Just a quick one...... could anyone give me some idea of the point's i can leave my Z on axle stands. Im lifting the front for a few days to drop my gearbox after mine fried Sunday :cry: :cry:

 

cheers

Jacked mine up for the first time last week, went off this diagram

Try this

 

HTH

 

Steve ;)

Try this

 

HTH

 

Steve ;)

 

Cheers Steve, do you think it will do much damage to the sills over a week. Can only have a go at it after work :confused:

Jacked mine up for the first time last week, went off this diagram

 

Paul just got your picture and its the same as steves. Did it cause any damage to the sills?? As it will be up in the air for a week :confused:

one of my sills is pretty damaged from jacking, also a dent under the car.

 

had mine on stands all weekend, just need some new underseal in one place,

one of my sills is pretty damaged from jacking, also a dent under the car.

 

had mine on stands all weekend, just need some new underseal in one place,

 

Mike would you recommend leaving it on stands for a week or take it down over after working on it??

 

Cheers

Mike would you recommend leaving it on stands for a week or take it down over after working on it??

 

Cheers

 

 

i really only damaged mine by removing them, as they sliped slightly when one side was let down, of course you have to ensure that no damage is being caused or that they havnt slipped at all which could be nasty if you ar eunder it.

Cheers Steve, do you think it will do much damage to the sills over a week. Can only have a go at it after work :confused:

 

I've had mine up on stands for about a month with no major damage... Don't do what I did and jack it up using the the oil sump though! :nelson:

 

Steve :smw:

i really only damaged mine by removing them, as they sliped slightly when one side was let down, of course you have to ensure that no damage is being caused or that they havnt slipped at all which could be nasty if you ar eunder it.

 

Cheers Mike. I will give it a go. Just 'seem's' a funny place to put stands because of the engine weight.

Erm thats not the sills its the rails under the car! Don't put your car on its sills - you'll be replacing them in 12 months lol.

Erm thats not the sills its the rails under the car! Don't put your car on its sills - you'll be replacing them in 12 months lol.

 

Thanks Andy. Learn somthing new everyday ;)

use a piece of wood in between the axle stand and sill.

 

Vijay

NO!!! Just don't use the sills! LOL Use the points marked on the service manual diagram and you won't damage your car. Jack it on its sills, you'll break the seam welds, the sills will rust, and you'll be replacing them in 12 months...

to clarify what andy is saying, if you look under the car, at the side, you will find the sill at the bottom of the panel, look further under the car and you will see a flat rail about 2 inches across that runs nearly the length of the car. Thats where you should put your stands.

........you'll also see that it slopes upwards as it approaches the engine bay bulkhead - just before the taper is the strongest area for supporting - the further back you go it seems to get softer - so use the most forward FLAT part of that rail that you can :)

 

We'll get there eventually LOL

........you'll also see that it slopes upwards as it approaches the engine bay bulkhead - just before the taper is the strongest area for supporting - the further back you go it seems to get softer - so use the most forward FLAT part of that rail that you can :)

 

We'll get there eventually LOL

 

Can someone come and pour me a drive so I've got somewhere to put the other end of the axle stands? :D

 

Don't fancy going under a car on cobblestones...

if you get yourself a couple of pieces of wood, a foot square x 1/2 inch thick, you should be ok