Difference between revisions of "Jacking Points"

Revision as of 08:48, 12 July 2007

Jacking points:

a) Four body jacking points are provided on the car:

one just ahead of each rear wheel arch, and one just behind each front wheel arch.

Each body jacking point is fitted with a conical location dowel in order to engage the hole in the vehicle's wheel changing jack.

Other permissible jacking points are:

b) Beneath the bolts securing the rear end of the front suspension rafts to the chasis front crossmember;
c) Beneath the rearmost pivot points of the rear suspension wishbones, bearing on the lower edges of the channel section using a suitable spreader plate.

CAUTION: Do NOT use a jack beneath any other part of the vehicle, especially;

• Do NOT jack beneath the engine bay underframe;
• Do NOT jack beneath the rear suspension lower wishbone. Damage and/or distortion can be caused to either of these components due to incorrect jacking.

HINT: the standard outer jack points consist of a large 3/4 inch bolt under the body edge. The Lotus jack supplied in the trunk/boot has a cut-out area to fit nicely around this bolt. If you try to use a regular floor-jack to lift the car you will find it will not fit the area properly and you risk cracking the fiberglass around the jack point. A clever way around this problem is to place a 3/4 inch or larger 'socket' between the jack and jack point so it connects the two properly. Just be sure you do not need the socket you use at the jack for the job you are doing !

WARNING: For the S2, ONLY the front jacking points marked a) should be used.