Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor jack
(and wood block) ??
Yes, it's okay.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi
1980 300TD 170+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi
You could say that about a LOT of things, Don.
On 1/15/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been doing it for years with now apparent ill effects --
--
1977 240D
1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel 5-speed
1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle
http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
I have learned something then.
On 1/15/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor
jack
(and wood block) ??
Yes, it's okay.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi
1980 300TD 170+kmi
1980
LT Don wrote:
I have learned something then.
There are a couple really nice jack points on w123s depending on need:
Both front tires? Front crossmember.
Both rear tires? Differential.
One front tire? Frame rail behind the factory jack point.
One rear tire? Subframe bushing plate (just
I cheat. Brother-in-law has the keys to the local Goodyear dealership (he is
head mechanic), so when crawl under the car stuff comes up, we just use
the lift.
On 1/15/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT Don wrote:
I have learned something then.
There are a couple really nice jack
LT Don wrote:
I cheat. Brother-in-law has the keys to the local Goodyear dealership (he is
head mechanic), so when crawl under the car stuff comes up, we just use
the lift.
Me too. A two-post offset screw-type lift makes under-car work a snap. It's
great when you need to do stuff like, oh,
I gotta try that someday. Of course, wife [someone on here best described
it as She Who Must Be Appeased] almost choked when I trailer home the
project, better known as Car Number Four With Three Drivers. ... She's gonna
crap when I buy the Gold Wing this summer and refuse to sell the CB-500K
LT Don wrote:
I gotta try that someday. Of course, wife [someone on here best described
it as She Who Must Be Appeased] almost choked when I trailer home the
project, better known as Car Number Four With Three Drivers. ... She's gonna
crap when I buy the Gold Wing this summer and refuse to sell
Bring me one of your cars. You might as well ... no, sorry, this is NOT
Banned. :-)
On 1/15/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT Don wrote:
I gotta try that someday. Of course, wife [someone on here best
described
it as She Who Must Be Appeased] almost choked when I trailer home
: Steve Marci [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Lifting the rear end of a W123
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor
jack
(and wood block) ??
Regards
Steve
85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
79
comment. It just seems like such a pain to lift the rear any other
way. Were talking W123s here.
Steve
Message: 16
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:49:54 -0800
From: Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lifting the rear end of a W123
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED
that is the preferred method.
Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor jack
(and wood block) ??
Regards
Steve
85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild
94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K
82 TD project wagon
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Is that at mats place? How big is his shop anyways? Im on the lookout
for one here.
Yes, this was at Mat's shop. Mat is extremely amazing/creative on moving cars
into and out of his shop. Of course, the odd Citroen tends to make one that way...
--
John L.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor jack
(and wood block) ??
Absolutely ok with cars with dual half axles
(114/115/116/123/126/124/201/202, etc.). May not be acceptable with cars
with a single swing axles
I think you can jack on the pivot bracket safely on the swing axle
cars, at least I have done so. The pivot bracket is bolted to the
bottom of the trunk via a large rubber mount (that probably needs to be
replaced by now!). DO NOT jack on the differential itself, though!
It's better,
On Saturday, Jan 14, 2006, at 18:25 US/Eastern, Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor
jack
(and wood block) ??
Yes.
Johnny B
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, Jan 14, 2006, at 23:05 US/Eastern, Peter Frederick wrote:
DO NOT jack on the differential itself, though!
HUH?
Johnny B
I Mac Therefore I am
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor jack
(and wood block) ??
Regards
Steve
85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild
94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K
82 TD project wagon
64 VW Bug
65 D15, AC tractor
Why would you do that, unless you are replacing the differential? Lots of
good jack points available that are not part of the drivetrain. ... Or am I
missing something obvious?
On 1/14/06, Steve Marci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a
It may not be the preferred point of lift, but that's what I've been
doing for years. It's convenient cuz it's centrally located, and only
requires you to jack once going up, and once going down. I don't even
use the wood block, since Harbor Freight has a nifty little
rubber-faced jack pad,
Steve Marci wrote:
Attn 123 folks. Is it OK to LIFT under the differential using a floor jack
(and wood block) ??
I did it that way once on my W123, after being assured on this list that
it wouldn't hurt anything. It's a good spot to do a 2-wheel rear lift.
It didn't seem to do any
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