Re: Wheelie Deelies 2

From: Jerome Yuzyk (jerome(at)supernet.ab.ca)
Date: Sat Aug 21 1999 - 13:08:38 CDT

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In article <862567D3.0075C401.00(at)internet-503.interliant.com>,
"Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> wrote:
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> I've been thinking that the floor jack under the car is not necessarily a
> good idea. We're talking about having the entire weight of the car on one
> pivot point - which point is 99% likely to be slippery from oil leakage
> (this is an English car mind you). Then I'm going try to put lateral force
> on this pivot point? I'm just not getting good vibes.

All you really want to do is put one end of the car on wheels that are
pointing in the direction you want to go. A 2-ton jack does that very
well on a smooth floor. Rougher floors require a larger jack but only
because of the larger wheels they have.

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