Hi Guys,
Old thread but a couple of things brought it back to mind.
Spoke to Seat again. The four jacking points on the sills are still the ONLY approved jacking points. Off the record, you can jack on the H-frame if you are careful. The other thing that made me think of this thread was something that happened last Sunday.
The brother of a woman I know was helping a friend fix something on his car. I don't know what it was but it involved being under the car. The car's owner was sent to the motor-factor to buy some part or other and when he got back the car had slipped off the jack and the car was sitting on his chest.
The paramedics managed to restore a pulse but three-days later there was still no brain activity. The following day the life-support was turned off and his organs harvested. He leaves behind a wife and three kids. The funeral may not be until well after Christmas as there is going to be an investigation.
It was probably some daft little job he was doing so he cut corners.
Only jack with the car on level ground with a flat hard surface. Do not jack on a gravel drive, seen that go bad.
Use a proper trolley jack.
If working under the car, always use axle stands or wheel ramps.
Once the car is jacked, give it a gentle rock to make sure it is stable on the stands. I did this once years ago when I'd jacked a car on the scissor-jack and it fell off.
If the wheels are off, chuck them under the sill so that if the car does fall it will land on them. Better a wrecked wheel than wrecked you.
Take care guys and work safely.
