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Jonester

Member Since: 16 Aug 2025
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 5

2011 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Santorini Black

Chassis Rail Issue

Hi all

New L322 owner just finding my way.

I just jacked it up to get the wheel off and I noticed that where I’d placed the axle stand has deformed slightly. I’d read axle

stands could be placed under the chassis rail so my first stupid question is is this the chassis rail?

16th Aug 2025 5:54pm

TDV8_Tommy

Member Since: 20 Feb 2019
Location: Pinoso, Valencia
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2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Baltic Blue

L322s are monocoque, they don’t have separate chassis that you can place an axel stand under. You need to use one of the four jack points, rear subframe mounting points or on the other very specific locations described in the workshop manual - have you checked out the wiki? 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
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16th Aug 2025 6:49pm

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 963

2011 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Sumatra Black

hope this helps, and lots more info is on the forum ( use the search - thats what it is there for)

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/post307204.html

16th Aug 2025 7:30pm

Jonester

Member Since: 16 Aug 2025
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 5

TDV8_Tommy wrote:
L322s are monocoque, they don’t have separate chassis that you can place an axel stand under. You need to use one of the four jack points, rear subframe mounting points or on the other very specific locations described in the workshop manual - have you checked out the wiki?

Between forums and YouTube videos there must be well over 30 different THE “definitive” way to place axle stands on an L322 with acrimonious debates over the various approaches, never seen anything like it. But I guess that’s Range Rovers.

I’m thinking the simplest way is to jack from the front/Rear and place stands on the jacking points. Not seen the wiki but now that someone has pointed out the search feature I’ll have a look for it.

Thanks for the tip.

17th Aug 2025 7:57am

Jonester

Member Since: 16 Aug 2025
Location: North Yorkshire
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pcourtney wrote:
hope this helps, and lots more info is on the forum ( use the search - thats what it is there for)

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/post307204.html

I was looking for a search box, don’t realise it was just just just “click on the word search”. lol

And thanks for the diagram, that’s helps massively.

So I guess when I’m seeing people jacking from the front and the rear to save jacking each side independently this isn’t an “official” jacking point. lol

17th Aug 2025 8:01am

UK Marine

Member Since: 22 Jul 2016
Location: Durham, County Durham UK
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2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

What you see in the diagram above is the official way because you’ve seen what can happen when you use the ‘chassis’ rail as an axle stand support….. ______________________________
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17th Aug 2025 8:14am

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 963

The Sealey trolley jack you have needs the correct shaped adapter to fit into the rectangle shape jacking points on either side of the car, if you don't - then its very easy to move and create more damage

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic14177...ottle+jack

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17th Aug 2025 10:50am

Jonester

Member Since: 16 Aug 2025
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 5

UK Marine wrote:
What you see in the diagram above is the official way because you’ve seen what can happen when you use the ‘chassis’ rail as an axle stand support…..

Quite.

And I’m definitely learning that there are lots of people posing as Range Rover experts on social media who haven’t got a clue what they’re talking about: the recommendation for jacking/axle stands on the “chassis rail” is pretty widespread.

17th Aug 2025 4:29pm

Jonester

Member Since: 16 Aug 2025
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 5

pcourtney wrote:
The Sealey wheel jack you have needs the correct shaped adapter to fit into the rectangle shape jacking points on either side of the car, if you don't - then its very easy to move and create more damage

Many of us have Mercedes Sprinter bottle jacks with an adapter - this is what I am referring to

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic14177...ottle+jack

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This is how my trolley jack came as standard. That ok or wrong shape?

17th Aug 2025 4:33pm

pcourtney

Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: Stansted
Posts: 963

your Sealey trolley jack is fine, all trolley jacks use that style of pad, but it really needs an adapter, basically something made of metal that slips over the trolley jack and the rectangular bit at the top is shaped to seat properly into any of the jacking points on the car

17th Aug 2025 4:46pm

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