Jacking point bent

[Sir_Dave]

Is this a problem anyone else has faced, it would seem mine had started to bend up towards the car - distinctly unhelpful seeing as i need to do the oil this weekend - can i jack the stupid thing off the chassis rails?

Amazed they bent tbh, its not like the cups heavy lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

NEVER EVER EVER jack them on the sills, VERY common problem, always the chassis rails!

thats the box section bit under the car

 

[Fred@BTM]

ta dar

 

[couzens]

my sills are made of cardbord, bent in every direction possilbe :|

 

[Cupster]

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ta dar

 

[A18XHO]

i see a photo on here once of somebody with there 172 on axle stands on the sills lol.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Cheers, thats where i always put the axle stands, will now jack from there as well ... typical high quality 'strengthened' renault parts

 

[murcod]

Out of interest the Haynes manual for Clios says to use wood under the sills when using a trolley jack - and never to use one anywhere else. Sounds a bit dangerous to me!

I've actually given up using trolley jacks on new cars as inevitably wherever you place them will result in some sort of permanent damage.

I use the factory jack and then place a jack stand underneath on the most solid part I can find- then wind the jack down and share the load on both.

 

[Jamesstone]

Once the cars on axle stands on the box section the fooker should go no where! its never let me down & i've jacked my car & many other clios that way & never had a problem

 

[Peperami]

Once the cars on axle stands on the box section the fooker should go no where! its never let me down & i've jacked my car & many other clios that way & never had a problem

Just be careful it doesnt slip off the jack using the chassis rails, those buggers are slippery

 

[Jonny_Paul]

NEVER EVER EVER jack them on the sills, VERY common problem, always the chassis rails!

thats the box section bit under the car

I wouldnt go that far like, bit OTT.

They are known for being a bit weak and folding, but the strength is still there. If possilble jack up and place stands on the chassis like Fred has showed you.

 

[murcod]

A bit of a technicality, but those bits aren't "chassis rails", Clio's don't have a chassis as they are a monocoque constuction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque

If they did have a chassis using a trolley jack would be easy. Those rails are nowhere near as strong as proper chassis rails and I personally won't be using a trolley jack on them on my RSC. But no doubt Fred has jacked up a few Clio's in his time and it obviously doesn't cause any serious damage.

I went to help a friend jack up his 172 a couple of weeks back and the front RHS sill jacking point had been folded - it's only ever been serviced the the local dealer as well..... Even after bashing it straight it started folding straight away when the factory jack was tried.

 

[MarkCup]

I stick my trolley jack cup around the front subframe rear mounting point. Never had a problem.

 

[MarcoB]

There is actually a strengthened part of the sill, its got 2 layers of metal and is where the hole is on Freds picture...

 

[Russ_16v]

mine were bent too dave,spent a morning at work up onthe ramp with a pair of mole grips, a hammer, and obviously a clean and coat of hammerite mine are back to normal

 

[murcod]

Have you tried using them with the factory jack yet?

We spent quite a bit of time straightening the one on a friend's 172 only to have it fold straight over again when we tried jacking it.

 

[Sir_Dave]

There is actually a strengthened part of the sill, its got 2 layers of metal and is where the hole is on Freds picture...

Thats whats bent lol

 

[MarcoB]

Thats whats bent lol

Ive never had 1 bend on me before. Unlucky..

 

[Karlos172]

Yeah, on my cup as it didnt come with a jack,some numpty had decided to use a vauxhall jack to jack the car, found it in the boot when I bought it last year! it has a hump in the middle so doesnt do the jacking points much good, they are slightly bent with lip folded up:-( Are these easy to straighten up?

 

[Russ_16v]

Yeah, on my cup as it didnt come with a jack,some numpty had decided to use a vauxhall jack to jack the car, found it in the boot when I bought it last year! it has a hump in the middle so doesnt do the jacking points much good, they are slightly bent with lip folded up:-( Are these easy to straighten up?

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mine were bent too dave,spent a morning at work up onthe ramp with a pair of mole grips, a hammer, and obviously a clean and coat of hammerite mine are back to normal

 

[Luke.]

i have 1 bent on mine! tryed to unbend it the other day looks slightly better but never like it was!

 

[AlexG]

Bent mine. Destroyed the otherside when i come down a kerb. Copper hammer fixed them though