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Hello-
I am putting new front brakes/rotors on my MCS and could use some advice on jacking up the front to be able to put jack stands under the front only. Any suggestions or advice?
I have jacked my 2018 MCS from the side, just behind the mirror a bit (you could go farther forward, since you're only wanting the front on stands), and placed a jackstand under the front jacking point on that side, then lowered the car and done the same on the other side. The pinch weld is not really visible with the under-car cover, so I just kinda felt around for the solid part and went for it. I usually use this method to put it up on all 4, but it does work for just the front as well. Of course do this at your own risk, as I am not an expert, nor do I play one on TV. Or YouTube. I have, however, been a mechanic by trade for the last 37 years, have 3 MINI's, and have done this on all 3 of mine since 2014. R56S, R57, and F56S.
Hello-
I am putting new front brakes/rotors on my MCS and could use some advice on jacking up the front to be able to put jack stands under the front only. Any suggestions or advice?
It is rare to find one factory sanctioned lift point to lift either the front or rear of the car at once.
The factory knows its dealers will have 4 point lifts and these lift points happen to be where the car is supported/held to the trolley as it makes its way through the assembly plant.
For doing the brakes on various cars I bought a 2nd factory scissors jack and used one at each front wheel then later at each rear wheel to get both wheels off the ground. I'd remove the wheels but only do one brake at a time. I'd have the other side for reference to make sure I got the brake hardware installed correctly.
Using two jacks meant I got both wheels off the ground but didn't risk damaging the underbody which was painted/coated with a very durable/tough chip resistant paint. (Had some epoxy in it.) The last thing I wanted to do was to damage this paint compromise it and give water a place to attack the underlying sheet metal.
Now if I decided to resume work on my cars I'd just get a portable hydraulic lift that would lift the car up either by its lift points or by supporting it by its tires/wheels.
