8 replies to this topic

[Kaison]

Hey, I have a 1992 Rover Sprite with a flat tyre. . .
I have noticed what looks like jacking points along the bottom but they're not flat and have what looks like something should slot in? Plus they feel slightly rusty inside.
Are there any other good points to jack from? I did search for similar threads but without luck

Thanks anyway!

[Kaison]

Oh. . . And I'm not talking about "dogging"!!

[Big_Adam]

Well, if you got a haynes there's a diagram in the reference section. Also you don't say which tire is flat screwing any suggestions I could give.

[Pooky]

If you have a trolley jack the best place is the front or rear subframe. You'll see the flat sections to the right and left of the gearbox. The slots in the sills are for the Mini specific jack but aren't the best to use because as you suggest the sills can be rusty.

[Kam]

For a trolley jack

http://www.theminifo...x...t=0&start=0

Check your passenger footwells under the carpet, just incase they are 'raised' from a previous owners try, or monkeys down the local garage....

[Kaison]

Sorry, it's the offside front
I don't have a hayne's but this needs to be done asap as I'm needing to book the MOT tomorrow

[Kaison]

Thankyou Pooky and Kam!! That's what I thought in my mind! Muuuuuuuch appreciated!

[Dan]

Don't use the flat plates welded under the end of each sill, Haynes incorrectly lists these as jacking points in various manuals. These are called slinging shoes and were for moving empty shells around the factory and sometimes for tying down Minis when they were shipped. Thay are not for supporting a fully built car and will simply collapse.

As said above either use the Mini standard jack in the jacking points under the doors, or a scissor or trolley jack under the flat areas of the subframes. You should jack below where the subframes have vertical parts above these flats.

[Kaison]

Don't use the flat plates welded under the end of each sill, Haynes incorrectly lists these as jacking points in various manuals. These are called slinging shoes and were for moving empty shells around the factory and sometimes for tying down Minis when they were shipped. Thay are not for supporting a fully built car and will simply collapse.

As said above either use the Mini standard jack in the jacking points under the doors, or a scissor or trolley jack under the flat areas of the subframes. You should jack below where the subframes have vertical parts above these flats.

As I thought, they don't seem designed to take the weight of a car!
Car is safely jacked and the wheel is off !

Was a sharp stone chip between the rim and seal/bead . . . was really wedged in there and has almost sliced all the way through!