What hydraulic jack with Mercedes jack pad ?

[Gazwould]

28 year old jack seal leak and jack pad yet to be purchased , noticed most of these Egay pads are 68mm in diameter .



So what's recommend folks for a S/W204 ?

 

[pmcgsmurf]

Can't go wrong with SGS that fits the budget.

 

[ChrisEdu]

I have a red one! Might be a Draper. Rated for 3T.

 

[Gazwould]

Because of the Sport suspension and side skirts I did have a look at a Halfords low entry 2T but the saddle was listed on the box as 60mm , smaller than all the rest there all around 67 / 68mm and also what the weak 28 year old jack has .

Box open and indeed the saddle is small with the inner diameter measuring more like 50mm !

Bizarre .

 

[Neiltodd]

I bought a pad from MB Newcastle eBay shop, they were v helpful.

 

[jasonh]

Watch out - some of the jack pads are for BMW's - they are the same shape but slightly different dimensions. A pad designed for Mercedes will fit a BMW but not vice versa.

 

[Petrol Pete]

I have 2 'trolley' jacks , one a Halfords 'special' I bought years ago and the newer on a 'low entry' model that was supposed to work on my AMG.

Here goes . (I'm not at home to measure my jack pads so please bear with me).

The old Halfords jack is too small to accommodate the jack pad so if (and when) its used it deforms the jack bad base and chews it up a bit. If I use my low entry (2.5T) trolley jack the diameter of the 'dish' on the jack is bigger than the jack pad so when lifting the car the 'top hat' bit of the jack pad goes up into the slot in the sill but as the car is lifted the pad deforms enough for the metal edge of the jack 'dish' to make contact with AMG body kit sills , which could damage them.

The answer (for now , for me) is to put a flat 'hockey puck' type pad beneath the 'top hat' lift pad .

All good ...so far.

but now the jack is to high to get under the car without a LOT of swearing and getting down on the old knees.

I have also machined a groove in a big flat lift pad that engages in the lift pad on the front cross member kindly supplied by the Mercedes Benz .

This too has its issues . I can not get the (quite large) trolley jack far enough in from the front of the car to engage the pad on the crossmember lift pad without the jack touching the lower edge of the front 'bumper'

My solution is (for the moment) to drive the car up on to two small (4 inch/100mm) wooden ramps I made which then gives me clearance to get the jack in position.

The other solution would be to get a car with more ground clearance , or act my age pay someone else to do all these silly job's ...but where's the fun in that ?

PS the jack pads I have are the tallest i could find on Fleabay , I also have a set of very low ones , mine because the vendor got the dimensions wrong and i couldnt be bothered to send them back , they will come in useful one day.....maybe

Gaz . the ones you show in that big blurry photo might not be any good for a C class (at least not my 203) at 26mm the bit that sticks up into the sill does not seem long enough long enough.

Sorry I'm not home to measure mine right now.

 

[W1ghty]

55x30mm is the slot size and the top of the rubber pucks . A piece of wood works well .
The smaller puck in the picks is shaped at the bottom by me to fit a smaller Jack .
The larger puck is for axle stands with a slot in the base .
The SGS Jack picture shows the size of the Jack rubber pad from the factory

 

[ChrisPDuck]

For anyone who has access to a 3D printer, I made some jack pad models that can be accessed on 'Printables'. They were generated by an OpenSCAD script, which means they're customisable if you know what you're doing with OpenSCAD.

 

[W1ghty]

For anyone who has access to a 3D printer, I made some jack pad models that can be accessed on 'Printables'. They were generated by an OpenSCAD script, which means they're customisable if you know what you're doing with OpenSCAD.

I understand almost nothing of what you said buddy

 

[ChrisPDuck]

I understand almost nothing of what you said buddy

Hehe - well sure, it's still a bit niche, but becoming less so all the time. If anyone wants a customised version and has access to a 3D printer, but isn't into OpenSCAD, I'll be happy to generate customised models on request.

 

[Aded]

I have 2 'trolley' jacks , one a Halfords 'special' I bought years ago and the newer on a 'low entry' model that was supposed to work on my AMG.

Here goes . (I'm not at home to measure my jack pads so please bear with me).

The old Halfords jack is too small to accommodate the jack pad so if (and when) its used it deforms the jack bad base and chews it up a bit. If I use my low entry (2.5T) trolley jack the diameter of the 'dish' on the jack is bigger than the jack pad so when lifting the car the 'top hat' bit of the jack pad goes up into the slot in the sill but as the car is lifted the pad deforms enough for the metal edge of the jack 'dish' to make contact with AMG body kit sills , which could damage them.

The answer (for now , for me) is to put a flat 'hockey puck' type pad beneath the 'top hat' lift pad .

All good ...so far.

but now the jack is to high to get under the car without a LOT of swearing and getting down on the old knees.

I have also machined a groove in a big flat lift pad that engages in the lift pad on the front cross member kindly supplied by the Mercedes Benz .

This too has its issues . I can not get the (quite large) trolley jack far enough in from the front of the car to engage the pad on the crossmember lift pad without the jack touching the lower edge of the front 'bumper'

My solution is (for the moment) to drive the car up on to two small (4 inch/100mm) wooden ramps I made which then gives me clearance to get the jack in position.

The other solution would be to get a car with more ground clearance , or act my age pay someone else to do all these silly job's ...but where's the fun in that ?

PS the jack pads I have are the tallest i could find on Fleabay , I also have a set of very low ones , mine because the vendor got the dimensions wrong and i couldnt be bothered to send them back , they will come in useful one day.....maybe

Gaz . the ones you show in that big blurry photo might not be any good for a C class (at least not my 203) at 26mm the bit that sticks up into the sill does not seem long enough long enough.

Sorry I'm not home to measure mine right now.

Same with me,not easy to get good Jack pad,planing to do my brake disc and pad.I have 2 trolley jack but no proper Jack pad to go I it.
My first jack is not low entry, I bought Clark one 2.25 tone but the Jack pad that I bought via a guy here is too at the bottom and too big on top.the trolley jack is very good but the cup is too small.thinking of what to do to sort this out.
The Costco trolley jack will be good answer but am looking at the weight of the jack.too heavy.

 

[Dickster]

Slightly OT but I had an issue with jacking my SL and putting it on stands. I found this solution and it works great, very solid. M20 x 220mm high tensile steel bolts.

 

[merc estate]

I bought one from someone on ebay, u tell him what car and he will send you the right one, i bought it a couple of years ago so i cannot remember his name but i'm sure he will still be on there.

 

[rf065]

The Costco trolley jack will be good answer but am looking at the weight of the jack.too heavy.

Costco do a really lightweight aluminium trolley jack that is also really low. I've got one and it's perfect.

 

[Aded]

Costco do a really lightweight aluminium trolley jack that is also really low. I've got one and it's perfect.

How much is that

 

[Wearsthefoxhat]

Costco do a really lightweight aluminium trolley jack that is also really low. I've got one and it's perfect.

SGS Engineering do a good range of jacks and other garage equipment. I have one of their 3T ones, it is heavy to carry though.

 

[colinallcars]

SGS Engineering do a good range of jacks and other garage equipment. I have one of their 3T ones, it is heavy to carry though.

I’ve just bought one - I didn’t realize how heavy it would be!

 

[Aded]

I’ve just bought one - I didn’t realize how heavy it would be!

That is my fear as well

 

[ChrisEdu]

I’ve just bought one - I didn’t realize how heavy it would be!

Has everyone turned weak and feeble on here!?