Guide; Jacking and Support

[Davey1000]

I'm trying to replace the rear axle beam on my year 2001, 306 HDi estate. The problem now is getting the reconditioned axle beam back into place. These beams weigh about 40 kilos but they don't like to sit on top of a trolley jack as their balance point is somewhere else (the weight of the suspension arms makes them tip over) What these beams just lurv to do is jump off the jacks and try to smash the mechanic in the face! Of course if one has a couple of helpers its probably fairly easy. Plan B is to make a special U shaped crutch for the jack, one that won't let let the beam slip off. I can see why they have so many strikes in car factories!

Some Pug beams are much easier to fit than the HDi as they just plug in. The HDi is more tricky.