Richard,
There is an exception that I would like to point out.
I would not recommend jacking at any of the frame outriggers. While
technically, they are part of the frame, they can easily be bent.
So The frame rails and cross menbers are the points to jack from.
Richard B Gosling wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Basic rule for jacking a chassis car is - always jack onto the chassis. Stick
> to that and you can put the jack anywhere you want! So, if you want to jack
> up the front, just use the front cross-member - if you can get to it. The
> problem with the Spit is that it is so low, plus the anti-roll bar gets in
>the
> way. A low trolley jack may be able to squeeze under. If space is tight,
> jack up onto something you can reach until the car is lifted a bit, stick
>some
> wooden blocks under the chassis near where you jacked it, lower the jack so
> the car is on the block, and now you can move the jack round to where you can
> jack directly onto the centre of the front cross-member. Needless to say you
> will need to reverse this procedure to get the car down, otherwise you will
> end up with the car not quite on the ground and the jack trapped underneath!
>
> Glad to hear you are getting to grips with Saskias working bits! That is what
> I like about old cars - with a bit of common sense you can just look at
> something and deduce how it works and how to fix it, there is really no
> mystery or magic in any of it.
>
> Richard
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