The "secret way," I believe, is to jack the front using a wood block
under the crossmember. Then, jack
the differential from in front of the right rear wheel (this is assuming
you're using a floor jack). For the
front, I remove the cradle from the floor jack and balance a 2X4 on the
flat platform. The 2X4 should
reach from one chassis rail to another, to distribute the weight.
For just an oil change, I use ramps. Much easier.
bs
Lee Mairs (SAG) wrote:
> We got my BT7 running this afternoon, and after only about 7 minutes,
> we could put the choke in and it would idle smoothly. I want to
> change the oil after tomorrows run, but I'm not sure I remember the
> secret way that Bruce told us to do it. Do you first jack up the
> front end until you can slip a jack under the rear end, or vice
> versa. Also I remember that the front end was jacked up with a block
> of wood across the floor jack. Where does this block rest? When it
> is on stands, where do the stands rest both fore and aft?
>
> Appreciate your help. It is amazing what I've forgotten in the four
> years that my Tri-carb has lived alone in the garage trapped at the
> end of this 3 miles of rocky road.
>
> Lee Mairs
> '62 BT7 Tri-carb
> Romney, WV
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'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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