lancemb Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Hi folks, hoping there is an easy solution I don't know of. I have a 4 post lift in garage and I can't find a foolproof and convenient way to protect car underneath. I have drip pans, but drips sometimes fall between them. I could seal them together and permanently affix them to lift rails, but then lift would be useless to work underneath. I know it would be great to end all leaks but with old cars (and especially Dynaflow Buicks), I won't be able to count on this. Is anything made for this purpose that offers better protection than drip pans? Edited January 8, 2017 by lancemb Typo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I use a plastic tarp on the underside of the drive train on the car I keep on the lift to protect the car parked underneath. I secure it with 4 large spring clamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Can you put a "depends" on the dynaflow ? And of course you know that like politicians, they need to be changed regularly for the same reason. Mike in Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eboose7 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have a BendPak HD-9 four post lift. The drip pans overlap to prevent the problem you describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 A quick and easy temporary solution would be to use sheets of saran-wrap - or aluminum foil to overlap pairs of drip pans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 14 hours ago, FLYER15015 said: Can you put a "depends" on the dynaflow ? And of course you know that like politicians, they need to be changed regularly for the same reason. Mike in Colorado We had a Jag XK140 in the shop for which a previous owner had fashioned a metal tray that held a Depends under the trans and rear main. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 On Sunday, January 08, 2017 at 1:18 PM, D Yaros said: I use a plastic tarp on the underside of the drive train on the car I keep on the lift to protect the car parked underneath. I secure it with 4 large spring clamps. This is basically exactly what I do now! Problem is it's PITA and stuff can drip off the sides. I think I'll have to do something like described above with lapping something over the drip pans where they meet. Even though I can make them overlap, if something drips on edge of the lower one in the overlap it can still drip through, and has... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 On 1/10/2017 at 11:55 PM, lancemb said: This is basically exactly what I do now! Problem is it's PITA and stuff can drip off the sides. I think I'll have to do something like described above with lapping something over the drip pans where they meet. Even though I can make them overlap, if something drips on edge of the lower one in the overlap it can still drip through, and has... Geesh, how much dripping are you having to cope with here? My tarp runs from the radiator support to beyond the transmission tail stock front-to-back and from frame rail to frame rail side-to-side. Have never had any dripping off the sides. It would take an awful of fluid for that to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 5 hours ago, D Yaros said: Geesh, how much dripping are you having to cope with here? My tarp runs from the radiator support to beyond the transmission tail stock front-to-back and from frame rail to frame rail side-to-side. Have never had any dripping off the sides. It would take an awful of fluid for that to happen! Oh if you haven't had an old Dynaflow, they can leak like a sieve! It requires pulling the rear end and shaft out to fix which I haven't gotten around to doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I am an Olds guy. Hydra-matics, not dynaflows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 1/15/2017 at 1:26 PM, D Yaros said: I am an Olds guy. Hydra-matics, not dynaflows. My condolences !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 On 2/7/2017 at 10:09 PM, FLYER15015 said: My condolences !!! Ha, ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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