Leaving Car on Scissor Jack While Fitting New Tyre?

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Ali_Z4C

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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Guys..... some advise!

Got a puncture on the rear drivers side while on the coupe... bloody warning light didnt come on so think I may have been driving on it for a few days :x The tyre is now totally flat and although the side wall is holding up I don't really want to drive on it if I can help it. I have sourced a new tyre (well part warn to match the other rear tyre) but need to get it fitted.

Unfortunately my trolley jack and axle stands are at my parents (90mile round trip) so all I have is the standard jack. Do you think it would be OK to jack it up just enough to get the wheel off and leave it on the jack while taking the wheel to get the tyre fitted as local as possible?

Cheers

Ali
 
its not particularly safe... but how long are we talking about? maybe upto an hour?

if on the drive or garage i would personally support it with some bricks in addition to the jack.
 
Thanks for the reply aquazi :thumbsup: .

The car is on a flat tarmacked drive. I am trying to find as local a place as possible to fit the tyre so hopefully an hour will be absolute max. I might have and ask about at work and see if anyone has a axle stand they can lend me if not bricks might be the way forward.

Cheers

Ali
 
Bricks can crack, never use those. Rather rest it on a pile of magazines then bricks.
 
aquazi said:
its not particularly safe... but how long are we talking about? maybe upto an hour?

if on the drive or garage i would personally support it with some bricks in addition to the jack.
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ditto, also lower the jack slightly, it will be more stable
 
pvr said:
Bricks can crack, never use those. Rather rest it on a pile of magazines then bricks.
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I didnt think of that... so all those unscrupulous people who used to steal wheels and mount the cars on bricks risked them also falling... that would really be a double wammy.. stolen wheels and then the car grounded :x

in my young and naive days when i owned a mk4 golf i left it jacked up for atleast half a day on the standard scissor jack... with no other support.... :oops:

As long as the ground is flat and it isnt windy i cant see it being a problem.
 
the idea is not to leave it on the bricks, leave it on the jack but lower it onto bricks as an additional support

assuming you are jacking on a flat surface there should be no problem at all, i have never had a car fall off a jack, i would always you axle stands though (if you have them)
 
If you are on tarmack the jack may sink into the tarmack I would put a flat bit of wood under the jack :thumbsup:
 
pvr said:
Bricks can crack, never use those. Rather rest it on a pile of magazines then bricks.
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magazines can set on fire

there could be an earth quake or a tsunami, just get some one else to do it and blame them if it goes wrong hehe
 
Thanks for the replies guys.... better to be safe than sorry right?!

Now to dig those jazz mags out :wink:
 
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