[ROVERNET - UK] RE: Jacking points

[phing]

Thanks
 I'm not worried about the stability , I need to investigate the state of the jacking points first . The cover sills will come off 
in the spring . It's -15 Centigrade here today .
 Cheers
 patrick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geff McCarthy" <geffandjulie at comcast.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] RE: Jacking points


> 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.
>
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> 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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