Rear discs and pads with jack / axle stands

[The_Laird]

I've got an 'armoured' jack as well as a standard one, so I'll photograph them at the weekend if David doesn't beat me to it.

For security at home, I use the trolley jack, axle stands and a bald spare tyre (probably free form any tyre garage). This is better than the spare wheel as there's no rim to mark or wheel rim to mark the car if things do collapse, and the side wall is stiff enough to support one corner of the car.

[David's8]

Originally Posted by ScottB5

Looking at the other thread about jacks it had these part numbers.
4D0 011 021B Armoured.
4D0 011 031F Bigger engine.

And two others depending on chassis number
4D0 011 031D
4D0 011 031C
for different jacks.

David, what's the difference between the normal jack and the heavier duty ones?
Any pics?

Was just looking at that thread again too. Adrian E posted:

"Looking on ETKA there are 4 part numbers for jacks, depending on year and spec, as follows:

Up to chassis number 4D-x-005 950 is 4D0 011 031C

From 4D-x-005 951 is 4D0 011 031D

There are then 2 alternatives for the heavier cars. Jack listed for the 3.3 diesel and 6.0 W12 is 4D0 011 031F

Jack for armoured model is 4D0 011 021B.

The 3.3 diesel/W12 jack (4D0 011 031F) i have got is straighter and just heavier gauge metal. Unfortunately I havent got any shots of the (unbent) standard jack but I will post some of the 031F asap.

[Norretal]

Originally Posted by David's8

Agree. Its a roadside tool when absolutely necessary but it does require - even then - to be on absolutely level ground.

Tell me about it David! Last Saturday I was changing a burst tyre on the hard shoulder of the M1 with myself squashed against the barrier (it was a narrow hard shoulder by the way, I'm not THAT fat ) and I slackened the bolts, raised the car, had second thoughts and lowered it, then repositioned the jack and raised it again! I wanted the wheel off and the spare fitted in the quickest possible time and then get out of there. I've had two Audi OEM jacks "fall over" on me on relatively level ground so know the danger of using them in less than perfect conditions, this time I had no option but to go for it and thankfully it went well

[PsYcHe]

I wouldn't use the factory jack for working on the car. I've used it when I got a flat and even though mine is the heftier D3 one, it's still completely unsuitable for actual work on the car. You can get a decent trolley jack from Halfrauds or ECP for under 30 quid usually.

Us D3 owners can just pop the car into lift, then jacking mode to get the jack under

[ScottD3]

Not the D3 owners that lowered their cars

I use the boot jack or jack the car up, soon as its up high enough to fit a axle stand under that goes in and I carry on jacking to the required height.

I would never recommend using the window maker jack. Road side if its desperate but that's it.

[David's8]

Originally Posted by ScottB5

David, what's the difference between the normal jack and the heavier duty ones?
Any pics?

Here's pictures of the 031F version for diesel/W12 D2s. I consigned my standard jack to the bin so you'll have to wait for The Laird to post piccies of one of those.

[Goran]

I also did this job with a trolley jack. Also found it annoying I could not fit a stand under the car when jacked up.
Hopefully you can re-wind the caliper easily, one of mine was stuck because it came out too much (pad worn to metal) so it turned out into a bit of a nightmare having to replace the rear caliper.

[sarg]

I don't recall how I got to this point, but it can definitely be done

[The_Laird]

Here are my 2 jacks. You can clearly see that the 'heavy duty' jack is more 'chunky'. Mine is part number 4D0 011 031F

[jools_s8]

Thanks again for all the replies.
I sized up the brake job again and given my driveway is on a slight incline, I bottled it and will get my local mechanic to do it, which will cost about £50, assuming they are not seized.
The rear discs are going but not unsafe. Agreed, the factory jack looks underspec'd
Shame because I bought a rewind tool and so on when I had my modded Skoda.

All was not lost though, thanks to the handy guides on the forum, I'll post up the sucesses in my intro post here =>
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8560