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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 945   
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Mercedes Sprinter bottle jacks get many recommendations from forum members
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27th Feb 2018 10:09pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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I use the original bottle jack, have used them for years, should be able to find them easily on ebay, disco 1/2 has the same bottle jack. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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27th Feb 2018 10:21pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20915
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Hi Lift and genuine bottle jack.
Contact Thornton Breakers regarding one, they are pretty good of genuine jacks. ___\⭐️Lone|Star|State/___ ____\We|Will|Win/___[/size] ____/🇬🇧🇺🇸\____ _//*⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰*\\_ |
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27th Feb 2018 10:26pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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Cheers all,
original or sprinter seems to be the options, i'll take a look at both  |
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27th Feb 2018 11:54pm |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 945
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Be careful if you order an “original” jack since original on some models is a hydraulic bottle jack but on others it is the mechanical spiral wind-up variety.
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28th Feb 2018 12:27am |
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| BogMonster Member Since: 05 Feb 2008 Location: Stanley Posts: 403  
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Trolley jack if you are concerned about ease of changing roadside punctures (the wife has a nice Sealey 2 tonne one in a plastic carry case) or a high-lift if you want to change anything off road as everything else is usually a waste of time on any sort of soft ground.
Personally I buy good quality tyres (usually BFG) and have not had a roadside flat on any of my vehicles in about 20 years with the sole exception of a cheap tyre on my old pickup that I ripped open on a jagged bit of metal sticking out of an unmade road. Picked up a few nails here and there but decent tyres usually hold them in and just have a very slow leak which you can repair when convenient. If you want a bottle jack the main thing is to enjoy getting dirty under the vehicle and make sure you get a 2-stage one as almost all off the shelf bottle jacks are completely useless for a Defender. The Discovery Tdi jacks are not a bad option. Do not under any circumstances opt for the spiral wind-up jack. It takes about three weeks to change a wheel and guaranteed you will throw it in the ditch afterwards! --- 2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi |
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28th Feb 2018 12:54am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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a cheap tarpaulin stuffed in with the jack is good to lay on. Or better still an old vinyl advertising banner.
A sprinter jack or one of the original Land Rover hydraulic ones is definitely the way to go. Both have a good saddle on them designed for axles. |
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28th Feb 2018 3:36am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17872 
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The spiral wind-up Defender jack is a magnificent tool with many uses, and every Defender owner should have one. Until you have actually used one, you simply cannot begin even to imagine how good it is. As long as you don't want to jack up your Defender, its uses are limited only by your imagination.
I have one which is complete, surplus to requirements, and which has seen very little use, which I would gladly pass on to any forum member for a very modest sum!  |
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28th Feb 2018 10:00am |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 945
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If it has the soft A Bar extension piece, I’ll happily have it off you Blackwolf . Seriously
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28th Feb 2018 10:54am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17872
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I dunno about the "soft A bar extension piece", what does one look like? Sadly I suspect that it doesn't, even though it was with my Defender when I bought it and the Defender did also have a soft A bar (now long since sold).
UPDATE - I've just seen your post from 4 years ago here, I presume that this the doohicky you're still looking for. In which case I will see if my jack has one. |
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28th Feb 2018 12:35pm |
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| rockster57 Member Since: 15 Nov 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 945
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 Click image to enlarge Thank you Blackwolf. The additional extension is the shaded component. If you have it, rather than split your jack, I’d take the whole thing |
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28th Feb 2018 12:58pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2361 
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You certainly don't need a high lift jack to change a tyre, so don't even contemplate the expenditure.
I'd only consider buying one now if I regularly drove in remote areas as Stephen does. Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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28th Feb 2018 3:36pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20915
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A Hi Lift is nice to have, but not a requirement and the bottle jack is generally safer.
The Hi Lift is just useful to have depending on situation. ___\⭐️Lone|Star|State/___ ____\We|Will|Win/___[/size] ____/🇬🇧🇺🇸\____ _//*⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰*\\_ |
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28th Feb 2018 3:50pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2361
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I beg to differ Steve, jacking the back or front of a defender on a Hi lift jack until the axle is hanging on the shock absorber with spring dislocated is NEVER safer than using a bottle jack. The usefulness of a Hi Lift jack to the everyday 90 or 110 owner is a myth and is far more dangerous than safe in untrained hands.
Just saying 😊 Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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28th Feb 2018 4:29pm |
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