hi, where we live the neighbours ( sorry ) park all over the place.

your machine - seems to be the perfect piece of kit to clean up our close

Hello all
Just to clarify, if using a trolley jack on the jack points on the sills, is there an adaptor available to use between the jack and the sill or can a piece of thick rubber/ wood be used to spread the load and avoid damage to the sill?

The fitting on the spare wheel/ jack supplied with the car is a 'U' shaped channel to fit around the sill.

Thanks for any advice.

Jimbob, You can buy rubber adaptor blocks on Ebay that have a slot that fits the sill profile to prevent damage. They are less than a fiver to buy. A search for trolley jack pad will bring up loads and I am sure someone will post a link to the one that they have bought and found to be ok. Hope this helps

The slot is just to stop the jack from slipping, I believe, and is not so necessary for a trolley jack. I just use a small block of wood with mine (mainly because it has a cup which is larger than the normal jacking point). Tyre shops, I've noticed, just seem to use the trolley jack as-is.

Personally, I only use the sills to jack the rear - there are convenient trolley jacking points at the front of the car, but unfortunately the only rear trolley jack point is underneath the Haldex and not that easily accessible.

Many thanks for the replies all.

I think the slot is so the weight is taken on the lower surface of the sill rather than the edge of the welded joint?

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