Dave - I didn't like the tipping and general unsteadiness when I used a bumper jack or hydraulic bottle jack. See, it's my body under there and I work better without an Ercoupe laying on any part of it. So I goes out to my friendly Harbor Freight store and got a motorcycle jack (seems they're usually on sale for about $60.00) and got a friend to weld on some square tubing to widen it just a little and provide the necessary height to get the tire completely off the floor. I use a 5/8" rod and jack up the gear with support on both sides of the gear leg and it's steady as a house. I'm going to upload a photo album of the completed jack and in use. No wise remarks about the paint on my gear that you see - I have wheel pants and between getting them on and off and rubbing inside, the paint takes a beating - besides, ya' can't see it anyway! ;-) (and I'm waiting to prove out my design before I paint the jack, don'tyaknow) -Ron Black N93394
--- In [email protected], "spibind" <spib...@...> wrote: > > Does anyone have a picture of a jack they use for lifting the main gear to > work on the brakes and or shock assembly. > A picture of a Dilly Jack or a modification to a hydraulic floor jack would > be most helpful > > Dave Crispin > N2356H >
