qim Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Hi I bought a jack and handle from RimmerBros and today I had my first chance to use it. I couldn't work it out and assumed it was for a different car. but looking at the package it does say tr2-tr4. So?... It is like #3 and #4in this page (top left corner) https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/37368446/production-data-83-nostalgic-british-cars/43 How do you use it? Camilo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don H. Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Jeez, Camilo -- when all else fails, read the manual. http://www.triumphtr.com/manual_tr3.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Hi Camilo, hole in floor in front of pax and driver seat. It hooks on the chassis. It is a good design as the lower chassis with a flat tyre is not a problem. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR5tar Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Jeez, Camilo -- when all else fails, read the manual. http://www.triumphtr.com/manual_tr3.pdf Don't listen to him Camilo. Keep asking. You're making me feel really good about myself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Elliott Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Camilo - Remove the 10 cm black rubber plug on the floor under the carpet. You may have to slide the seat towards the rear to do this. Once the rubber plug is removed, put the round base of the jack down into this hole and make sure it is held solid on the garage floor or a gravel road. Engage the hook, located about mid-way up the jack into the hole in the main frame provided for this jack and turn the large key that comes with the jack.. If you don't have this "key", improvise with a suitable wrench that fits the hexagon top on the jack. You can lift one whole side of the TR using this jack. I think it works great. But be careful. I once bought a replacement jack and this mid-hook was made of such soft steel, it just bent and wouldn't lift the TR. So I took my MIG welder and beefed it up so it would lift the TR as specified. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
qim Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) So I took my MIG welder Is that the Russian fighter jet? Thank you very much, It only came to prove that I'm not very smart! A jack that works from the middle of the car! Why did I not think of that?!!! Edited June 30, 2017 by qim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 The design allows you to jack up the car in the rain/snow without getting even more wet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
qim Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) The design allows you to jack up the car in the rain/snow without getting even more wet. Now, that was foresight, especially in a country like the UK where the sun never stops shining!... Shame they did not think of a way of changing the tyre without getting out of the car. Edited July 1, 2017 by qim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Having used this jack on my TR2 in the early 1960s, I recollect it was hard work as the leverage available on the handle is rather limited when one is trying to lift the whole of one side of the car - even when not sitting in the car. Thereafter, I used a very small hydraulic bottle jack, which I have still. As the jack has quite a small foot and it imposes a considerable force on the surface beneath, it's a good idea to carry a flat metal plate to avoid the foot sinking into the ground. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwinCamJohn Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 I have an ordinary scissor jack and a couple of blocks of wood in the boot for emergencies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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