Actually, jacking the healey up enough to place Jack stands under it is a
multi-part process.
If you jack the front too high, you can NOT get a floor jack under the
differential.
My process is to raise each front wheel independently and install a jack
stand at the lowest setting placing each under the spring seats. Then I run
the floor jack under the pumpkin and raise the car and place a second set of
jack stands under the rear spring plate.
Then, I go back to the front, place a 2X4 cut to equal the distance of the
front frame cross member between the two front wheels on the saddle of the
floor jack and raise the car up as high as I need, adjust the front floor
jacks to two stops from the top, and lower the front 2x4 assembly onto the
floor jacks which means that the sequence is floor jacks, 2x4 and frame
cross member.
I then go back to the rear and jack up the rear using the floor jack under
the pumpkin, raise the rear and adjust those jack stands.
I have pictures for those interested. By using this process, the front
suspension is free to work on and the real brake assembly is also clear. I
get enough clearance under the car to have a great deal of freedom of
movement.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:13 PM
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: Jacking the Healey
The "secret way," I believe, is to jack the front using a wood block
under the crossmember. Then, jack
the differential from in front of the right rear wheel (this is assuming
you're using a floor jack). For the
front, I remove the cradle from the floor jack and balance a 2X4 on the
flat platform. The 2X4 should
reach from one chassis rail to another, to distribute the weight.
For just an oil change, I use ramps. Much easier.
bs
Lee Mairs (SAG) wrote:
> We got my BT7 running this afternoon, and after only about 7 minutes,
> we could put the choke in and it would idle smoothly. I want to
> change the oil after tomorrows run, but I'm not sure I remember the
> secret way that Bruce told us to do it. Do you first jack up the
> front end until you can slip a jack under the rear end, or vice
> versa. Also I remember that the front end was jacked up with a block
> of wood across the floor jack. Where does this block rest? When it
> is on stands, where do the stands rest both fore and aft?
>
> Appreciate your help. It is amazing what I've forgotten in the four
> years that my Tri-carb has lived alone in the garage trapped at the
> end of this 3 miles of rocky road.
>
> Lee Mairs
> '62 BT7 Tri-carb
> Romney, WV
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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