Technical Trolley jacking point?

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Technical Trolley jacking point?

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Where's the best place to position a trolley jack on the Stilo?

You obviously can't use the standard points under the sills and also not much point using the position you intend to put the axle stand ;)

The front sub-frame looks promising but always been a bit cautious after seeing a flooring support crushed on another car I had :cry:
 
In eLearn you are supposed to use the "approved" jacking points which apparently are by the sills. Question is where.... :confused: Anybody got a picture? The picture in eLearn could be better to say the least.
 
Well done on finding an old thread (y)

The jacking points on the sills for the car jack are very obvious but I wouldn't recommend for use with trolley jack as the seams can easily bend at that point ( point to watch when having new tyres fitted by someone none too careful :mad:).

I suspect eLearn is referring to the 4 multi-point lifting points (just inside sills with a big hole to take the locating pin). These are fine for axle stands but are very tricky for a trolley jack to access.
 
I've always used them multi point lift pads on all my Fiats. The key is having a trolley jack with a big enough head to fit them - which I do. Of course I always put a thin piece of softwood between to ensure an even weight transfer to the trolley jack, and reduce damage to underbody sealant.
 
I was refering to the 4-point lift points, not the sill it self. I'll have a look again, thanks! (y)
 
I've always used them multi point lift pads on all my Fiats. The key is having a trolley jack with a big enough head to fit them - which I do. Of course I always put a thin piece of softwood between to ensure an even weight transfer to the trolley jack, and reduce damage to underbody sealant.
Looks like I've finally got the answer to this thread I started years go ;)

Although I own a perfectly good trolley jack, I've always ended up using the jack from the car (pretty worn by now :doh:) as I'm paranoid about damaging the underside

In fact I used it just this morning to check snow chains fitted properly.
 
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Looks like I've finally got the answer to this thread I started years go ;)

But then when Andy started to talk about bulgy bits and you about holes I thought for one sec the thread was taking a nose dive.. but it was nicely turned around by Hellcat..:p
 
Found these, correct?
 

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Few months ago, I was trying to devise a method of jacking up the whole front of the car in one go.

Made up a steel girder with a peg each end to fit into 2 holes that are already in the bottom of the sub frame to stop it sliding off.

Problem was, I think I over engineered it a bit because the girder and the jack together were too big to fit under the car. :doh:

Dave.
 
You could use the sill points provided you have a piece of wood with a groove in it deep enough to take the ridge of the sill, which would otherwise foul the jack head. This way you know for sure that the area you are jacking against can stand the strain and it's a bit easier than grovelling further under the car to find another jacking point
 
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