Hmm. Thanks, Mike, but my gut instinct is not to put the diff through this kind
of stress. I wonder if anyone was fabricated some kind of support to do this
job?
Oh hell, maybe I'll just back it up on the ramps and take it from there. I just
don't yet have a way to secure the ramps to my nice new, slick garage floor ...
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Mike Barron wrote:
> A couple of years ago this was a hot topic for about a week or two. If
> memory serves, I sounded to me like the group consensus was that it was OK
> to use the Diff as a jack point to get the car up far enough to set the
> jackstands under the frame. A few people were concerned about the stress
> on the Diff bolts, etc, but others scoffed at the possible problems, stating
> as proof the amount of stress a diff goes through just driving to the store.
>
> I know the all knowing british wrencher around KC uses the diff in just the
> way I described, because he did it on my car when the diff was rebuilt.
>
> Mike Barron
> 73 TR6
> 60 TR3
>
> >From: "Martin A. Secrest" <msecrest@erols.com>
> >Reply-To: "Martin A. Secrest" <msecrest@erols.com>
> >To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> >Subject: TR6: Jack up the Back?
> >Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 13:31:38 -0400
> >
> >Hello all:
> >
> >What's the preferred method of jacking up the rear of a TR6?
> >
> >It lacks the convenient rear cross member of my GT6, and I shudder a bit
> >at the thought of jacking it up side-to-side. I want to get the entire
> >car in the air.
> >
> >TIA ...
> >
> >Martin Secrest
> >72 TR6
> >73 GT6
> >
>
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