Re: [MBZ] Weekend Report (long now short and deep)
The regulations are 1.5m depth for excavations, which is a guideline, insofar that if someone is kneeling in a1.5m trench they are gonna get buried if a side collapses. Yes I do get into deep holes but test the sides first to determine that they are stable and dry, if in any doubt I'll bench it. Hendrik who has never had a major accident..touch wood On 26/02/13 10:10, Dan Penoff wrote: I have some very good cast iron jackstands which I use regularly. I do not care to be a greasy spot under my car. They are used when I need to remove a wheel. Just used a couple of pairs the other day win I was putting new pads and rotors on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6. Nothing dodgy about these ramps - they are solid wood and could easily support far more weight than this car. I built them because I had a pair of the stamped steel ramps a while back, and I had two major issues with them: 1.) They wouldn't stay put so you could drive up on them. That is, when the tire came up against the ramp the ramp just skidded forward. The manufacturer's suggestion: Put them on a "soft" surface, or place a piece of rubber sheet under them so they wouldn't slide on the floor. 2.) One of them started to bend or distort and dropped in height by about an inch. It was not overloaded according to the ratings and the car I had on it at the time (a 1970 250C) was well below the maximum load. That's when I got rid of them. The jack has a very slight leak that's been present for some years. The lack of hydraulic fluid was a cumulative thing that I had just never addressed. I haven't seen any leakage since I refilled it, so I'll continue to use it with diligence. That means inspecting it before each use. Again, I am very careful when working under a car and usually have multiple means of supporting it in place. I have no intention of being squished under my car. When you're excavating a trench, do you ever get down in it without shoring? I'll bet not. My rule - never get in a trench or hole deeper than my waist. Dan On Feb 25, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Hendrik and fay wrote: Dunno, dodgy ramps and a flakey jack, sounds a bit dodgy. I have a pair of metal ramps but gave up using them ages ago, I might drag em out now and again but the car is jacked up and the ramps put under the tires. I just hate driving vehicles up ramps. Over the years I have invested in jack stands and now have three pairs, ranging from weak to very strong, this is particularly useful as a lot of jobs involve removing the wheels, hard to do when the wheel is sitting on a ramp. Where is this jack losing oil? A jack that has issues is to be treated with great care. Hendrik who is usually careful ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Weekend Report (long now short)
I have some very good cast iron jackstands which I use regularly. I do not care to be a greasy spot under my car. They are used when I need to remove a wheel. Just used a couple of pairs the other day win I was putting new pads and rotors on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6. Nothing dodgy about these ramps - they are solid wood and could easily support far more weight than this car. I built them because I had a pair of the stamped steel ramps a while back, and I had two major issues with them: 1.) They wouldn't stay put so you could drive up on them. That is, when the tire came up against the ramp the ramp just skidded forward. The manufacturer's suggestion: Put them on a "soft" surface, or place a piece of rubber sheet under them so they wouldn't slide on the floor. 2.) One of them started to bend or distort and dropped in height by about an inch. It was not overloaded according to the ratings and the car I had on it at the time (a 1970 250C) was well below the maximum load. That's when I got rid of them. The jack has a very slight leak that's been present for some years. The lack of hydraulic fluid was a cumulative thing that I had just never addressed. I haven't seen any leakage since I refilled it, so I'll continue to use it with diligence. That means inspecting it before each use. Again, I am very careful when working under a car and usually have multiple means of supporting it in place. I have no intention of being squished under my car. When you're excavating a trench, do you ever get down in it without shoring? I'll bet not. My rule - never get in a trench or hole deeper than my waist. Dan On Feb 25, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Hendrik and fay wrote: > Dunno, dodgy ramps and a flakey jack, sounds a bit dodgy. > I have a pair of metal ramps but gave up using them ages ago, I might drag em > out now and again but the car is jacked up and the ramps put under the tires. > I just hate driving vehicles up ramps. > Over the years I have invested in jack stands and now have three pairs, > ranging from weak to very strong, this is particularly useful as a lot of > jobs involve removing the wheels, hard to do when the wheel is sitting on a > ramp. > Where is this jack losing oil? A jack that has issues is to be treated with > great care. > > Hendrik > who is usually careful ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Weekend Report (long now short)
Dunno, dodgy ramps and a flakey jack, sounds a bit dodgy. I have a pair of metal ramps but gave up using them ages ago, I might drag em out now and again but the car is jacked up and the ramps put under the tires. I just hate driving vehicles up ramps. Over the years I have invested in jack stands and now have three pairs, ranging from weak to very strong, this is particularly useful as a lot of jobs involve removing the wheels, hard to do when the wheel is sitting on a ramp. Where is this jack losing oil? A jack that has issues is to be treated with great care. Hendrik who is usually careful On 26/02/13 01:18, Dan Penoff wrote: Thanks, Wilton! On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:46 AM, WILTON wrote: 'Nother ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff" To: "Mercedes List" Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 8:39 AM Subject: [MBZ] Weekend Report (long) All in all a very productive weekend with the S500. Saturday started with the construction of a set of ramps. I couldn't bear to part with $40 or $50 for the metal Harbor Freight models, so I went to Lowe's and bought a couple of 2x10x12s and made my own by cutting progressively longer pieces that I stacked on top of each other to form a ramp. A pass on the end of each board with a 45 degree angle, plenty of glue and deck screws between each layer and a pair of very functional ramps were now ready for my car. Next I took on my Craftsman floor jack that has been acting up for some time. The "speed lift" function hasn't been working, and it has been lifting less and less as time goes on. I had done some research as far as adjustments and repairs, but these yielded no results. I suspect I might have been low on fluid, but for the life of me I couldn't find a place to fill it. Finally, after a very thorough inspection, I found a plastic plug in the side of the hydraulic cylinder. I pried the plug out and realized that this was the fill port. After I put almost 6 ounces of hydraulic fluid in it, it was once again lifting as it had in the past. I still don't have the "speed lift" function, but I'll compromise in order to have full lifting capabilities again. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
