Hi, I need to remove the front passenger wheel as I want to clean up/paint the brembos caliper as it looks horrible.

Anyway, I am completely confused after reading many posts on here on what is the correct procedure etc.

I know the standard scissor jack is not the best. I do have some heavy duty axle stands to assist.

Am I right in saying that I have to set suspension to off-road height, and leave the tailgate hatch open?

I've no idea why folk have decided that it needs to be complicated to jack these cars up as it's not, if you read the manual there is nothing in there that says anything about changing the vehicles height or leaving doors or the boot open.

Leaving a door open stops the vehicle from trying to auto level itself (Not sure if this is a global thing, but my vehicle still levels itself with the boot open), so there is a small chance that if your jack isn't seated correctly, that the vehicle trying to level itself could make the jack slip. That being said, if you've seated the jack properly in the first place then that's not an issue.

I personally put the vehicle into off-road height (simply to allow more room under the vehicle to place the jack), apply the park brake, jack the vehicle up, place the axle stand/s and then get on with whatever I need to do.

And don’t forget to put the wedge in place on the diagonally opposite wheel! I agree a lot of guff has been posted about opening doors and tailgate and last time I had my car in a tyre Bay I asked the fitter why he opened the tailgate and he gave the usual story about self levelling so I showed him it made no difference and that it isn’t mentioned in the manual. With regards to opening the passenger/ driver doors the only reason I could see for opening them is that some trolley jacks when being pumped up can come very close to the door skins and could either give the operator some bruised knuckles of the owner some dents in the door panels and I agreed with my guy that leaving the doors nearest the jack open was probably a good idea to prevent the possibility of damage to the doors.
There are , however, issues over the safety of the supplied jack - it really isn’t up to supporting the weight of the car and can slip on some surfaces, I got round that when I had L320 RRS’s by carrying a sheet of 2mm plywood as a base for the jack, the weight of the car on the jack forced the ply to distort and grip better on the ground surface. I wouldn’t recommend leaving the car on that jack any longer than is necessary to change a wheel after a puncture, axle stands or a proper trolly jack are much safer for any longer. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I always thought it was the opposite, lower the suspension then lock in in place before jacking up. I got told this by the service guy at Land Rover as it can prevent damage to the air bags.

Don't shoot the messenger its just what i got told.

The door preventing the vehicle from raising/lowering or trying to self level is a safety feature, it prevents anything or anyone from getting trapped/pinned either above or below the door, it also prevents accidental damage.

Simple really. Trolley or bottle jack on the jacking points as indicated in the manual. Axle stand immediately adjacent the jacking point. Job done. Opening a door will prevent suspension movement - try selecting a height change with the doors anything other than fully shut and you'll see. Can't say I've had a problem with suspension movement when lifted anyway.

Use the LR jack only as an emergency road side tool. It's not a workshop tool!

You can apparently jack under the lower suspension arm where it meets the upright but I've never tried it. This avoids having to lift the body through the full suspension movement. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I usually jack under suspension arms & ive never altered suspension settings & never had a suspension issue.

Andy Andy.
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If you have your hazards on and drivers door closed you can alter suspension with fob, or terrain control rise/ fall, with ignition either on or off, but none of other three doors effect the suspension on 2011-2013 models according to the users handbook.
It seems the critical thing is “hazard warning lights” on, which are normally on, when changing wheel for puncture at roadside or broken down. . John

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I’m pretty sure you have to raise it up, open a side door, then take off one of your shoes and a sock, let one of your testicles hang out. Then I belive it is safe to remove the wheel.  Previously owned 1999 Disco 2 TD5
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How do know if the knocking at the front has been sorted?

You can hear the knocking at the rear better

Hey Martin think it’s both testicles out mate. Ha ha. Best one I’ve seen in a long time.  MY11 Autobiography supercharged. Santorini Black. Monaco interior. Rear screens. Privacy.
Gone MY08 Supercharged HST. Java black. Ivory premium interior. Rear screens. Privacy. Missed a lot.
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Nah, testicles out only applies to the 5.0SC. The diesels just require a trouser leg to be rolled up.

There's a TSB about it somewhere...


 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

 Steve.

Danv8 wrote:

I always thought it was the opposite, lower the suspension then lock in in place before jacking up.