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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
Rob.
NCRS Dutch Chapter Founder & Board Member
NCRS Software Developer
C1, C2 and C3 Registry Developer
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,
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
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.
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