Hi
This is a bit embarrassing, but here goes.
I've just got a 2nd hand Ford Focus (1.6 Zetec, 51 reg). Daft as it sounds, I can't work out how to jack it up. Here are the problems:
- The 'Owner's Guide' says the jacking points are identified by 'small indentations near the sill'; these are shown on a diagram. But my car hasn't got any indentations.
2 I've tried fitting the jack where I think the jacking points should be (where there's an extra vertical piece of metal welded to the inside of the sill), but the top-plate of the jack is hinged and spring-loaded; this makes it impossible align the groove in the top-plate with the seam .
3 The plastic trim running along the bottom of the sill projects below the bottom of the metal seam. I think it will be crushed if I use the jack.I've had a number of cars before and never had a problem working out how to jack them up. I can't believe Ford would make one of it's most popular models difficult to jack up, so I presume I'm cracking up or missing something very simple.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Cheers Steve