Jacking

[jims-terrano]

Does anyone know if the later thin metal rear diffs are strong enough to take the weight of the truck if I stick the trolley jack under it. Obviously use axle stands before I go ahead and start working on it.

Just a bit worried after seeing stories of these diffs rotting through.

 

[macabethiel]

Differential Cover

Even though the Diff housing is pretty solid I would worry that the metal end cover could be damaged. I would play safe and jack it up from the axle near a suspension mounting point.

 

[Banshee]

Does anyone know if the later thin metal rear diffs are strong enough to take the weight of the truck if I stick the trolley jack under it. Obviously use axle stands before I go ahead and start working on it.

Just a bit worried after seeing stories of these diffs rotting through.

It's the only place mine ever gets jacked from and mine hasn't got any damage from doing so although it is in the same condition as Blocky's almost :doh

 

[solarman216]

Jacking under the diff poses no problem whatsoever, Rick

 

[stevew]

Jacking under the diff poses no problem whatsoever, Rick

ye if jacking off the diff damages it, you realy need a new axle not a different jacking point:thumb2

 

[jims-terrano]

Remember guys this isn't the older cast iron thing that will survive the end of the world. This is the tissue paper cost cutting later type. The weight of the car isn't taken by the diff case it's taken by the ends of the axle when it's not jacked up.

 

[solarman216]

In spit of your fears guys the diff will take a fully loaded truck landing on a rock, trust me, and that includes the later jobbies, what is week on those are the internals, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

Cheers Rick

 

[panelbeater]

jack away

 

[groovylee]

just dont do what i once did - jacked my old reliant rialto up on the diff housing.... then very quickly 'remembered' that it only had one front wheel. cue car tipping over very ungracefully! :lol

 

[solarman216]

just dont do what i once did - jacked my old reliant rialto up on the diff housing.... then very quickly 'remembered' that it only had one front wheel. cue car tipping over very ungracefully! :lol

Whoops, Rick

 

[Monaro Pete]

just dont do what i once did - jacked my old reliant rialto up on the diff housing.... then very quickly 'remembered' that it only had one front wheel. cue car tipping over very ungracefully! :lol

:lol :lol

 

[Banshee]

Oh man :doh

Visons of the Reliant tipping over

 

[rustic]

Oh man :doh

Visons of the Reliant tipping over

Another vision is driving your reliant over your pit, or rather into, in the garage too, forgetting it has only one wheel at the front lol.

 

[groovylee]

lol, that would be funny!

i did once watch my friend drive his mini into a car wash, but got his nearside front wheel the wrong side of the guide - cue the mini half in the drainage pit in the middle :clap

took three of us to lift it while he revered back out :lol

 

[Banshee]

lol, that would be funny!

i did once watch my friend drive his mini into a car wash, but got his nearside front wheel the wrong side of the guide - cue the mini half in the drainage pit in the middle :clap

took three of us to lift it while he revered back out :lol

Quality scene to imagine :lol :lol

Did you all get wet?

 

[groovylee]

thankfully it hadn't started. so we were ok. would have been messy if it did start though :lol