[Healeys] OT: Axle Jacking

Derek Job derek.c.job at gmail.com
Thu Nov 19 10:37:44 MST 2015


I just use a piece of wood that fits across the rear crossmember. I've
never jacked using the diff.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Keith Mott <mottman55 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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