+2 Jacking pin

My car didn’t come with a jack, and they seem to go for silly money on Ebay, so I have bought a cortina jack, which is the same but does not have the locator pin for the jacking hole in the sill. Could somebody possibly measure the pin for me and post the dimensions, or even a quick sketch of it, so I can pass it on to my machinist friend who is going to turn it for me ?

Thanks in advance.

I had the same problem - the jack is from a Volvo of all things.

A much easier way is to use a bolt of the correct dimensions to slot into the hole - a nut either side on the plate of the jack and you’re in business.

Cheers

I could do that, I guess, but I would rather make up something a bit more subtle, if I can.

It’s not a concours car, by any means, so it’s not that, but it would be easy enough to turn the correct sized pin if I knew the dimensions. I also need to make up something to turn the jack with, as my bargain ford jack didn’t come with the original handle either !

OK I’ll put my caliper in it when I get home.

Cheers

is that mk1 or mk 2 cortina ?
& what Volvo pls?
i suppose i ought to get a jack…

Inside diameter of mine .47" . My bolt is 1.5" long but not critical.

I have no idea which model Volvo my jack comes from but it’s a scissor jack with a flat jacking plate that I’ve drilled a hole in to mount the bolt.

Good luck with your pin.

Cheers

The pin on my plus two jack is as follows. Lower section is 19.1mm dia and 22.35mm long, upper section is 11.65mm dia and 40.7mm long.
Cheers, Brian.

Thanks Brian. That’s exactly what I needed.

It’s a mark 1 Cortina jack - also Consul jacks are the same I think. I paid ?20 on ebay, which is about ?50 less than the last “proper” +2 jack I was bidding on. Just need to make up a handle for it now.

See sold Item number: 250482129768

Cortina jack, handle and brace. It sold for ?75 :astonished: not cheap

Snap them up.

See Ebay Item number: 270448732970

You crazy Elan peoples! ?97 and still more than 2 days left :astonished: