C1 59: Jack in trunck

[Rob M.]

How is the jack positioned in the truck. Was it originally just put on top of the spare tire (underneath the rubber sheet) ? If so doesn't it (and the spare wheel) get scratched ? Also it must be quite noisy... If not can someone post a picture how the jack and wheel are protected ?

thanks,
Rob Musquetier
The Netherlands

[James F.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Rob,
The spare tire goes into the well "whitside wall side down, facing the road." The jack is placed on its side on the backside of the rim. Round 5 plywood disc goes in next and the long bolt sandwiches all. Regards,

[Dave S.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Don't forget the 3 foam pads glued to the bottom of the plywood cover. They will make contact with the jack and keep everything nice and tight.

[Rob M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Thanks (both) for your help !

[John M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Rob,
I allways fold a small towel up and put it between the jack and the wheel just to keep it quiet and not scratch the back of the wheel all up.

Regards, John McGraw

[Rob M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Must also be handy to have the towel available when you are changing tires to wipe some durt of your hands ;-)

[John M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Rob,
You are probably right, but I must be living a charmed life, as I can not remember the last time that I was stranded with flat tire! It must have been over 30 years ago when I was too young and poor to put good quality tires on my cars and change them before the cord was showing. I remember as a youngster, when we would travel across the dessert to California, my dad would allways take two spares since you could count on having at least one blowout along the way! Modern tires have come a long way, The last two vehicles that I have used for daily drivers, I owned for over 10 years each, and for the life of me I could not tell you where the jack was even located on either car! As for changing a tire on a C1 with the crappy jack that they came with, I believe that I would wait for roadside assitance rather than take a chance of ruining an expensive original jack and dumping the car on the ground! LOL

Regards, John McGraw

[Rob M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

John,

Actually, the correct jack which I've ordered has a sticker on it stating that it can't be used for jacking purposes.

greetings,
Rob Musquetier.

[John M.]

Re: C1 59: Jack in trunck

Hi Rob,
Actually all the repro jacks come with that disclaimer. The jacks are just as strong as the originals, but the people making them don't want the liability.
This design jack had a real tendency to bend over when in the full up position if the surface was not real level or the car moved a little. By todays standards, it is a pretty crappy design.

Regards, John McGraw