Rande
The key word here is safety. Always be safety conscious when you
jack up any vehicle. I know I have been in a hurry with this at times.
I've had floor jacks slip and I've been under cars when I noticed that a
jack stand is leaning at an angle. Time to stop and reset the jack stands.
Always think safety and work safely and use heavy duty jack stands and
equipment. The life or limb you save might just be your own.
For the most part I'm working alone and if anything went really
wrong I probably would not be found in time. I therefore work as safely as
I can, use good equipment and good common sense whenever I'm under a
vehicle.
Safety first and always
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of rande
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:26 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] is userlist doa, and jack stands
1/ If you thought the list was dead yesterday, what do you think this
morning? 57 postings overnight for me, almost all Tiger folks.It's working.
2/ Four jack stands. For me, that's most of the time. Two just in front of
the rear lower valance about four feet apart. Two in front on the flat area
just behind where the wheel wells are, on each side. Drivetrain is out,
crossmember, suspension/wheels and complete rear axle still on car. I only
take it down when I have to reposition the car to move around stuff in front
of it. For safety reasons, I'll add support from a floor jack on the end I'm
working underneath if I'm hammering anything. And my stands are cast iron. I
don't have a hoist, and I like the ground clearance I get from the stands
when I'm trying to save time by having the stands already tested and in
place.
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