As some of you i was talking to yesterday probably know i was planning to underseal the car today. Was all going well with the petrol tank and rear archers etc done and were jacing up car a littleand took wheel stand out when i hear a really loud hissing noise and the jack is pissing fluid out and the car sinking down. Luckily we managed to get other jack under car in time to stop any great damage. One little dent from jack handle just infront of rear arch and have cleaned off all the fluid that pissed all over paint work .

So just a friendly bit of advice, if anyone is looking at buying a jack i'd advice against getting an RAC one. I'm not happy !!!

Have used other 2 tonne trolley jacks before on zed with no prob and thought this jack would be ok as it had RAC on it and i would'nt expect them to put their name on just any cheap old piece of poo !!

Didn't you have axle stands on it as well?

As Mark says, axle stands are a must!!! And I would never ever trust one of those 2 ton jacks stamped with RAC, they're the sort of things they sell in Argos aren't they :(

 

Glad you're ok and no one's hurt, that's the main thing ;)

 

Vijay

We did have axle stands under the car but we where in the process of taking the stands out to let down the car so we could then do the front of the car. It is one of those Argos type jacks but my dad has had a similar one he bought back in south africa bout 15 years ago and has never given us any probs!! Will be contacting the number on the book that came with the jack and asking them for some sort of refund or something as i dont want another one if its just gonna do the same thing.

To be honest mate, if you intend on working on your Z, it's a heavy old motor and it might be worth investing in a 3 ton jack for peace of mind. If you're a member of Costco, they do a nice 3 ton low level jack for under 70 quid. I'd hate to hear your jack gave way while you'd actually had the stands in the wrong place (while you were moving them)

 

Vijay

If your after another jack the mitchellin race jack is fantastic

If your after another jack the mitchellin race jack is fantastic

 

How much they rush u for one of them

How much they rush u for one of them

 

Im not sure how much it was as it was bought when i was away.

I found one here http://www.k300performance.co.uk/michelin-racing-jack.htm i think we got ours from LDS (south wales factor). The jack is great, it gets under bodykitted cars and it gets a lot of use in our workshops and is perfect.

Just not sure i can justify the expense for the amount i'd use it, nice bit of kit though!

if the jack failed and its new, its going to be under warrenty, take pics of the damage send the jack back to the RAC / shop etc along with a claim for the damage it caused...at the least ask for your money back

thankfully no-one was injured...good luck

Just phoned RAC. They have given me an adress to write to. I have to send pics etc to the tool comapny that makes the jack for them and go from there.

Luckily as you say there was no one under the car and we had another jack right there so managed to get the car jacked up before any great damage was caused.

Don't really mind if i get nothing but the money i paid for the jack. I dont want another one if its just gonna do the same

Id kick up a fuss! Couldve been worse if the car had just dropped down on top of you!

I think it all depends how old it is, they are a piece of equipment that needs servicing, I think a lot of people believe they are unfalliable, and only find out when there is a a ton or two of car suffocating them.

I think it all depends how old it is, they are a piece of equipment that needs servicing, I think a lot of people believe they are unfalliable, and only find out when there is a a ton or two of car suffocating them.

 

It was brand new. Firt time i'd used it!

I would ring up the RAC and threaten to kick up a stick you never know you may get free breakdown cover invaluable on a zed:D