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"In Roscoe's film clip, it was interesting to see the sparkplugs being torqued. I couldn't make out who was operating the torque wrench but didn't Roger Menadue claim that he'd never used a torque wrench in his life?
My soon to be wife bought me this AC Hydraulics jack for my birthday in December 2001 (I don't think it was actually received until early in January '02) and it has lifted some of the lowest sportscars you'd ever hope to get under, to the highest level you'd ever need!
With its foot lever, you can bring it up to the chassis quick, and then lift with the hand lever once it's under load.
It has an accessory oversize molded rubber puck that covers the saddle and is retained by a nipple into the saddle's hole.
It's not cheap, but at twenty-two (22) years of active service, and still counting, you cannot fault its quality (it replaced a Hein-Werner jack that didn't last me a full 10 yrs).
As seen below, you DO have to be mindful of clearance at the opposite end of the car being lifted; in the case of my Healey with so little front overhang, it's the rear of the car that could touch the ground.
This M Coupe is limited how high you can lift the rear by the front bumper, the jack hadn't reached its maximum height.
BUT, for working in the shop, I have to agree with Dougie; NOTHING beats a 2-post lift!
In Roscoe's film clip, it was interesting to see the sparkplugs being torqued. I couldn't make out who was operating the torque wrench but didn't Roger Menadue claim that he'd never used a torque wrench in his life?
My soon to be wife bought me this AC Hydraulics jack for my birthday in December 2001 (I don't think it was actually received until early in January '02) and it has lifted some of the lowest sportscars you'd ever hope to get under, to the highest level you'd ever need!
With its foot lever, you can bring it up to the chassis quick, and then lift with the hand lever once it's under load.
It has an accessory oversize molded rubber puck that covers the saddle and is retained by a nipple into the saddle's hole.
It's not cheap, but at twenty-two (22) years of active service, and still counting, you cannot fault its quality (it replaced a Hein-Werner jack that didn't last me a full 10 yrs).
As seen below, you DO have to be mindful of clearance at the opposite end of the car being lifted; in the case of my Healey with so little front overhang, it's the rear of the car that could touch the ground.
This M Coupe is limited how high you can lift the rear by the front bumper, the jack hadn't reached its maximum height.
BUT, for working in the shop, I have to agree with Dougie; NOTHING beats a 2-post lift!
