What type of metal is the front and rear jacking points made from on the 182?

[The Fatty]

What type of metal is the front and rear jacking points made from on the 182? Will it rust like my Mk1 did after bending from being jacked up? Or is it galvanised now?

 

[Gally]

Yeah the mk2s are very solid mate. Rust isn't a massive issue.

The ph1 can suffer a tad on the rear arches but usually poor repair work or salt and crap sitting in the arches.

 

[Canary172]

I just apply some fresh Hammerite underbody seal on the jacking areas once it's worn a bit thin. Admittedly it wears off after a while like the original Renault stuff, but until then it'll keep the floor protected.

 

[v16daf]

Don't use them if you can, use the rear beam for the back and just behind the subframe for the front. Much stronger place

 

[Canary172]

Don't use them if you can, use the rear beam for the back and just behind the subframe for the front. Much stronger place

Agreed. Apologies 'The Fatty'; I thought you meant these areas and not the sills!

 

[The Fatty]

Ok thanks. I do jack the rear from the rear beam already, and I would like to jack the front form the point mentioned, but the car is too low to get the jack under? Is this a common problem or do I need a new jack? I'm still worried that the front sill jacking points are now going to rust as they are all bent and the layers of metal are separated, what's the best way to mitigate this?

 

[Dan519]

Ok thanks. I do jack the rear from the rear beam already, and I would like to jack the front form the point mentioned, but the car is too low to get the jack under? Is this a common problem or do I need a new jack? I'm still worried that the front sill jacking points are now going to rust as they are all bent and the layers of metal are separated, what's the best way to mitigate this?

get a jack with a bigger saddle. You want something at least 100mm diameter. If you spread the load properly it's not an issue. Small saddle jacks like those sold in Halfords are crap

 

[The Fatty]

Do you mean a bigger saddle jack will be lower and thus fit under the car, or a bigger saddle jack will stop the sill jacking points from bending?

 

[aucky]

The latter.

RE lows, drive the car onto some blocks of wood prior to jacking up

 

[JackJack]

^This.

 

[obcuz]

They will rust.....

Used a trolley jack on its side against a wall and a wooden prop to push against the bend from the opposite side.

It worked and it is a bit more controllable than a big hammer, surprisingly hard to bend them back into position though despite being so easy to distort.

You'll need to remove the side skirts to do it properly.

Treated with Loctite rust-eater, primed and painted.

 

[Adam.]

Cheese.

 

[Gally]

Yeah anyone who uses a jack on the sills is a mong.

 

[The Fatty]

thanks obcuz, very informative. I will clamp them in a vice (with rubber protectors) to bring them back to true, then paint as you have suggested.

 

[obcuz]

I thought about the vice method, but despite being made of cheese as suggested, there are 3 laminates of M/S and take some budging even with hydraulics, let us know how you get on though.

Yes, agreed, only the thoughtless (perhaps kinder word) would use these jack points, the fronts were bent on mine but rears are fine, the extra weight on the front make the difference I guess.

PS. wasn't me did that damage and for sure they won't be used again.