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Re: Oil and Brain Leaks

To: JLAIFMAN@PNM.MHS.CompuServe.COM
Subject: Re: Oil and Brain Leaks
From: brockctella@juno.com (Brock C Tella)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 16:53:20 PST
A sign of the times, most jack stand boxes warn not to let any part of
the body be under a car on jack stands. I actually asked several people
what they thought.
On 22 Oct 96 12:59:51 EDT Jay Laifman <JLAIFMAN@PNM.MHS.CompuServe.COM>
writes:
>>  One of the leaks is from the pinion seal and the other
>>  is from the rear main seal.  My question is what is involved in
>>  replacing the pinion seal and will I be able to do this job using
>>  a floor jack and laying on my back.
>
>
>Yikes!  How about a few jack stands too?  There was recently a thread 
>on
>the English car group about some pretty scary events and warnings
>about putting any part of one's anatomy under a car on a floor jack
>without good quality jack stands.  There was even one about cheap jack
>stands going.  I for one wouldn't want to find out if I or my wife 
>would
>get enough of a blast of fear induced adrenalin to lift 2,000 pounds 
>off
>of my head or chest.
>
>Jay Laifman
>
>
>

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