07-23-2017, 12:25 AM | #21 |
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Don't go cheap on your Jack Stands. I have 3 sets, 3-Ton, 4-Ton, and 6-Ton. While I don't need a 6-Ton jack, I got this set for the height that I needed to suspend the rear from the frame while I had the rear axle out. The 3-Ton are sufficient to support the front under the axle.
All the other warnings by Henry and others need to be emphasized greatly.
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07-23-2017, 01:20 AM | #22 |
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Don't even ask about the removing the rear spring...the grim reaper will knock on your door. LOL
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07-23-2017, 08:30 AM | #23 |
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Removing Old Cast Iron ratchet stands from rear of an XKE, as I let it down, the "T" shaped top of a front one BROKE off & punched a HOLE in the Alujimum oil pan!
Bill Profane
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07-23-2017, 10:05 AM | #24 |
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and if your gonna do some welding, don't forget some lumber...
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07-23-2017, 02:56 PM | #25 |
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Are the ratings on axle stands per stand or per pair? They don't say in the adverts, they just say 3 ton, 6 ton or whatever. I assume per pair, but?
I always wondered about that.
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07-23-2017, 04:40 PM | #26 |
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07-23-2017, 07:26 PM | #27 |
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Many years ago we had left a car in the shop on jack stands I was totally in shock the next morning when they had let go and the car was on the ground . Thankfully the car was one of mine and not a customer car nor was anyone working on it or under it .. it could have been deadly. I had thrown all of the garbage stands out several,months before,but a new guy had found them in a scrap bin and with out asking out them under a car. We were all blessed for no personal damage . Be smart buy the best you can afford your life does depend on them.
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07-24-2017, 07:58 PM | #28 |
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Having had a close call with a bumper jack when I was young, I NEVER support a car with only one jack stand or one hydraulic jack. I either use two jack stands or a combination of a jack stand and hydraulic jack both supporting the same point. It gets a little crowded under the car at times using two means of support but my life is certainly worth the inconvenience.
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