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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Take a look at:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.healey6.com/Technical/One%20Method%20of%20Raising%20a%20Car%20onto%20Jack%20Stands.pdf"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>http://www.healey6.com/Technical/One%20Method%20of%20Raising%20a%20Car%20onto%20Jack%20Stands.pdf</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>John Sims<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Aberdeen, NJ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>www.healey6.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:14 PM<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] OT: Axle Jacking<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It's a Catch 22; if I jack the rear first, I can't get the jack under the front crossmember, if I jack the front first the only way to jack the rear is to get under the diff from the passenger (non-exhaust) side (on an LHD car).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I usually get the car up four jackstands to do work under the car.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=zwchr></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Derek Job" <<a href="mailto:derek.c.job@gmail.com">derek.c.job@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Keith Mott" <<a href="mailto:mottman55@gmail.com">mottman55@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"Bob Spidell" <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>, "healeys" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, November 19, 2015 9:37:44 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] OT: Axle Jacking<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I just use a piece of wood that fits across the rear crossmember. I've never jacked using the diff.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Keith Mott <<a href="mailto:mottman55@gmail.com" target="_blank">mottman55@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I CAN see that putting all the pressure on the drain plug at the bottom of the differential housing could be a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>But, of course, now I'll worry about this the next time I jack up my Healey. Thanks Bob... :)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>keith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Thought about posting this to shop-talk, but I suspect there's more general car knowledge here.<br><br>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.<br><br>Thoughts from the Illuminati?<br><br>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>