I've read the user manual and located the arrows on the underside of the plastic sill which indicate the jacking points. (I have to say it doesn't strike me as a particularly great place to put the arrows, especially if you've got a flat tyre on the relevant corner!) Those points look fine if you are using the supplied jack which grips on to the web of the lower sill.

However, close to the official jacking points at each corner of the car there is a thicker section of the web in the lower sill. Would that be a better place to aim for, if you are using a generic jack which isn't specifically designed to fit the web? I'm actually wondering if it would be a good idea to use a piece of wood to pad it out, perhaps with a slot sawn in to it for the web to go in to. The web itself just looks a bit thin to take the weight involved.

Could always use an ice hockey puck.

Probably be able to cut a slot in it as well.

http://www.ice-hockey-skates.co.uk/product_81-30-161_Ice-Hockey-Puck---Single-Rate.htm

tom

When it was wet and muddy and dark I could not see the arrows. Still don't know where they are. I just felt around the area until I found a suitable place where the supplied jack would fit without pressing on the floor or other parts of the sill area....

Not sure about other places for using my trolley jack. When I fitted the summer wheels a couple of weeks ago I ended up using the supplied jack instead as I was unsure either.

Mike

i had a puncture two days ago - five days before getting 4 new tyres fitted to my 170 4*4 which is 18000 miles up on Dunlop SP1s.

I have no spare tyre, because I didn't want one.

I dug out the gunk, and the air pump, and within 10 minutes I was up up and away, with only my thumb and forefinger getting dirty as I took off the cap, and then replaced it.

I tell you - I never ever want to return to getting cold and grubby as I crank up the jack, heave on the brace to screw off reluctant, farm collie piddled upon nuts, and man-handle a filthy heavy dung-encrusted tyre into the boot where the spare had recently been relaxing.

Squirting the stuff in the hole, and five minutes of electric pumping, and I was away.

And my boot has more space.

When it was wet and muddy and dark I could not see the arrows. Still don't know where they are. I just felt around the area until I found a suitable place where the supplied jack would fit without pressing on the floor or other parts of the sill area....

Not sure about other places for using my trolley jack. When I fitted the summer wheels a couple of weeks ago I ended up using the supplied jack instead as I was unsure either.

Mike

For those of us not disposed to lying on our backs looking under cars, the approximate positions of the Yeti jacking points (on the 1.2 at least) are:

Front: approximately 6 cm / 2.5 ins from the back edge of the front wheel arch

Back| approximately 29 cm / 11.5 ins from the front edge of the rear wheel arch.

The ice hockey puck with a groove in it works well with the trolley jack.

Also have a 12V electric scissor jack which is great for fine adjustment as well as being labour saving - great for getting wheels on the hub. Incorporates a slot that fits the seem on the sill and an LED lamp in the remote control.

Edited 28 February, 201115 yr by Fred_Bristol

Squirting the stuff in the hole after five minutes of pumping, and I was away.

So this thread really is about jacking points?

Coat is already on and I'm running........................FAST

So this thread really is about jacking points?

Or the need for them!

i had a puncture two days ago - five days before getting 4 new tyres fitted to my 170 4*4 which is 18000 miles up on Dunlop SP1s.

I have no spare tyre, because I didn't want one.

I dug out the gunk, and the air pump, and within 10 minutes I was up up and away, with only my thumb and forefinger getting dirty as I took off the cap, and then replaced it.

I tell you - I never ever want to return to getting cold and grubby as I crank up the jack, heave on the brace to screw off reluctant, farm collie piddled upon nuts, and man-handle a filthy heavy dung-encrusted tyre into the boot where the spare had recently been relaxing.

Squirting the stuff in the hole, and five minutes of electric pumping, and I was away.

And my boot has more space.

I wonder if you'd feel quite so 'chipper' if that was one of your new tyres, George - and the tyre dealer had just told you it was 'scrap' as they won't touch punctures where the sealant has been used?

Could always use an ice hockey puck.

Probably be able to cut a slot in it as well.

http://www.ice-hockey-skates.co.uk/product_81-30-161_Ice-Hockey-Puck---Single-Rate.htm

Thanks for the link. In a fit of enthusiasm I bought one, and it arrived this morning. Turns out it's ideal for the Yeti as it's made in the Czech republic!

I wonder if you'd feel quite so 'chipper' if that was one of your new tyres, George - and the tyre dealer had just told you it was 'scrap' as they won't touch punctures where the sealant has been used?

I've read that it is actually perfectly possible to repair a 'gunked' tyre but most tyre places either don't know how to clean it out, or can't be bothered - especially if they can sell you a new tyre instead.

i had a puncture two days ago - five days before getting 4 new tyres fitted to my 170 4*4 which is 18000 miles up on Dunlop SP1s.

I have no spare tyre, because I didn't want one.

I dug out the gunk, and the air pump, and within 10 minutes I was up up and away, with only my thumb and forefinger getting dirty as I took off the cap, and then replaced it.

I tell you - I never ever want to return to getting cold and grubby as I crank up the jack, heave on the brace to screw off reluctant, farm collie piddled upon nuts, and man-handle a filthy heavy dung-encrusted tyre into the boot where the spare had recently been relaxing.

Squirting the stuff in the hole, and five minutes of electric pumping, and I was away.

And my boot has more space.

I had a similar experience a few months ago. It was quick and easy although I wished I had tried the compressor alone before using the Skoda supplied gunk because my tyre dealer said that the tyre could not be reused as a result. However, since the tyre had done almost 15,000 miles and there was nothing in the gunk instructions to contradict this, I agreed to a new tyre.

However, the replacement generic gunk I bought as a replacement has specific instructions to tyre fitters about cleaning out the tyre after it has been used. So the next time I have to use the gunk, I will ask for the tyre to be cleaned out if it is repairable. If they refuse, I will go to another tyre dealer!

The Skoda gunk can be cleaned out, but most places can't be bothered, especially as there is a lot more profit in a new tyre than in a repair.

Has anybody ever used one of these? I was wondering if it could be used to raise a Yeti and where the best position to place it would be, and would the plastic underbody tray need to be removed? If it is no good someone mentioned a 12v scissor jack does anyone havedetails of those?

I have always used a tolley jack and axle stands, I wonder what the dealers do to lift the car

http://www2.westfalia.net/shops/car_accessoires/tyres/changing_tyres/jacks/51616-autolift.htm

... If it is no good someone mentioned a 12v scissor jack does anyone havedetails of those?

Got mine off Ebay, it was branded Delco, but another Chinese product like the others that have a very similar appearance.

Does the job superbly for wheel changing in a confined space and can cope with the long travel of the Yeti suspension.

Not currently available from the seller I bought from, or from Amazon. Unfortunately I can't find an alternative source at present but Maplin did have them at one time and one was available from Rolson. Cost about £25.

Fred

Has anybody ever used one of these? I was wondering if it could be used to raise a Yeti and where the best position to place it would be, and would the plastic underbody tray need to be removed? If it is no good someone mentioned a 12v scissor jack does anyone havedetails of those?

I have always used a tolley jack and axle stands, I wonder what the dealers do to lift the car

http://www2.westfali...16-autolift.htm

I've had one similar for years in my Suzuki SJ. Really useful on soft ground for picking the vehicle up, transversing large holes, righting tipped over vehicles - more of a "rescue" aid rather than a "normal" jack.

I think a piece of marine ply under the OEM jack would be a useful addition to the tool box to cater for soft ground rather than this bulky pice of kit :wonder:

What about an exhaust driven airbag type for soft ground?

What about an exhaust driven airbag type for soft ground?

Doh!! You haven't checked The Hood's link have you?

Doh!! You haven't checked The Hood's link have you?

Thanks Graham, couldn't bring myself to reply

Just fitting my overhead glasses storage - for loose change and keys.

Might I see you at the WAMC meeting Llandovery on Tuesday evening?

First outing for the SM on the Mid Wales Stages on Sunday - busy sorting out the radios into the SM.

Doh!! You haven't checked The Hood's link have you?

Not for several months......looking on the iPhone last night, a little of the small side for tired eyes

Might I see you at the WAMC meeting Llandovery on Tuesday evening?

First outing for the SM on the Mid Wales Stages on Sunday - busy sorting out the radios into the SM.

Won't be at Llandovery on Tuesday, I have sent my apologies (CSMA). Unfortunatelt it's back to work tonight for 3 nights then Sunday off to do Hafren North radio, then 3 days from Monday.

Where will you be on Sunday?

Won't be at Llandovery on Tuesday, I have sent my apologies (CSMA). Unfortunatelt it's back to work tonight for 3 nights then Sunday off to do Hafren North radio, then 3 days from Monday.

Where will you be on Sunday?

Over the road in Myherin.

Mind the rocks, they are quite big on some of those tracks!!

Have fun!!

And don't forget to photo the Yeti in a suitable position.

Mind the rocks, they are quite big on some of those tracks!!

Have fun!!

And don't forget to photo the Yeti in a suitable position.

Just for you Graham:

Were you cold enough?

Bloody freezing in Hafren North, right down to the snow! And then we had the debacle with the Air Ambulance!!

That will be why we had to wait in Sweetlamb.... It was cold stood on the side of the hill taking pictures, my hand froze to the shape of the lens and I was past Chirk before everything was warming up again!

Has anyone tried fitting the VW/Audi jacking pads to a Yeti yet? I see a number of posts on the Octavia forum:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/221240-fitting-s3-jack-pads-to-octavia/