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[V8S]

There are four jacking points on the sills.

The guide on checking your idler says jack up the front so both wheels are off the ground. I have tried to jack up one side in order to get an axle stand under it, so I can then jack up the other side to do the same, but it feels and looks very dodgy.

I am worried about jacking the other side and the car tipping the stand over as . Is there a central jacking point I can use to check the idler?

[TheBoy]

There are four jacking points on the sills.

The guide on checking your idler says jack up the front so both wheels are off the ground. I have tried to jack up one side in order to get an axle stand under it, so I can then jack up the other side to do the same, but it feels and looks very dodgy.

I am worried about jacking the other side and the car tipping the stand over as . Is there a central jacking point I can use to check the idler?

sounds like you need better equipment...

just jack up passenger side to check idler

[V8S]

I have a very good jack, and two good axle stands. It is the jacking up so high to get a stand under that fills me with a sense of foreboding that when I jack the other side, the 'tip' will make the first stand topple over.

[kcl]

Jack the car up from the crossmember under the engine, just behind the sump.

[Andy B]

I tend to drive up ramps first, and then while the car is already quite high, jack the car and transfer to axle stands.

[Dave-C]

Jack the car up from the crossmember under the engine, just behind the sump.

My choice too

[V8S]

Thanks. Is the cross member in the same place on a 2.2 DTi?

[JamesV6CDX]

My advice is this

Jack up one side mid-height, get a stand under there.

Same for other side, get a stand under.

If it then needs to go up more, alter one side at a time, making sure the stand is on all legs and stable.

Once securely on the stands, place the jack up against the crossmember (not enough to lift the car) as a "get out of jail free card" as a knowledgable chap around here once taught me

Jacking on the cross member doesn't give you much room to swing the handle and I don't think it Jacks as well.

[V8S]

So you can definitely check the idler by jacking on the passenger side only?

I currently have the car jacked like this and, with the wheels pointed straight ahead, I cannot make the wheel rock from side to side at all.

I don't want to assume the idler is ok, as I have what I consider to not be correct handling.