Originally Posted by Lordofthewings
Thanks, I've been considering a scissor lift since I did the same jobs this time last year.My garage is quite small. so I need to be able to move the car outside to work on it. In my next life I'll have a larger garage ! Possibly a remote greasing kit would make sense too. Anything that doesn't involve crawling around under the car is becoming more attractive. Just out of curiosity, can the CX cars be jacked-up under one corner to change a wheel ?

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I have the same problem.
Narrow garage and also think of a scissor lift. But for every problem there is a solution.
I am lucky that the driveway slopes slightly. To polish the rims I start at the top with a wooden block behind a wheel.
When the bottom half is done I let the Mog roll backwards half a wheel rotation and do the rest.
In the past, a jack was used in such a way that I could turn the wheel, but this way is much simpler.
Last week I ordered new tires. The original Avons dated from 2013. And to my surprise the front tires still had just enough tread to be legal. The rear tyres were over the limit. Strange!
Fortunately, once again nearby is a tire specialist who can balance wire wheels. He is not the cheapest but knows how to do it.
And that's where that narrow garage comes into play again.
I always take the wheels off myself and take them to Ronny Tyres.
But in that narrow garage its not easy.

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So; on the driveway I knock loose the wheels, roll MattMog Inside, put him on stands and take the wheels off.


Paul

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