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adam01

Member Since: 24 Jul 2020
Location: roscommon
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2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

advice please on jacking up rrs

hi all

ive tried but just can not get the front wheels off the ground for a brembo brake pad change

ive put suspension on lock but seems to unlock it self , then tried the raise the suspension with trunk book open ,
and the front wheels still lower them selfs ?????

help please

Sun Jul 26 2020 4:23pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4799

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

Normally people just jack them up using a proper jack.
Then axel stands

No need to lower suspension

Sun Jul 26 2020 4:29pm

adam01

Member Since: 24 Jul 2020
Location: roscommon
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ive a 3 ton trolly jack , but when i jack it up wheels do go off the ground -but quickly wheels go down before i could get wheel nuts off

Sun Jul 26 2020 4:33pm

gogsy1956

Member Since: 15 Jun 2013
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Have you checked to make sure it's not your jack that is the problem, one of my jacks does that,,,, and it's not exactly an old unit but it won't hold any substantial weight. One of these days I will repair it. 2010 RRS, TDV8
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Sun Jul 26 2020 5:16pm

Dave-t

Member Since: 18 Jan 2020
Location: Glasgow
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Does the book not say to raise it to off road height? Joined the X5 45e club
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Sun Jul 26 2020 5:27pm

knwatkins

Member Since: 09 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 1138

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Perhaps your jack does not have enough reach?

I just remove the air suspension fuses to stop it self leveling when in the air, then just jack up from normal mode. However, I think you are right Dave, the manual does say from off road height from memory. I believe this is purely to cut down on the effort required to lift it up. Kev

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Sun Jul 26 2020 5:31pm

1richard1

Member Since: 10 Sep 2019
Location: oldbury
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2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Hi if your jack hasn't the reach lock it in access mode.

Sun Jul 26 2020 6:54pm

riverblanche

Member Since: 11 Jun 2011
Location: Retford'ish
Posts: 1134

Hi,
where are you jacking it

I always used to Jack under the suspension arms, chassis Jack points and the body has to go a long way before wheel off the ground did use to adjust itself but never had a problem getting the wheel off the ground

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Sun Jul 26 2020 7:14pm

Pufftmw

Member Since: 23 May 2012
Location: Carmarthenshire
Posts: 1048

Having spent some time today jacking mine up, jacking on the lower rear arms pivot on a 43cm 3 tonne Halfords trolley jack gets the wheels off the ground enough to get axle stand under and without maxing out.

Sun Jul 26 2020 7:15pm

garrycol

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1061

Re: advice please on jacking up rrs

adam01 wrote:

ive put suspension on lock but seems to unlock it self , then tried the raise the suspension with trunk book open ,
and the front wheels still lower them selfs ?????

help please

What is this lock thing - there is no such thing as far as jacking goes - you jack the car up and the wheels stay on the ground until suspension travel is used up and then the wheel lifts.

What is with the truck boot open - this is nonsense.

The official way is put the car in offroad height - this is to minimise the amount of lift on the jack you have to do - put the jack under the jacking point under the chassis and start jacking, and jacking, and jacking and after a long time the wheel comes off the ground - then you can remove the wheel.

If you have a trolly jack or a hydraulic jack you can put it under the relevant front wish bone and if it is safe, when you jack it will lift the wheel off the ground directly rather than lifting the body first until the suspension range is exhausted then the wheel lifts. 07MY RRS TDV6
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Mon Jul 27 2020 4:02am

ondafly

Member Since: 03 Mar 2017
Location: Ireland
Posts: 50

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

adam01 wrote:
ive a 3 ton trolly jack , but when i jack it up wheels do go off the ground -but quickly wheels go down before i could get wheel nuts off

do you happen to have put the car into access mode ? and thus its lowered/compressed the suspension. I've always jacked it up when in normal height, and just pumped away with a 3tonne trolley jack. No problems at all. Put chocks on the back wheels also.

Mon Jul 27 2020 9:07am

adam01

Member Since: 24 Jul 2020
Location: roscommon
Posts: 9

thanks guys did the brake pad change

i jacked her up on the flat part on wish bone with susp on the off road mode

all good now

thanks all

Mon Jul 27 2020 3:19pm

Hog

Member Since: 03 Dec 2015
Location: Wassenaar
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Lux Buckingham Blue

Correct! That's the way it should be done! (and leave one door open)

Dave-t wrote:
Does the book not say to raise it to off road height?

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Mon Jul 27 2020 8:13pm

garrycol

Member Since: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1061

If you are jacking off the wishbone rather than the chassis then the height of the vehicle does not matter. Also having a door open had no effect - it will stop a change of height which has to be activated with the console switch but does not stop the car leveling. 07MY RRS TDV6
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Tue Jul 28 2020 2:15am

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