[Healeys] OT: Axle Jacking

[Keith Mott]

This is really surprising to me.  I have always lifted cars by putting a
floor jack under the differential, and I have never had a problem nor have
I heard of any problem with the practice.   I suppose it could be something
specific to Mustangs, but all you have to do is lift a Healey axle housing
(even without the differential) to realize that it's pretty solid.  I can't
believe this is a common problem for all cars, and definitely not for a
Healey.

I CAN see that putting all the pressure on the drain plug at the bottom of
the differential housing could be a problem.

But, of course, now I'll worry about this the next time I jack up my
Healey.  Thanks Bob...  :)

keith

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> 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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