garygttdi Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yes I know it goes under the car !!! However was wondering best place to locate a bottle jack to lift the car without damaging something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 All the jacking points are in the manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I found those Jacks to be rubbish . . . emergency use only. I would recommend getting a trolley jack. Jacking points should be detailed in your manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 What the other guys said, check in the manual and it will show you where they are. I use a trolley jack for mine. Used to take the wheels off and give them a good clean inside & out once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) At the back of the car on the diff there is a dome top steel protrusion pointing down about 2-3 inch long most of it is covered by the plastic diff cover if you have a UK one. This is the rear jacking point. At the front there is a cross brace running across the chassis just behind the front wheels the jacking point is just in front of this right in the middle of the car.It is a conical frustum shaped pressing. It's visible with the undertray still on. You might need to drive up onto ramps to get the bottle jack under. A trolley jack is hard enough to get in. Get some axle stands involved too! Edited January 9, 2013 by SteveW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 There are also markings in the metal seam where the jacking points are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonst205 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 It takes a little more effort to use but more and more these days I just use a spare scissor jack, as Nissan provide. The advantage with these is that they don't chew your sills up. Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 There are also markings in the metal seam where the jacking points are. These are what I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubapics Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yikes. Not sure I'd want to use a bottle jack. They're regarded to be unstable aren't they? Use the Nissan scissors jack or a trolley jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtB Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I found this a while back, not sure where I found it (maybe from here?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtB Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) Didn't upload I'll try again..... I took my wheels off and cleaned them last year using Auto Glyms cleaner stuff. Worked really well at removing the tar spots and the gold staining from the brakes. Will do it every year I think. Edited January 10, 2013 by KurtB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygttdi Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks KurtB will invest in a trolley jack I think as long as I can get the dam thing under the car,planning on an annual wheel clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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