If you jack up one end and then go to do the other end of the car with a
single lever jack beware. The single arm jacks do not go straight up and
can pull a car off the stands if the jack does not slide to compensate for
the horizontal change the lever makes as it goes up.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dick Matson
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:34 AM
To: AustinHealey List
Subject: [Healeys] Fw: Getting Healey off the ground
Yes.
And some good wood blocking put in place after the car is on jack stands -
before you start your work.
A local guy here was crushed under a car just this past week. He was found
deceased. That is two I know of now. And that my friend will spoil your
whole day.
Dick M / Bj8
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Getting Healey off the ground
A secure hydraulic jack to get the car up on sturdy jack stands on solid
level
ground and a creeper to slide around on.
I can think of at least one highly rated shop that uses nothing more than
this.
Best JK
--- On Sun, 5/10/09, PhilRitten@aol.com<mailto:PhilRitten@aol.com>
<PhilRitten@aol.com<mailto:PhilRitten@aol.com>> wrote:
> From: PhilRitten@aol.com<mailto:PhilRitten@aol.com>
<PhilRitten@aol.com<mailto:PhilRitten@aol.com>>
> Subject: [Healeys] Getting Healey off the ground
> To: healeys@autox.team.net<mailto:healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 1:59 PM
> I bought some low ramps to drive my car up onto in order to
> work on it, but
> I can barely get under it. I'm afraid to use the usual
> ones from car
> stores as I might scrape the back end of my car (or the
> tail pipes). Does anyone
> have a suggestion of how they get their car up in the air
> far enough to be
> able to get under it?
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
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