Jack & Handle Location

[fitzy]

H Guys

Can someone tell me where the jack/handle are meant to be stored on a 1997 smiley transit please?

Cheers

Fitzy

[MrMPuk]

They should be in a little black bag that than sits up against the rear door pillar with a small strap to hold it in place, but I keep mine under the drivers seat.

[fitzy]

Oh well, looks like mine is missing. Have to make a trip to the breakers yard and see if they have one.

cheers

Fitzy

[MarkM]

Whilst it is nice to have the proper jack, I do have one stored where it should be together with the strap. I would never use the jack supplied, those kind of jacks are make do at the best of times on cars, with the wieght of a Transit on it...and most times when you need the jack you WILL have some kind of load onboard I wouldn't feel safe. I use a trollyjack, they are cheap enough these days and the ones that come in the plastic case store very nicely in the side loading door step, they won't move about too much if you also have a bottle of water stored there too after all you never know when you will need water etc on the road. but of course use a bungy strap and you can find another storage place if need be. I do also carry wheel chocks to be double safe but then some people only carry the bare minimum or have spares at home...no good there, MrMPuk had a cambelt tensioner go last week I think it was and he had it with him, sensible. I carry water, oil, fuses, cable ties and hose clips, hose repair tape and the stuff I mentioned above as you cannot carry too many spares and get you home stuff.

[MrMPuk]

MrMPuk had a cambelt tensioner go last week I think it was and he had it with him, sensible.

I've had it in the back of the van about 8 months, I bought it when I was doing the water pump as I was gonna change it but didn't bother as i'd only done the cam belt about 2000 miles before hand (without changing the tensioner ). Lucky really as I was gonna sell it to maxlee that very day!

[AndyG]

They should be in a little black bag that than sits up against the rear door pillar with a small strap to hold it in place, but I keep mine under the drivers seat.

Funny that On my '96 and 2000 (both smiley) behind the passenger double seat

[AndyG]

Could be because I'm boarded out

[MrMPuk]

You beat me to it.