Richf Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Sure this isn't rocket science but might be of help to some. . A cheap and good solution for jacking up the zed on the approved jacking points on the sills , you need a special shaped pad here so you don't damage the pinch weld on the sill . You can buy solid rubber hockey pucks on eBay for just a few pounds each Cut a channel down the middle with an angle grinder , a grinding disc works fine , the groove you need is about 5mm deep but just keep trial fitting until the puck fits flush each side of the seam . Job done , you can use these with any type of jack and they are especially useful with axle stands, the rubber surface helps stop the stand from slipping Usual caveats apply , be very careful when working under your car and you do so at your own risk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafsZed Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thank you for that useful tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev T Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 That is a good tip, i do exactly the same and it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Good idea. How's your oil temperature now, did you sort the problem after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 It's oil pressure and no it's still on-going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 top tip mate. Thanyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Stop wasting my pucks! I need them to practice! Good idea tho. =) Edited December 1, 2013 by evilscorp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Bought some pucks too. Will be doing this as well. Good to see it in action on the seams though. Cheers Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r37 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) just an FYI when doing this. Most hockey pucks wont fit square on a axlestand and risk slipping off. Best answer is turn the stand 90 degrees to normal and chamfer the underside of the puck so it sits flat on the main part of the stand. Helps avoid it slipping off. The stands i have have very curved edges so the puck would have to bend, the ones in OP dont look to bad though. Depends on your stand. Edited December 1, 2013 by r37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 I flattened the axle stands a little with a big hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiuchi-Gary Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Brilliant, just ordered 4 pucks. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 is it the 4oz ones ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 is it the 4oz ones ? well there is a question , ive no idea what they weigh , i'm guessing whatever it was its less now I've cut a groove in it . I imagine though there must be a standard size and weight for hockey pucks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:RedZed: Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 There are any number of old posts about jacking up the car that I could have bumped but I chose this one because I think the pucks are a good idea. What is the correct order to jack up the car? Front then back or back then front. Given that the handbrake only locks the back wheels I'm thinking front then back but just wanted to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I flattened the axle stands a little with a big hammer +1 a big hammer is a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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