Wouldn't the object be to not damage the tire any more than already done?
Backing over this 2X4 would seem to do more damage. The little scissors
jack is a good idea.
> [Original Message]
> From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <NPaul72464@aol.com>
> Cc: <jleblanc@midsouth.rr.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 11/18/2006 1:09:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Tool Collectors - Shelley Jacks on eBay
>
> The clearance problem can be solved with a short piece of 2 by 4
> stored in the boot (just back over it), but a small scissors jack from
> a Japanese compact car can be much safer and easier to use than the
> original. I hear that some Audi and BMW jacks are good, too.
>
> -Roland
> BN1 with original jack that won't be used
>
> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:08:27 EST, you wrote:
>
> ::I concur as to trying to use one of these jacks. I had a flat tire on
a
> ::highway outside Toronto once on a hot summer day and found out that the
only way
> ::you can get the jack under a jacking point was not to have a flat.
> ::Otherwise (with a flat tire) the car was too low.
> ::
> ::Ned Paulsen
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