I've got a scissors jack in the boot now that compresses and expands
enough to change a flat. I bought it at Pep Boys. Don't recall the name,
but it has a handle extension long enough to be able to shove it under
the rear axle from the rear of the car. Very helpful. Again I don't
recall the name, but I do know it works in the rain. Before I found that
I used a pint-sized floor jack I probably got at AutoZone 20 years ago.
It's a little 1 ton about 14 to 16 inches long and is small enough to
barely fit in a factory toolbag and get covered in jute. I still use it
on occasion to lift the Jag far enough to get the real floor jack under
it. It also comes in quite handy as a front spring compressor (as long
as the engine is still in the bay or you have two friends handy).
Congrats on getting the new roof on the hose. I've found that Lowe's is
a good source for hoses. Fairly inexpensive, too. *<;^)
Glenn
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> I finally got around to getting the roof of my hose repaired from
> hail/tornado damages from a few months back. What does this have to do
> with MGs? When it comes to nails, my cars are like magnets and sure
> enough, my BGT got a flat tire after I drove it home Friday evening,
> noticing it yesterday morning when I was taking it for another drive.
> Sure enough, there is a roofing nail embedded in the tire.
>
>
>
> The reason for my email is because changing the tire was somewhat of a
> pain due to the low quality tools I was using, particularly the old
> scissors jack needed for the low clearance. So my question is on what
> might be a good jack to purchase? Something readily available. Horrible
> Freight advertised a hydraulic scissors jack a few years ago but when I
> went to buy one, they said it was discontinued and no longer available.
>
>
>
> David Councill
>
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