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I wanted to clean the insides of the alloy wheelrims of my F25 this weekend and used 2x 3-ton bottle jacks - one front and one rear on same side. The top round part of this type of jack fits quite nicely into the jacking point. I also could not see any proper places for inserting a jack stand - and first observed for 30 minutes whether the bottle-jacks would fail or not - but they did not lower in any way. I like the quality of the plug and the wheel-hangers - they seem almost made of stainless steel. In metric the required torque for final fastening is 120Nm - obtained from my firendly tyre dealer (as the manual does not quote this figure) - which converts to 88.5 lb-ft. Thank you for sharing - especially the photo's. When using the bottle-jack - especially at front - beware the door-mirror - which is right above your head !!
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