OK so where's the best place to jack an escort up form on the rear??

Need to get to the fuel tank to change the pump! Never had her up in the air except on garage ramps........


Cheers all!

 

i used drive up ramps m8 no need 2 remove wheels remove rear bumper and your away change fuel filter while under there aswell only real problem is seized rusty tank strap bolts

 

Sorry Glenn did you still remove the rear bumper??

 

yes sorry not very clear, remove bumper m8, you can get to filler neck pipework with wheels on mite pay 2 pressure wash out the rear arch first and a real good top tip when tanks out remove petrol cap(and pull off colour coded ring be carefull they can be quite brittle) and twist fuel filler neck and remove clean behind where it sits and waxoyl it m8.

 

Well played Glenn

 

Yup as above but if you do want to jack it still, use the big donut bush things in front of the rear wheels

 

Yep, or you can jack it under the rear diff. But rear beam mounts are great for that.

 

i always use rear diff as well,easiest place

 

Rear diff is an approved jacking point, just looked at the ford manual

 

Wonder what is good place from the front. I jacked it under TCA mount to crossmember couple of times, but is there better? Front diff is bad idea I think...

 

Middle of front subframe

 

Middle of it? I was told it's possible to crack it that way....

 

Its in the Manual...

 

I've got it, but you know tthere are errors in manualas sometimes. Somebody on PF told me that it's bad and one can crack sub-frame. But maybe I am wrong. I did jack it like that no problems though

 

I have always used that .. with a bit of wood... had my subframe off recently werent any cracks that I saw

I also used the ARB but not now its powdercoated lol

 

i HAD MINE EXTENSIVELY WELDED AND REINFORCED RECENTLY AS THERE WERE LOTS OF CRACKS AROUND ENGINE MOOUNTS. (sorry for caps)


ARB? I wouldn't think of that.

 

No worries lads..........I used the rear diff & the subframe on the front!

But thats all a much longer, deeper story!! But i'm now!