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Offline Norwich7point5

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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #10 on: 23 November 2020, 10:52 »
i'm not sure hydraulic jacks are any safer than mechanical?
both have potential for widow making if you work under the car and don't use jack stands
Absolutely true but for a swift wheel change I think it's fine.
I've just never felt at all comfortable with the supplied jack. Fine for a roadside emergency I guess!
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Offline Yusee

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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #11 on: 23 November 2020, 10:55 »
i'm not sure hydraulic jacks are any safer than mechanical?
both have potential for widow making if you work under the car and don't use jack stands
Absolutely true but for a swift wheel change I think it's fine.
I've just never felt at all comfortable with the supplied jack. Fine for a roadside emergency I guess!

i agree
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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #12 on: 23 November 2020, 11:07 »
Just less likely to tear your hands to pieces if you use the trolley jack. It really is a much easier and more comfortable tool that the devil's scissors.
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Offline Norwich7point5

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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #13 on: 23 November 2020, 11:19 »
"the devil's scissors"

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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #14 on: 23 November 2020, 13:23 »
I think it's the thought of having one whole side of my car up in the air with no wheels on just balanced on a couple of jacks.

If you don't have axle stands, use some blocks of wood for it to fall on just in case. It's not like you are going to be under the car.

As said before, do it yourself and take the opportunity to give everything a good clean.
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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #15 on: 23 November 2020, 18:34 »
Isn't the general consensus from tyre manufacturers now that tyre rotation is a thing of the past and not recommended. The geometry of the front and rear suspension is different so they wear differently 🤷‍♂️
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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #16 on: 23 November 2020, 19:40 »
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Re: Tyre rotation
« Reply #17 on: 25 November 2020, 13:58 »
You'll be fine. I once used the standard jack and some bricks to swap a whole set of rims from one car to another. As long as all bolts are loosened a touch with the car on the ground it'll be fine.