I'm comfortable using a block of wood between the jack and the jacking point.
If there are two jacking points with the jack between them, the wood spanning
the points, be sure it's strong enough.
I prefer the use the frame to the differential. Dings in the frame aren't so
bad, a diff case can crack.
-Gary
Jeff McNeal wrote:
> Hello fellow Spitfire fans!!
>
> The weekend has arrived and I'm getting ready to replace the seal on my oil
> pan (again, but this time with Permatex 2 on both sides of the gasket
> instead of dry). The last time I changed out the gasket, it was a pain in
> the neck because I didn't have enough room to crawl around under there. My
> floor jack reached it's lifting limit well before the jackstands reached
> theirs.
>
> I was planning on placing a 2 X 4 or a 4 X 4 under the front and rear cross
> frame cross members when jacking to apply the weight distribution more
> evenly and to gain another 2"-4". Anything wrong with this plan?
>
> BTW, up until now, I've been using the differential to jack up the rear --
> the PO's used the frame and I see where it's filled with all kinds of little
> dents from previous lifts. Anything I should be concerned with, there? The
> frame is straight -- just dinged up a little. TIA
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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