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Suitable jacks; Need to jack up van but want to know best way about it as I'll be under the van while working on it.
Topic Started: Oct 11 2012, 10:17 AM (2,292 Views)
Cravenbiker
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Hi all, first post here, just bought a 2002 mwb 3511 -
As my luck would have it, the passenger side leaf spring has snapped right near the bush holder (don't know the real name of it) - I'm going to change this myself as it doesn't look like a hugely complicated job an my mechanic is happy to sort out the alignment once the spring and axle is in place.
Question is, the guy that sold me the van left a 3T bottle jack in the van but I'm not 100% sure about it, I'm turning the van into a camper and want to buy a jack that I'm able to take with me on my travels as I know there is quite a lot of work to be done under the van and it will be good to be prepared for other work tht becomes apparent as I'm away.
Can anyone recommend a jack that may be suitable for my needs? T

Triatan
Also be interested In a spring if anyone has a half decent spare.
Tristan
Edited by Cravenbiker, Oct 11 2012, 10:19 AM.
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woodymk1
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to be honest unless your using lead panelling to convert your van then the 3t jack will lift with ease i have a 35s12 exlwb which only has a 3.5t jack as this is vehicles gross weight unladen she only weighs about 2.2t i think hope this helps :D :D :D
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cieranc
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Land Rovers come with a 4t bottle jack as standard, these are small, compact jacks and have a screw centre to make the height up.
We put these in our trucks and they do the job fine.
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Most standard bottle jacks or scissor jacks will do the job, but DO NOT rely on the jack to support the van while you are under it.
A cheap set of axle stands will make the van safe to work on it. (or under it).
If the van weighs around 3.5 tonnes, then a jack capable of lifting 1 tonne will lift one corner comfortably.
Machine Mart do a good range of suitable jacks you could consider, not too expensive either.
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As mentioned, never get under the van relying on any type of jack.

The jack gets the van in the air, then you need axle stands to take over. I believe the correct method is a single axle stand should be capable of holding the max axle weight by itself, so for a 35s or 35c Daily, I think the rear axle limit is 2.2-2.3 tons, so you really want a 2 or 2.5t set of axle stands, giving you a total rating of 4 - 5t for a safety margin. 1t is too small as even with both stands under the rear axle, they could still be overloaded.

Mine are 1.5t each and I've never trusted them to hold more than just one corner, I'd be buying some better ones if I needed both rear wheels in the air.
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windyjools
Oct 11 2012, 08:25 PM

Machine Mart do a good range of suitable jacks you could consider,
For occasional use. Don't rely on anything from machine mart for regular / trade use!
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