11-10-2011, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Hi, anyone know of a solution for you to be able to use both a hydraulic floor jack and a regular floor stand on the BMW jacking points?
Items such as the ones with the rectangular adapter that insert into the jack point with a flat round other side will work with the hydraulic floor jack, but seems unstable with the floor stands with a "U" type of top to it.
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11-10-2011, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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Okay, I'll ask the dumb question.
If you're going to put the jack stand under the jack point.... where are you placing the jack in order to do that?
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One the 1 and 3 series there is a central jack point between the two front wheels, does the X3 not have this?
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11-10-2011, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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LOL. That's what I was picturing when I was reading the OP. Did you ever try that center mount point beneath the engine? I considered trying it, but chickened out. It is really not sized properly to accept a jack stand.
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11-10-2011, 04:18 PM | #7 |
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ah, shot down, yet again!
the hockey puck works well with a 3ton floor jack. I place stands on other parts of the rig. I am just providing suggestions. They work for me and work well! |
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11-10-2011, 05:15 PM | #8 |
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How about getting some railroad ties and cross stacking them like they do on heavy equipment.
Damn car manufactures keep making it harder and harder for the DIYer |
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11-11-2011, 09:20 AM | #10 | |
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If my memory still serves me, the manufactures use to have repair manual order information in the back of the owner's manual. Last edited by Radioactive; 11-11-2011 at 09:46 AM.. |
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11-16-2011, 09:23 PM | #12 |
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I took Lotus' advice and ordered one of the Reversol (sp) specific jack tools and also odered 2 blocks from the online materials website.
Now, if I only knew where the jack and jack stand came from, I would be all set to install some mud flaps....... |
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11-25-2011, 02:07 AM | #13 |
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ECS Tuning also makes a adapter but I prefer the reverselogic one better. The ECS Tuning one I had first & used with my previous BMW's but it did not have the little rubber circles to hold it in place. So, you had to slowly lift the jack & hold the adapter until the floor jack was to the height of the car.
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Will a jack with a 15" lift be enough to lift both wheels at the same time? |
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Wow, that is cool. Anyone try the hockey puck on a F25?
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Just ordered "stuff" from Reverse Logic.
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