Hello again my friends!

I am working on my new fiat Uno and finally got a haynes manual from ebay (absolutely useless and practically seems to forget my model!). However, i am having problems understanding the 30 odd words about jacking points, can anyone give a better explanation of where i should jack the car? (all around, front, side and rear?)

I would be very grateful.

Still haven't got any fiat wheel trims yet from around notts?


Paul

the jack that the uno has, has got a flat base and a grooved top.
stick your head under your car and u will notice a rim about 2 inches in and coming down about half cm, this runs along both sides of the car.

This is where the jack 'fixes' too, then it is just a case of wich side the car needs jacking up and where front or back.

I don't think u can jack the front of the car up with the jack that is supplied so use ramps instead

hi,

THanks for your reply (it's very kind!)

But i meant for a trolly jack to do proper work with rather than the little emergency one. I need to re-do all the brakes but can't work out properly how to jack it without damage.

Paul

oh sorry, i would think the strongest part of the car is the suspension things, sorry can't be more specific

Gaz is correct but be careful ! Look at the sill lip just aft of the front wheels and just fwd of the rears. You will have to look carefully but you should find a section which matches the jack pad. These are the points you should use, do not try to jack anywhere else or you risk damage to the sill.

The jack issued with the Uno is ( in my opinion ) less than suitable for anything other that a roadside wheel change.

The correct wheel trims for your car will be silver grey, 16 circular holes at the diameter and the FIAT name moulded into the plastic at the centre, though any of the Panda or Uno trims will do. Keep in mind that are not clip-on, they are held on by three of the four wheel nuts, so do not try to lever them off.

Rgds, [email protected]

At the front, look at the floorpan just to the rear of the wheelarch, inboard of the sill. You will see a roughly triangular, raised, welded section with a flanged hole at the centre on each side of the car. This is your trolly jacking point for the front ( I still use a piece of wood on top of the trolly jacks pad )

At the rear, go inboard of the rear wheel, ideally under the spring.
Rgds, [email protected]