Front jacking

Hello,

Stupid question prehaps, but I do not want to knacker the golf more than it already is. I have read the best place to jack is on the wishbone. Can you give me an idea of whereabouts? I want to get it on axle stands with the jack as a safety.
Cheers all

None of the above! Its on the wishbone mount area, near C, but on the bodywork, not the wishbone itself. Having said that, if you spread the load so the edges didn't crumple, you could jack anywhere around the wishbone and it would be okay, so long as the angle wasn't too great it slipped off etc.

I always understood the preferred point was at the rear wishbone mounting point.

thanks for the reply, not sure what you mean tho, more like around one of these??

3

Does no one use the jacking point, by the back of the front arch, about 3 inches in from the sill ?

The round plate thing ?

thats what I used to jack i up on the pic, just put a bit of wood under to protect it. I just wanted to know where the axle stands go

AHA I read this…..

"I have read the best place to jack is on the wishbone'


Hence my reply.

For jacking I use the Jacking point I mentioned, and for axle stands i sometimes use No 3 in the above photo. But its quite insecure, and the axle stands can/do rock. But it depends where your working on the car and what your doing.

When i did my engine conversion, i used 2 pieces of wood with a groove cut out down the middle and placed these on the sills (then axle stands underneath)  which spread the weight nicely across the sill and jacking lip

This was very stable for working underneath, and caused no damage to the sills

dubassasin said

Does no one use the jacking point, by the back of the front arch, about 3 inches in from the sill ?

The round plate thing ?

TBH bit dodgy, they corrode quite a lot and go weak. It tends to be much stronger under the wishbone area. Sill is okay too, if you spread the load with a large block of wood with a slot cut in it.

Thanks all, think I am going to go with the plank option under this sill with 2 axle stands, jack and car jack as insurance.....

Hi, I understand your concerns, please do not use the wishbone at all to jack up your car. The only concession in this area would be the front or the rear wishbone mounting on the body of the car, however this may restrict you removing the wish bones from the car.

I agree with other replies to your question by spreading the load along the sills or the strong round points that you are currently using with your jack.

Please see my project ( http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=46506&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 ) on page 2 where I made a jig  to support the car which allowed me to remove what I wanted and work underneath. I used this both at the front and rear of the car.

Hope this helps

that is pretty cool, I will get a plank of wood later on, get a grove in for the sill and distribute the weight down that side. Makes sense to distibute the weight rather than have it in one spot. Suprising how light the back of the car in comparison!

Was just about to ask this same question, cheers for the info!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mobile-lift-ramp-tilter-restoration-ramp-jig-car-roller-/330459720985?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment

Looks like a cool bit of kit if you have some spare cash