Where to place the jack on a LWB Dual Beddy

[Worby876]

Hi Fellas,

I know this might sound like a silly question, 

But do any of you know the best or proper place to place the Jack to change the tires
on a LWB Dual rear wheeled Bedford?

I want to inspect the brakes on the Motorhome, and when I crawled under the van (not much space)
I though about between the U Bolts at the base of the leaf springs but the Bottle Jack it too tall.

Any way if any of you have some ideas or experience that would be really appreciated. 

[Banksx2]

When we were on tour I had a trolley jack stashed in the back that made jacking easy. The handle saved a bit of crawling underneath to get it in position too.

[ben]

try fitting a bottle jack under the front... impossible. i agree with banksx2 grab a trolley jack. otherwise jack up where you can fit it under throw a block of wood under let down move bottle jack.. continue until you can get jack under diff and lift up wheel high enough.

ht i think had a relativly small bottle jack. might be the go.

ben

[Worby876]

Yeah Dad had a shorter stubbie sized Bottle jack, but it leaked oil badly so i replaced it with a 4 tonne unit
but its  about 4" taller, so it wont fit...

So you reckon the best place to lift her is under the diff is that the Go ?

She might be a bit unstable...but as Long as Im only pulling tires off to insect the brakes I guess thats
ok.. Ive got a pair of 2 tonne stands so I could very carefully locate those under the each side of the diff
under each axle...I am always nervous about getting under vehicles when they are just up on a jack

in case they fail or the vehicle falls off. 

Unfortunately its a bit of a bad design the way the Motorhome body comes down low like a skirt
making it hard to gain easy access under the vehicle in front of the rear wheels.

Even on concrete lying flat on my back I cant slide under from the sides...only from the rear end of the van.

I d hate to be off the beaten track and have to change an inner tyre...makes me wonder if one of those
recovery type inflatable ballon lifts that use the exhaust might be a good thing to have. They can lift 4 tonne
and I believe they are only about $150 on ebay.

Thanks fellas...I will try the diff lift method and see how I go.

[Warren]

You can lift from under the diff, or you could lift from the frame near where the front  (or rear) spring hanger is.

If you lift from these points it will mean you have to lift a lot higher to get the wheel off the ground, but this would help you with better acces to the wheels.

When ever I'm working under the van (or I lift any part off the ground) I will use a combination of trolly jack and jack stands to be safe.

If you see a old holden bottle scew jack laying around, grab it, they are great because theyre only about 4 inches high and can be used to get the diff up to a pont where you can get the taller bottle jack under
 
Warren

[Worby876]

Hey I just checked ebay and those inflatable 4 tonne Jacks are cheaper than i thought
check it out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Exhaust-Jack-Air-Jack-4T-Double-Inflatable-Systems-/220786364216?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item3367e48f38#ht_2612wt_1167

I just might get one..