Mike Sloane wrote:
> No, Chris, DO NOT make a tapered ramp for the jack - that is just
> inviting more trouble. If you need a little height, drive the front tires
> up on a couple of slabs of 2x8; that will give you almost 2" more height
> under the car to work with. Also, in your case, I suggest you find
> something to place behind and in front of the rear tires to keep the car
> from rolling and/or set the parking brake.
No, no! Not a tapered ramp, I'm keeping the wood flat, just an angled
cut at the end to help get the jack up. The working surface would
remain flat. I'm just talking like a 45 degree angle at the end.
Laying on the floor and trying to lift a 90lb jack onto a 2" or 4"
high piece of wood doesn't sound like fun. If I can at least get one
set of wheels up easy it might make it easier.
Not something like this:
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As for blocking the wheels, I do that... and as for something under
the tires, I have that as well, but since I can push the car up by
hand far enough to get the jack under the jacking point, I don't use
them. Having the tires up higher at the beginning doesn't raise the
total height that the jack can go to, either... although I guess I
could put the jack on wood at first if I had the front tires up
already.
cmh
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