Nah, it's not that difficult to do. I recently bought a new set of wheels and fitted them all with the standard jack (which is 8 years old). Provided you use the jack correctly it is well up to the job, just make sure the thread is nice and clean. Whole job took me about half an hour. No longer FF owner but still interested. Present car Jaguar XE
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Previous car Td6 SE
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Previous LR- Disco 300TDi Auto

Sorry but I would have to say that the standard jack is crap. There have been a number of warnings on another forum about the FF jack. May be O'k on concrete but thats all. Good trolley jack is the way to go. I carry a hydrolic bottle jack in mine.

Gary

interesting that you mention that, you mean something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0015NSUBC/ref=...B0015NSUBC

thats what i got , not that make but similar...stored in the right rear cubby hole ..

Is the lift sufficient to get the wheel off the ground? Quite a lot of wheel travel to deal with. Is it good on its own or does it need a block underneath it? 2012 5.0L S/C
Previous:
3.6 TDV8
4.4 HSE
P38 4.6 HSE
Classic 3.9
90 County
Series3 Lightweight

Yes RR9701 something like that. Enough room around spare wheel to fit it in. Just hope never to use either.

Gary

IIRC you need to put the car into "off road" setting so that the suspension travel is all but eliminated before the wheel leaves the ground when you start jacking..... Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Forcing it into extended mode would be better but i don't think this can be done via internal buttons, just a testbook/faultmate?

alanm_3 wrote:

IIRC you need to put the car into "off road" setting so that the suspension travel is all but eliminated before the wheel leaves the ground when you start jacking.....

funny enough i had to change a flat [salisbury plain ] today and stuck it access and used the crappy range jack and tbh it went up quite easily..

I've changed a full set of wheels using the std jack without issue, I also have 15 ton bottle jacks. Don't know what all the fuss is about with the std jack, it fits the locator under the cill and does the job. Yes a trolly jack would be quicker, but its not something you want to store in your boot, and is difficult to use on uneven ground.

its not the actual scissor jack its self, its the bar that turns the screw bit which ,in my case has bent ..maybe a more robust handle would make it easier to use..

you and your lad did a great job changing that tyre today Stan, must have been some sort of a record and with Disco3 lads looking on as well  FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.

thanks greg, it was the adrenalin pumping there and the fact we were holding you lot up....

I didnt feel like you were holding us up. I just felt bad it had happened to you as I was thinking as I drove up that a puncture would be a nightmare. You came prepared though which is prob why you sorted it so quickly. FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.