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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: ValG40 on November 02, 2012, 05:08:14 PM

Title: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: ValG40 on November 02, 2012, 05:08:14 PM
Hello, I'm going to be dropping the box out of my g soon to do the clutch however I don't have the faintest idea of where to put my axle stands lol, in the Haynes manual it talks about the jacking points..... But this is where the jacks going to be  :-\ and the rest looks abit too flimsy to hold the weight of the car

Can anyone shed any light on this as I don't fancy going through the floor

Thanks
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: PeteG40 on November 02, 2012, 05:24:51 PM
i use the inner tca mounting points
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: AlexG40 on November 02, 2012, 07:31:07 PM
Quote from: PeteG40 on November 02, 2012, 05:24:51 PM
i use the inner tca mounting points

Me too. Never easy to get a nice, high and safe set up though.
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: ValG40 on November 02, 2012, 07:52:54 PM
Abit of a naff photo that's also upside down  :-[

(http://i46.tinypic.com/140vt6u.jpg)

But the mount? That appears to have a red tint
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: Yoof on November 03, 2012, 11:00:43 AM
Yup, I usually stick them under the jacking points, and jack off the subframe. Or on a stock car the gearbox/tca mount depending how low it is.

Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: ValG40 on November 03, 2012, 11:24:00 AM
Thankyou  :)
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: dub-disaster on November 03, 2012, 05:07:04 PM
Quote from: Yoof on November 03, 2012, 11:00:43 AM
Yup, I usually stick them under the jacking points, and jack off the subframe. Or on a stock car the gearbox/tca mount depending how low it is.



what do you use to ensure the jack does mark the subfame or slip of the jack as i used to use this method until the subfames slipped on the rubber of the jack.
Title: Re: Axle stands - dropping my gearbox
Post by: Jezza-7 on November 03, 2012, 07:01:17 PM
Before the subframe i used to drive it backwards up some ramps then just jack the front as high as possible.

Now the subframe is in, i just take the whole engine out, its a lot easier.