I don't unless I need the Jack elsewhere like the other side of the car

carmadaaron wrote:and is it safe to have 2 axle stands on (so the back of car is in the air, and the front 2 on the ground?)

Yes

if rear of the car is to be lifted - make sure the car is in gear and the front wheels are chocked with nice heavy bricks agains the natural direction of travel (in front of the tyres)

If front of the car is to be lifted make sure the handbrake is fully on and and the rear wheels are chocked with nice heavy bricks against the direction of travel (behind the tyres)

Make sure the car is on the level - gravity is one powerfull force

what if im just taking 1 wheel off at a time? is it safe without axle stands?

carmadaaron wrote:what if im just taking 1 wheel off at a time? is it safe without axle stands?

It's not ideal but you do it at the roadside if you have a puncture - and you aren't working underneath the car are you?

im not working Under it, its just at the side

(im trial fitting my bodykit )

Bodykit

So spill the beans what you getting? (all excited!)

full VW votex kit
im so excited!

Oooooo..... Nice one mate! Hope you didnt pay crazy VW prices though!