Nope, haven't used my jack. ?I have put 80 or 90,000 miles on my '92 Porsche
968, and I have never had to change a tire at roadside using the aluminum
scissor jack the came with that car. ?After the purchase of my Healey in
January 2013, I drove to Jacksonville from Meadows of Dan, VA, sans jack,
knockoff hammer and with a truly vintage Michelin X spare. ?I have yet to have
a flat on this car. ?My big problem getting home was the Toyota five speed (the
Healey gear box was riding in my friend's ?truck bed). ?Though I didn't know
it, the large nylon (?) bushing in the top of the shift tower was totally
absent. ?So when I went to take ?5th gear as I accelerated out onto the
interstates, I kept getting third gear. ?And I made a lot of stops, as the fuel
gauge showed empty when I probably had six gallons in the tank. ?When we
overnighted in Orangeburg, SC, the car wouldn't start. ?Luckily ?a former MG
owner happened by and suggested getting starting fluid, and we did that as soon
as the first car parts store opened. Later found the jets and choke weren't
functioning properly. Worst drive of my life! ?As for the scissors jack, I like
to use it under the front suspension to take the wheel/etc. weight off the
small rubber bumpers. ?Hard to get a floor jack in there.
On Friday, January 6, 2017 4:26 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
hopefully I will never need to find out :)
Ira ErbsPortland,OR? ? ? _______ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?_______
? ?? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
? ? ? ?? (_________________________)? ? ? ? ? BT7 engine and disk brakes
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:09 PM, rkeysor <rkeysor at bellsouth.net> wrote:
Just got the geared scissor jack. ?Frankly, I don't think it is much easier to
crank than the typical jack.
On Friday, January 6, 2017 2:42 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks,?I bought scissor jack with a gear reduction option for fewer turns.?I
need to make a handle extension.I have never run with both a jack and a spare
tire in over 40 years of driving. No what I am older and wiser, I thought it
might be a good idea :)
Ira ErbsPortland,OR? ? ? _______ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?_______
? ?? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
? ? ? ?? (_________________________)? ? ? ? ? BT7 engine and disk brakes
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:
With 180-15R Michelin XAS tires inflated to 30 psi my 100's ground clearance at
front and rear frame cross-members is 7.5" which decreases to 5.5" when all air
is let out of a tire.
This allows me to use a small 2-ton CarQuest scissor jack which carries an MVP
label and is similar to this one:
http://www.toolpan.com/ATD- Tools-7462--2-Ton-Scissor- Jack_p_1290.html?gdffi=
d5de8d975e554fe98677ff5f83efd4 39&gd
It collapses down to 4.5" and stows nicely in the compartment to the left of
the spare. ?
Best--Michael Oritt
On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 12:55 PM, ROBERT A WESTCOTT <55healey at comcast.net>
wrote:
Remamber folks,? The scissor jack needs to be placed under the side of a car
when jacking.
Placing one under the rear crossmember without chocking the front wheels will
allow the car to roll forward off the jack allowing it to tip forward so the
scissor jack screw
can punch a 1/2? hole in the rear skirt panel under the bumper.? Don?t ask me
how I know.
By the way, if the car happened to roll backward, the other side of the screw
would have punched that 1/2? hole in the almost full gas tank dumping all that
gas on the shop floor.
I think we could write a book on all the really bad things that can and have
happened while jacking up our cars.
Rob
> On Dec 25, 2016, at 2:34 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Don't think HF has what you want.? Don't think you can beat this (NFI):
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Liftma ster-1-5-Ton-3300lb-Scissor-
> Jack-with-Force-Reduction- Drive/322368428129?_trksid=
> p2141725.c100338.m3726&_ trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3
> DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D2015 0313114020%26meid%3D4095f99da4
> 1c468ca6e7d7567b28a111%26pid% 3D100338%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D30%
> 26sd%3D112156936669
>
> I went looking for these a couple years ago and barely found one; looks like
> someone has gotten back in the business.? Only thing that I don't like is the
> handle comes out of the slot too easily.
>
>
> On 12/25/2016 2:30 PM, i erbs wrote:
>> I think I used to have one as I found the handle for one a few months ago :)
>> I think the scissor jack makes more sense. I'll head to harbor freight?
>> tomorrow.
>> Funny how I never had a spare in the car during the 10 year use as a daily
>> driver. But can't stop thinking about how important it is now. I have disk
>> wheel and disk brakes, so I wont be able to borrow a spare form anyone in
>> the club when we tour...
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> Portland,OR
>>? ? ? ?_______? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _______
>>? ? ? (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>>? ? ? ? ? (_________________________)
>>? ? ? ? ? ?BT7 engine and disk brakes
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