>It's Friday so bare w/ me..... > >Besides carpet, has anyone had a good experience, that they'd like >to share, about working on top of gravel. > >I need to replace rear wheel bearings in my 1985 Vanagon and have no >place to work, except nice flat gravel spot! > >I also am thinking about issues of jacking van up with my jack in >gravel, not good! > >Thanks for any insights..... > >Larry > >PS. Sometimes, yes, I'll concrete as needed but today I'm stuck w/ >gravel so help me if you have knowledge. I used to work under my 57, 66 & 85 vans on gravel all the time. Including jacking them and engine removals. The gravel was very shallow. A large woodun block eg section cut from a treetrunk is great as a jackstand. No, I never used carpet or anything but gtavel to lie on. A creeper would've been nice... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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