[Healeys] OT: Axle Jacking

John Vrugtman javrugtman at htcnet.org
Wed Nov 18 19:16:55 MST 2015


I would suggest there is a reason it is in the manual.

JAV

On 11/18/2015 8:35 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Thought about posting this to shop-talk, but I suspect there's more 
> general car knowledge here.
>
> I believe my Mustang manual has admonitions against jacking the rear 
> by placing a floor jack under the rear pumpkin.  I've jacked-up 
> Healeys this way for years, but the Healey axle housing is a single 
> chunk of iron; the Mustang probably has thin-wall tubes from the 
> pumpkin to the wheels.  Theoretically, you could bend the thin-wall 
> tubes, but I've done it a few times with no noticeable issues.
>
> Thoughts from the Illuminati?
>
> Bob




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