Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Discuss anything Morris Minor related.
Forum rules
By using this site, you agree to our rules. Please see: Terms of Use
Post Reply
nigelr2000
Minor Addict
Posts: 862
Joined: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:14 pm
Location: North Walsham Norfolk
MMOC Member: No

Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by nigelr2000 »

Got a puncture today, in the rain, got my nice new bottle jack out that I purchased to save carrying a trolley jack around only to find it would be more use a doorstop because it was too tall to fit under the chassis or any jackable suspension bits and to flippin short to jack the motor up high enough to get the wheel off the ground to change it. :oops: Had to call the AA just too jack the car up and had a 45 minute wait listening to the rain pour down on the roof and talking to the misses !!! :lol:

Still all is not lost, because it was sitting at an odd angle, because of the flat, it made the water leak on the windscreen obvious, it had been running along the rubber giving the impression water was seeping in through the rubber when in fact it is coming in the split screen split and then running along the rubber coming out further along.

Moral of the story, when you buy a new jack see if it is suitable for the job maybe even flattening one tyre just too make sure it flippin fits under the car before you need to use it. Could have been worse, it might have been dark as well.

I intend to live forever.....so far so good

The other place to be :- http://mog.myfreeforum.org/index.php
carlosramalho
Minor Addict
Posts: 594
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:20 am
Location: Lisbon
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by carlosramalho »

good advise.
thanks for that.
Have a nice Easter
cheers
carlos
MM Lowlight 1949 - Portuguese Registration
Traveller 1964 - formerly AKR 343 B
Convertible1969 - formerly XCH 455 G
Pickup 1971 - formerly BTT 213 K
MMOC 66138
MORRIS MINOR is Forever also in Portugal
StaffsMoggie
Minor Addict
Posts: 541
Joined: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:41 pm
Location: Rugeley, the fine town in Staffordshire.
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by StaffsMoggie »

Typical of bottle jacks. A trolley jack is far more suitable for car use, bottle jacks tend to be too tall to fit under a car, especially one with a flat tyre.
dalebrignall
Minor Legend
Posts: 2528
Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:06 pm
Location: stalbans
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by dalebrignall »

i have a bit of 4/2 to put under the car did the top of the jack unscrew to make it longer i have a draper jack in my car and a halfords one at home im sure the top unscrews .
[sig]5641[/sig]
bmcecosse
Minor Maniac
Posts: 46561
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:24 pm
Location: ML9
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by bmcecosse »

Yes - normally there is a threaded insert. But if it was too tall already....
ImageImage
Image
nigelr2000
Minor Addict
Posts: 862
Joined: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:14 pm
Location: North Walsham Norfolk
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by nigelr2000 »

Yes I tried the screw bit with it under the front tie bar mount, it didn't lift the car up enough to take up the play on the suspension then lift the wheel.

I intend to live forever.....so far so good

The other place to be :- http://mog.myfreeforum.org/index.php
mike.perry
Series MM Registrar
Posts: 10183
Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:39 pm
Location: Reading
MMOC Member: No

Re: Warning Hellfrauds Bottle Jack

Post by mike.perry »

Jack up under the inner end of the lower suspension arm, The wheel will lift without the suspension dropping too far. If you fit a GPO van jacking bracket you can jack up the outer end of the suspension arm which makes it even easier. I prefer a scissor jack to a bottle jack as it fits lower
[sig]3580[/sig]
Post Reply