Well lads, looking into servicing my 1.9td myself as I'm doing about 10k miles every 3 months.
Only problem is I've no clue where to place axle stands under the car. I had a look at ramps but to be honest I wouldn't trust them enough as a weld could easily let go and it's game over then. Might build a pair of solid wooden ones but I'd still want to put stands under the car just as a backup.
Can anyone give me some pointers about where to position the stands. Won't be able to use the jacking points under the side skirts because the car will be up on ramps.
I did have a look under the car but I can't see anywhere on the front axle to put axle stands
When possible I use ramps because they're so much less work and make for a very stable platform. I trust the integrity of my ramps a lot more than I trust axle stands. If I need extra height I'll jack the car from the subframe and lower it onto axle stands under the jacking points. I'll also put another set of axle stands under the subframe bolts as a backup. No weight on them because they're shorter, however if the car falls they'll catch it.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
