John A. Wise wrote:
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> -------- Joseph Cianciotti wrote ---------
>
> >With all the horror stories about the jacks, I've decided to replace
> >mine. I've heard a lot about scissor jacks. But what about those
> >hydraulic "bottle" jacks? ......
>
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> The biggest disadvantage to a bottle jack IMO is the very small contact
> surface area (jack to car contact) - usually about 0.75 inch in diameter
> while a sissors jack provides a much larger contact area maybe 2" x 4".
> Sissors jacks also tend to have a much larger base - making them a little
> more stable. Sissors jacks also typically collapse to a smaller height
> making them easier to get under an axle that is attached to a flat tire.
>
> You can usually get both at WalMart, K-Mart, etc as well as autoparts stores.
>
Note that most bottle jacks are too tall to fit under an MGB with a flat
tire -- use a sissors jack.
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
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