Trolley Jack Adapter Wanted

[Sanj]

Make me one then!!! LOL!!!!

Just be super safe!

[storminmike]

[quote=""Sanj""]Make me one then!!! LOL!!!!

Just be super safe![/quote]

Certainly safe....I forgot about the tilt sensor when I had quick play with my new toy/jack....cue mad scramble for car keys

I have the dimesions...just need someone to tool it...

[storminmike]

I have a possible home made solution in METAL

First off- brass rubbing class 101

Leaning under the car with a bit of paper I rubbed over the plastic socket and determined the socket size to be 24mm*160mm (approx)

Suitable Materials

I need a T piece of course...a block bit to go in the slot and a tube bit to mount to the jack too. The T peice can be made in two

The tube bit to mount in the jack
If you have a trolley jack like mine it has a tubular extension piece to go between the cup and the jack itself

If you follow this link it's the bit stored horizontally on the left hand side

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... egories%3C{9372016}/categories%3C{9372052}/categories%3C{9672013}/specificationsProductType=trolley___car_jacks&ecamp=aff-p9-awin-001

So...I have what is a possible vertical tube....just need a solid block to mount on top to fit in said 24mm*160mm slot in chassis

Cost so far....nowt

the block bit

B and Q 20mm *20mm*1000mm square steel tube (with rounded corners too
EAN 3232630201657
Cost £6.65...enough to make 4 but they don't do shorter bits

Chop a bit off say to 155mm

Fastening the tube bit to the block bit

Drill an 8mm hole in 1 face only of the square tube

Purchase 8mm threaded bar (*1000mm long)
EAN 3232630218457
Cost £2.48

Purchase a couple of 8mm nuts
EAN 5020789852985
10*8mm nuts Cost £2.48

Assemble with nut in squaretube screwing threaded bar through drilled hole
Drop into extension tube

thread sizes quoted guestimate of what needed



and this is where I get stuck....a way of bolting up the other open end


any ideas?

I could of course use anothe piece of that box section as an oversized washer I suppose....bit semi permanent though

[pvr]

[quote=""Sanj""]Yeah he did and so did the tall guy with the tractor and dodgy accent!?!

But a quick search on bay and you'll have what you need.[/quote]


I am watching you ...

Why do you need any of that anyway? My flat trolley jack just lifts it up fine straight on the jack points without anything else needed.

[storminmike]

[quote=""pvr""][quote=""Sanj""]Yeah he did and so did the tall guy with the tractor and dodgy accent!?!

But a quick search on bay and you'll have what you need.[/quote]


I am watching you ...

Why do you need any of that anyway? My flat trolley jack just lifts it up fine straight on the jack points without anything else needed.[/quote]

Because the cup damages the mounting points...my jack is not flat faced...it wont slide off...and i'm a bit anal that way

[pvr]

ok, mine is simply a round flat face with rubber on it.

My previous jack was also a cup though that fitted perfectly around it as well.

Being anal is absolutely fine though

[X5Sport]

I bought mine from this lot in the US.

http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLogic ... /Home.html

I think it was after a tip off from the membership here. Solid block if ali with rubber knobs on the ends to keep it snug in the jacking point and a round base which sits neatly in the cup of the trolley jack. I also have sets of their lug bolt guides for the wheel bolts for the BMW fleet we now have

Took about a week or so to get here. Watch the order value though as you can get stung for VAT if your order exceeds the import limit!

[storminmike]

[quote=""X5Sport""]I bought mine from this lot in the US.

http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLogic ... /Home.html[/quote]

I can see the merits of it as it fits snug but the bottom face is flat I believe....unless it isn't?

damage to x5....none...slip off my jack....could do as mines got a small cup 50mm wide ish (guess)?

thanks for the post though

[X5Sport]

Fits fine inside the cup on both my jacks and there's no way it will slip out, but then both mine are about 90-100mm cups. 50mm? I'm not sure I would want to raise an X with that small a cup fitted!

[storminmike]

[quote=""pvr""]ok, mine is simply a round flat face with rubber on it.

My previous jack was also a cup though that fitted perfectly around it as well.

Being anal is absolutely fine though [/quote]

Do you think that the square tube on its side 155mm atop the tube (50mm dia approx)would be man enough....I think so?

[storminmike]

[quote=""X5Sport""]Fits fine inside the cup on both my jacks and there's no way it will slip out, but then both mine are about 90-100mm cups. 50mm? I'm not sure I would want to raise an X with that small a cup fitted![/quote]

It is 50mm....I've just measured it...that's why its not so secure

lifting power yes

secure....hmmm...not very

[pvr]

Very small yes ...

[storminmike]

[quote=""pvr""]Very small yes ...[/quote]
..and the jack cup

I'm going to make it this weekend

a welded/machined solution would be better though for practicality

[storminmike]

Errata

I said the the socket size to be 24mm*160mm (approx)...this was wrong

the socket size to be 24mm*60mm (approx)