Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:35 pm**

Good evening All

I trust that you are all well.

My sister bought a second hand 2004 Mitsubishi Pajero 3.2 Di-D 5 Door and the jack that she received with the vehicle is an aftermarket jack which does not raise the vehicle high enough so that a flat tyre could be changed, I had a look at several options and I would like some answers to the questions below.
A] Does the jack which come with the vehicle originally raise the vehicle high enough so that a tyre can be changed?
B] How high does the original jack rise?
C] If the jack is lowered how high is the jack?
D] Does the jack have a threaded part which can be screwed out to raise the vehicle higher?
E] If the jack has a threaded part which can be screwed out to raise the vehicle higher how long is the threaded part?
F] Is the jack a single stage jack or a multistage jack?

I have been looking at a couple of aftermarket jacks and my concern is that if the vehicle has a flat tyre that the vehicle would be too low to get the jack in and raise the vehicle high enough to fit the spare tyre that is why I am asking these questions listed above.

I am not sure if I am allowed to post URL links to the aftermarket jacks that I have been looking at?

Kind Regards

Gerhard Kotze

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:50 pm**

yes it does have a threaded part, right at the top of the resting pad, where that parts rest on the car to actually jack it up.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:02 pm**

Thanks for the reply V for Vendetta, please advise if you would be able to answer the other questions that I asked?

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:17 am**

Question, question, questions. And I haven't had my second coffee yet.
Single stage jack with the car. Do yourself a favor, get some decent wheel chocks when jacking up the car either at home or on the road, it is a life saver, I have seen cars and 4 x 4's being jacked up on the road and roll off the jack. Remember, flat surface only. I carry a 300 mm square of hard wood 30 mm thick in the back just for this senario. And a 3 ton axle stand, a collapsible one to save space. NEVER, EVER, work on the car unless it is supported with the axle stand. Reasons above.

As for after market. Ardendorff don't do a bad line in jacks and stands.

And on this last note, practice changing the spare wheel, me, I'm 65 plus, and to get the wheel off the rear door and to change it ....... and lifting the mother trucker back inside or on the back door, beleive me, even my dog has never heard those words before. My man hands are ruined. Clean cloth in the back and some waterless hand cleaner go a long way to restore some sanity.

This is my third Pajero, and it has been one of the most reliable cars I have ever owned, apart from normal servicing and feeding it. Second to none. Enjoy

Posted: **Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:30 pm**

Hi Gerhard , my 2013 Gen4 3.2DiD has a 3 stage bottle jack. No threaded top, but it does rotate. See pictures attached... The top of the bottle jack fits into a little round depression in the suspension "swing arm". The jack just lifts the affected wheel, not the body, and it does work OK on a good, hard surface. If I tried to lift the body, the wheels would just stay on the ground as the wheel travel is so large. Jack in storage position is just out of the top of the bottle, see ruler in photo. See Pajero part number in other photo. Get one from a second hand parts dealer, try Parthunter/Mitsubishi Used Spares 012 1111077 or admin@mitsubishishop.com.
Edit: I am hoping that your sister's Pajero is a Gen4, at 2006 is could have been a Gen3. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:48 pm**

Thanks for the reply _gq_, much appreciated, now the only question which remains is, is the jack of the Mitsubishi Pajero Gen 3 the same as the Mitsubishi Pajero Gen 4?

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