Like the man said that tried to sell you the machine "it won't do it like it is but we can make it work". There are some Rube Goldberg type modifications of some bumper jacks that I have seen guys use that would get you the clearance jacking on the eyelet on the side of the strut. However, being somewhat like my bird ( old & slow) and not wanting to damage the bird by poking a hole in the wing when the jack slipped. I opted for what I considered a safer system. There is clearance to push the strut up slightly & easily remove the wheel without major difficulty ( this is dependent on how far back you drill the holes for the U-bolts ). This system may not be "ideal" for an aircraft with wheel pants. Dave Crispin N2356H
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Donald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As I understand your setup, it still don't clear the tire and MLG area to > enable wheel pant installation, however the ATV jack may well be adapted to > jack on the main spar area further inboard. > > --- In [email protected], "spibind tctc.com" <spib...@...> > wrote: > > > > Someone suggested the Harbor Freight ATV jack. > > I purchased one for about $70 and a 24" piece of 5/8" drill rod and a > couple > > of U-bolts. Drilled a couple of holes in each side of the lift arms for > the > > U-bolts to capture the drill rod. I cut out the forward lower cross > > support. As beefy as this jack is you don't need the lower cross piece. > > This gives the tire clearance. If you need to go higher you may you may > want > > to weld a couple of pieces of box stock on the top or set the jack on a > > couple of 4 X 4's. > > > > Dave Crispin > > N2356H > > > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Donald <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > > I was able to jack my coupe up with a rod thru the MLG, but now I need > to > > > lift it higher by jacking on the main spar area in order to put the MLG > > > fairings on. > > > I see Harbor Freight has some transmission jacks for reasonable price, > > > looks like one could use them. Has anyone come up with a simple cost > > > effective method of jacking up an Ercoupe or converted a transmission > jack > > > for the purpose? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
