bwalat Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I understand that this is difficult to do if the car is not on a lift. Any suggestions for making this easier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Plenty of PB Blaster on the fittings! The job is easier on a lift, but can be done on jackstands if you don't mind laying on your back and not being able to get good leverage on the fittings <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Glenn:I notice that you talk about jack stands but not ramps. Is there a reason to exclude ramps as an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Well- to me, it's easier to raise the rear of the car with a floor jack and then put stands under it than it is to try to get the rear of the car on ramps. Either way will work to raise the car for working room.Showing my southern white trash background... there's been plenty of times I straddled a ditch to get room to work underneath, but once I started making my own money, I decided I would be damned if I'd keep doing things like that. Some of the first tools I bought myself were a floor jack and stands, and a sheet of 3/4" plywood to support them so they wouldn't dig into the ground.My dad could never understand why I wanted hand tools. All he had were screwdrivers, pliers, hammers and monkey wrenches, and a few tools that came with the Farmall tractor, and he saw no need for having more than that. Couldn't understand why I wanted to work on cars either. He always took it to the garage "where somebody knows what they're doing works on it". Doing my own work and accumulating a tool set were points of contention between us until the day he died, and knowing how he felt, I never did any work on his cars. I let him take them somewhere where they knew what they were doing.I guess that's the biggest reason I'll take up time with a boy who shows some interest in cars and encourage him to go for a tech school degree- to the point of helping buy books and tools if it's needed. It's an investment in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Oh you raise the REAR of the car!!! duh, well that explains THAT. Of course at this time it is moot however I will need to apply this knowledge else where. Hmmmmmm, <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65Jayone Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Tools? Heck, give me a sawzall, 2 screwdrivers (phillips and flat head) and a pair of vise grips and there's nothing I can't build or fix. Said vice grips and sawzall will also double as a hammer when needed.Yes, I am a hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Heheheh Ive been called that once or twice. But what the hell! You got to do the best you can.I am still trying to get over the loss of my Olds but you know, like with everything else in life, this is not a loss as much as an opportunity. The next car I get will be even better. All things change and it is up to us to go with it, see the positive and be opportunistic. Adapt or die...that is what has made Man the winner in the Genetic Game. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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