[Spridgets] Jack stands.. (was- fuel line mystery)

[Jim Johnson]

Put the car up on drywall mud buckets.  Ask Frank   ;-)

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Bud Osbourne <abcoz at hky.com> wrote:

> Good way of doing it, Herb, particularly if you have an uneven floor or
> unequal height jack stands.
> Actually, I always use a small, hardwood block between the car and the jack
> stand.  It makes slippage of the car off the jack stands much less likely.
> That QSW that I mentioned in a previous post as having fallen off the
> stands, as I was jacking one side, would not have been able to slip off if
> I'd had the hardwood blocks in place.
> Bud Osbourne
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Miller" <hgmiller3 at qwest.net>
> To: "'DAVID GROPPER'" <kk7ss at verizon.net>; <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Jack stands.. (was- fuel line mystery)
>
>
>
>  Go to local home repair store or lumberyard and buy a pack of tapered wood
>> shims. They are used to plumb door and window frames.
>> Apply one or more between offending jack stand and car frame. Light tap
>> with
>> a hammer and everything will be snug.
>>
>> Herb Miller
>>
>
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Cheers!!
Jim
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