Not sure about your plan. But as far as using the
diff for a jacking point. I have heard that is not a
good place. Puts a lot of strain on the frame where
the diff is mounted.
Tom
--- Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com> wrote:
>
> Hello fellow Spitfire fans!!
>
> The weekend has arrived and I'm getting ready to
> replace the seal on my oil
> pan (again, but this time with Permatex 2 on both
> sides of the gasket
> instead of dry). The last time I changed out the
> gasket, it was a pain in
> the neck because I didn't have enough room to crawl
> around under there. My
> floor jack reached it's lifting limit well before
> the jackstands reached
> theirs.
>
> I was planning on placing a 2 X 4 or a 4 X 4 under
> the front and rear cross
> frame cross members when jacking to apply the weight
> distribution more
> evenly and to gain another 2"-4". Anything wrong
> with this plan?
>
> BTW, up until now, I've been using the differential
> to jack up the rear --
> the PO's used the frame and I see where it's filled
> with all kinds of little
> dents from previous lifts. Anything I should be
> concerned with, there? The
> frame is straight -- just dinged up a little. TIA
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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