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Bottle Jack leaking
thermidorthelobster:
--- Quote from: "Paul" ---Just remember to store upright. :wink:
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Er, but in the Discovery, the damn thing's mounted on its side...?
It is on the TD5 at least. I can't remember on the TDI.
Machine Mart do hefty bottle jacks for peanuts. I bought an 8 tonne jack for something daft like 12 quid, and it does a great job on the 101.
BigA:
--- Quote from: "Tyke" ---Next investment will be a hi-lift - no hydraulics to go squiffy on you with them . . . . just need a few more jacking points sorting first.
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Yes i have a hi-lift from the 90, when i get the steering guard on, i will have points at the front just need to add some to the rear.
thermidorthelobster:
--- Quote from: "Tyke" ---Next investment will be a hi-lift - no hydraulics to go squiffy on you with them . . . . just need a few more jacking points sorting first.
--- End quote ---
Hmm, in my experience changing a tyre with a hi-lift is highly hazardous. You need axle stands at the very least, and if you're going to lug them around, you might as well get a decent trolley jack or bottle jack.
Plus, hi-lifts are big to store on the inside of the vehicle, and if you store them on the outside, they tend to gunk up and don't work very well.
Great for getting you out of deep ruts, but I don't rate them highly as a tool for vehicle maintenance. (Apart from breaking the beads when changing tyres.)
BigA:
--- Quote from: "Paul" ---You should never lay these types of jack on the side !
If it's leaking from the base it sounds like it might have been droped.
How to refill if needed:
With it upright and the jack in the fully down position remove the grommet
from the side of the casing, Fill with hydraulic oil until it's level with the hole
and replace grommet..
Just remember to store upright. :wink:
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hmmmmm, i will give this a go, and if the oil doesn't pour out the bottom, nice one, if i am lucky the oil is just left over from being on its side???
Tyke:
--- Quote ---Great for getting you out of deep ruts, but I don't rate them highly as a tool for vehicle maintenance.
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Thats the general idea mate . . . . . jack it up and slide it across.
Don't have a problem changing wheels with the bottle and trolley jack . . . . . recovery is a bit more difficult.
--- Quote ---hi-lifts are big to store on the inside of the vehicle
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If you saw the rest of the junk I lug around in the back - a hi-lift is the least of my worries. Rear seats are all but redundant so are stowed 99% of the time so I can use the loadspace properly.
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