[ROVERNET - UK] RE: Jacking points

[Geff McCarthy]

Years ago I bought a length of solid steel tubing about 12-15mm diam. I then
cut it into lengths about 10-15cm. I use these on top of jack stands to
support the car. If the tubing is almost the diameter of the jacking holes,
then it seems quite stable. 

AvMedSafe
Geff and Julie McCarthy
677 NW Melinda Ave
Portland OR 97210
503-241-8468
503-799-3809 mobile

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Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6B rear brakes - Oh no not again !

The bits of steel in the jacking points work.  That is what I do.
Otherwise just put stands under the sills where the jack holes are.

PVS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "phing" <phing at videotron.ca>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:52 AM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] P6B rear brakes - Oh no not again !


> Hi
> We  started to recommission Rip van winkle over the holidays . It's 
> apparent the brakes need a complete overhaul . Access to the rear brakes 
> is as bad as on  the late lammented E type ; so I decided to do the 
> sensible thing , drop the back axle and do it all in comfort on the bench 
> . The Rover workshop manual makes it look easy . disconnect the hand brake

> , brake line and pad wear indicators drive shafts etc , remove 4 bolts and

> you have around 150 lbs of iron  sitting on your chest !
> BUT
> The drive shafts are solid , with no splines allowing the shaft to be with

> drawn from the disc ; instead we have a sliding De Dion tube .How do we 
> pull the drive shafts which sit in a depression in the rear discs ?? The 
> Rover shop manual[ which must have been written by a refugee from the " 
> tell them every thing but the one thing they need to know ' Haynes 
> publishing world ] is silent on this point , elswhere when it covers 
> replacing the rear discs it talks of " extending the De Dion tube " but is

> silent on how this is done , and how to re compress it when you have 
> finished .
> RVW is at present sitting on jack stands under the rear spring pans , 
> marinading in penetrating oil .This arrangement is very stable , lifts the

> De dion tube to a sensible height and allows reasonably easy access to the

> rear axle . It obviously will not allow the De D tube" to extend .At 
> present  I can see no way to drop the drive shafts
> I don't think I want to follow the manual's advice and  hang RVW from jack

> stands suporting  2 pieces of steel poked into the rear jacking points. 
> Any similar support from the under body will allow the rear suspension and

> the De D tube to flop down to the end of the spring travel ,limiting 
> access .. Under body support will require heroic efforts with the trolley 
> jack and packing to get the back end high enough to allow me to get under 
> the low flying De D tube.
> Does any one have any advice , please
> Cheers
> patrick
>
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