New wheels - few noob questions about jacking car up

[domlebo70]

Hi guys,

Atm, I'm planning on attempting this myself. I do not have a trolley jack, and was planning on using a diamond type emergency jack. Should I ditch that idea and go with a trolley jack?

The plan of attack was to jack the car up, place wheel underneath sill as a safety precaution unbolt wheel, put on new wheel, lower. Can I do this without using axle stands?

Let me know if any of these ideas are silly and the best method.

 

[barker22]

its not ideal but should be fine with the jack there and spare wheel, should only take 2mins anyway.

 

[domlebo70]

Yeah that's what I figured.

 

[ash_s3]

Make sure you break the nuts off with the car on the ground, that way you wont be moving the car too much while its in the air.

 

[Rob]

Avoid using the Renault jack, they are highly unpredictable.

Some jack's will last 50-100 uses, some, just one and the bloody thing snaps.

Get a cheap trolley jack off the net, or from halfords or anywhere really. This will be more than good enough for intermittent usage.

 

[dciRon]

Avoid using the Renault jack, they are highly unpredictable.

Some jack's will last 50-100 uses, some, just one and the bloody thing snaps.

Get a cheap trolley jack off the net, or from halfords or anywhere really. This will be more than good enough for intermittent usage.

Seconded.... I've seen a car fall off a diamond jack and it wasnt pretty... your're kinda screwed for getting the car back up again too!

Whether you would trust one of these depends largely on fate:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hydraulic-trolley-jack-14-99-lidl/614092

Cheap enough tho??!

 

[domlebo70]

Cheers. It's actually a Mercedes C Class (new one) jack, so it'd be plenty strong enough. Just hope it's quality and won't snap on me. I will have wheels under the sills so it should be alright.

Will have to invest in a good trolley jack and 4 axle stands.

 

[Matt W]

Make sure to get some pics up of the potential aftermath

 

[domlebo70]

Make sure to get some pics up of the potential aftermath

Hope you're being sarcastic f**k it, I'm biting the bullet and just using a trolley jack. Have heard WAYYY too many double entendres and jokes about how pissy the diamond jacks are, I ain't risking it.

 

[Matt W]

I was in my mates shed of a fiesta when he crashed into a pavement and destroyed the rear tyre. He had no idea about jacking a car so I used the diamond jack from his boot.
Which gave up being a jack half way through the wheel change.
Could have gone very wrong for my leg


Trolley jacks are the way forward + Axle stands.