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.
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>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.
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>Jay Laifman
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