[Healeys] Using a Quick Jack on a BJ8 Healey

[rfbegani at gmail.com]

If you are positioning the front of the QJ under the motor mounts, then you are on the frame and that limits getting underneath the engine?  Don’t you find it difficult to reach under and in between the QJ frame?  By moving to the outriggers, you have an extra foot of work space underneath which means you can use a crawler underneath.  The use of a hydraulic jack or jack stands is just to stabilize the front end.  Actually, I just raised the car again and tried to move the front end down and it is stable, but, will still install a loosely attached stabilizer in the front.  I will always have the QJ in the fully locked position with the hydraulic ram at rest.

 

The doors are rather difficult to open, so I have to remember to leave  them ajar.

 

Bob 

 

From: Randy Alkins <randyalkins at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2022 4:48 PM
To: Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Using a Quick Jack on a BJ8 Healey

 

I position my Qjack unde the motor mounts in the front as that is the area of most weight.  Be very careful if you try to lower onto jack stands as the car will tend to move forward as it lowers.  Be careful as then rams for lifting can creep down and make the car tilted if you put a jack under the frame.

 

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM Bob Begani via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Sorry for my photos being in the wrong sequence.

 

To the right #5 shows my first raising, lowering, on the frame and noticing it is difficult to get to the trans and engine.  As my outriggers are rock solid on the right side of the car #7 I decided to test using the out riggers. This is the easy side because no exhaust pipes in the way, as you can see in picture #5. In picture #6 and #3 a little pushing and shoving to get the QJ platforms in the right place to allow the blocks to meet the outriggers firmly.  Now that I know how it fits I will be able to get the car up on the QJ quicker.

 

As mentioned by one of the listeners, unfortunately, due to the weight of the engine the front of the car will require jack stands or a jack holding the front frame solidly while under the car.  

 

Let me know what you think of this layout and any other you have discovered.

 

Now I can go about removing the interior and the trans to find the oil leaks coming from the engine plate.

 

Bob Begani

 

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