12.18. BURTON JACK

The Burton jack is an essential accessory for every Burton. The standard 2CV jack cannot be used for the Burton since that one is meant to jack up the 2CV under the sills. The polyester of the Burton body is not suitable for such tension. A standard scissor jack does not suffice either because the wheel deflection of both the 2CV and Burton is very big. Therefore, the wheel will remain on the ground when using a standard jack. The solution to this problem is to jack up the support arm of the car only. The Burton jack is based on that idea. It is delivered as you can see on the pictures. The jack can be perfectly stored underneath the spare wheel.

The first thing you need to do if you have a flat tyre is to construct the supporting piece. This block should be placed in front of the flat tyre, and the car should be driven onto it.

1. Pull the handbrake.
2. Unscrew the wheel bolts.
3. Place the supporting block in front of the wheel, push the handbrake lever down and push the car forward so that the rim with the flat tyre rests on the block.
4. Place the jack with the notch below the support arm, and pull the car onto the jack. Use the cut-away 'front’ or ‘back’ depending on whether you are about to change the front or rear wheel. Roll the car forwards or backwards to lift the support arm with the wheel from the ground.
5. You can now remove the supporting block. Unscrew the wheel bolts all the way and remove the wheel. Install the spare wheel and fasten the bolts again. Remove the jack by rolling/pushing the car off and fasten the bolts.
NG: The block is meant to bear the height of the tyre as the support arm will get closer to the ground when the tyre is deflated. If you replace a tyre that is still inflated, you do not need the block.

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