Best position for axle stands?

[lemans]

Had mine up on axle stands

How old are those blue and red axle stands then?  I reckon they are Halfords circa 1979?

  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  Yep, about right I reckon, not quite as old as me though. Old tools can work too!

( Just waiting for someone to use that as their sig! lol)

I have the same axle stands too!

Are we just showing our age?

[mrzwei]

 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[Gif]

Still got mine and they still work perfectly along with the blue steel ramps bought at the same time   s:D s:D  .  Mind you whilst I would use them for supporting the 2, I don't think I would have either of them supporting my diesel front end, not sure what the weight rating is on them  s:shock: :shock: s:shock:  .

[loadswine]

Yep, notice my newer ones are at the rear where the weight of the engine is.   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[proeliator2001]

Cheers guys, mine of information as usual.   s:bowdown: :bowdown: s:bowdown:

[Maverikk]

Folks, I need to jack up the rear of the car. This appears to be the correct spot (as you can see it has a healthy coating of rust, a much sought-after look in the PFL), but I am not really sure. Can anyone advise? I don't want to jack it up here if it's going to damage the car!   s:shock: :shock: s:shock:  

[nathanMR2]

This will be fine

[Maverikk]

Thanks. The one in the photo on the other page was a bit unrustier than mine, so it was hard to tell!

[nathanMR2]

It's pretty secure here depending on your jack. Just make sure you get something like axel stands or wheels underneath each side for safety if your working under the car

[Maverikk]

Yeah, I'll be using axel stands. Just jacking it up to remove rear wheels.

[dkirkwood89]

Exactly what I was looking for   s:D s:D  

Hopefully going to get my calliper so done this weekend

[lemans]

Just jacking my car up to get at the rear to do my turbo return line leak. I can't see the rear jacking point. Would I be correct in assuming it is hidden by all the plastics under the car?

So I have to take off the plastic before I can use this point?

Thanks

[lemans]

http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=57532&hilit=axle+stands&view=print

Just found this. So it looks like there is space in front of the rear plastic.  Will look again after I have a coffee.

[Joesson]

The rear central jacking point is the central engine mount bracket and can be accessed with the under trays removed.
I use a block of wood (around150x150x40mm ) interposed between jack head and bracket, this works best for me/ my jack.
The front/ central jacking point can be used with the front tray in place.
As always, caution , do not be under the car with only the jack, position the jack (block) etc. before lifting.

[lemans]

The rear central jacking point is the central engine mount bracket and can be accessed with the under trays removed.
I use a block of wood (around150x150x40mm ) interposed between jack head and bracket, this works best for me/ my jack.
The front/ central jacking point can be used with the front tray in place.
As always, caution , do not be under the car with only the jack, position the jack (block) etc. before lifting.

Thanks
Looks like the trays are coming off then!

[shnazzle]

I'm pretty sure there's a cutout in the nappies to get to that rear jacking point. It's so that you can get under the car to remove the nappies  s:) s:)

[lemans]

I'm pretty sure there's a cutout in the nappies to get to that rear jacking point. It's so that you can get under the car to remove the nappies  s:) s:)

Yes you are correct. Now I know what I am looking for! Having taken the trays off I could see what I was looking for.  I will know next time!

You can see the engine mount through the rear "nappy" cutouts.