well shoot...... looks kinda level to me. and you can jack one end up almost as high as you want on a level surface, if the other end is well blocked. it thought he meant one end was on a slope. I retract my previous comments. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:25 PM Subject: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
> Hi all. > > For more front end work room, my Westy is now sticking out of the > carport with the rear wheels resting on a slight incline downhill: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/WestyDriveway2.jpg/WestyDriveway2-full;init:.jpg > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/WestyDriveway1.jpg/WestyDriveway1-full;init:.jpg > > Since the front will be up on stands/blocks and rear tires blocked, > parking brake on.... > > Is there any safety advantage in building/using small wedge-like > platforms for each rear wheel (basically extending the carport floor) > to keep the rear of Westy level with the carport floor? > > Sign me "worrywart with a subtle lack of physics sense knowlege" ;) > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ |
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