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Originally posted by vintageb3
Craig...
Not telling you how to suck an egg here....but you get your lips....and....
I have an impact wrench/gun...I would never put it near my alloys. I would recommend that you don't torque the wheel studs with the gun anyway...always finish by hand.
I have two trolley jacks...and won't put them near the mini either
I read a thread on MINI2 about horror stories using a trolley jacks on non R56 MINI's.
The jacking point is only designed to be used with the supplied jack. It seems there is a peg or pin that holds the plastic jacking point in place and the car jack pushes that peg in whist lifting. If you use a trolley jack...the mounting point can shear the pin and the car can slide off the jack.
I have read that guys using trolley jacks have made an hardwood insert for there mounting point...but by the time you muck about with that....you could have the supplied jack out and the car in the air.
Always make sure the trolley jack wheels are able to roll as you lift...
Hope this helps!
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