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Offline acme

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Jacking up with a trolley jack
« on: April 28, 2013, 10:55:28 pm »
Evening all,

I'll be jacking my MK5 up for the first time to change wheels, I note that the jack with the car has a recess on it to go into a metal lip about 1cm deep at the four corners, I will be using a trolley jack and assume you simply put the jack under this metal lip? Daft question possibly but I'm use to cars with a 'proper' jacking point, often with a point wide enough for a proper trolley jack.

Cheers in advance for any responses.

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Re: Jacking up with a trolley jack
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 11:02:48 pm »
Really?

There are double-seamed parts of the sill to jack up from. In the owners manual bro.  :jumpmove:

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Re: Jacking up with a trolley jack
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 11:21:30 pm »
There are some proper jacking points under removable plastic plates, but you can use the reinforced sill ones with your trolley jack... Remember to use axle stands too  :happy2:

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Re: Jacking up with a trolley jack
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 10:29:31 pm »
Really?

There are double-seamed parts of the sill to jack up from. In the owners manual bro.  :jumpmove:

I noted the jacking points in my initial post, the owners manual only talks about platform lifts and the original jack, not using a trolley jack as other cars I've raised do, I've never seen a reinforced seem before, most odd. To think the cars being raised on that one cm wide piece of metal seems a little odd.

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Re: Jacking up with a trolley jack
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2013, 10:30:43 pm »
There are some proper jacking points under removable plastic plates, but you can use the reinforced sill ones with your trolley jack... Remember to use axle stands too  :happy2:

Many thanks for your reply. Odd again that the manual doesn't mention the plastic plates, I'm beginning to think VW don't want you to do any work yourself!

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Re: Jacking up with a trolley jack
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2013, 10:56:38 pm »
Here is a thread from a while back pertaining to the Butt plug lifting points.  :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,684.0.html