<VV> Removing transmission on early Corvairs

[Roger Gault]

For those who live in the land of the tree huggers (like Austin), where you
can be shot for cutting a tree.  Stumps are not all that available.  Soft
dirt and hot pavement to make jackstands fall over are, however.  One thing
I've seen used is a pair of wheels welded together.  I prefer them welded
side to side like dualies, but some of the junk yards around here weld them
in an upside down "T" with one wheel sitting vertically and the other flat
as a base.  No splitting, no crushing, no falling over.  ;-)

Roger Gault
6 ton stands on concrete.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SPYDER62 at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Removing transmission on early Corvairs


>
> In a message dated 4/17/2005 11:45:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> tonyu at roava.net writes:
>
> On  cement or paved surfaces, jackstands are OK.   On grass or dirt,
sorry,
> I'm gonna pick the stumps.   I value my unbroken bones  too much to trust
a
> jackstand on grass or dirt.   I've seen too  many of them fall over.
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm with Tony on this one, good Oak stumps work great on grass and hot
> pavement.
>  I removed a 63 drivetrain in 20 min.'s once that way, in back yard,  wet
> grass, but then I did cheat used same 3/4 plywood to support the jack and
more
> to roll it across the yard to the shop. Have R & R more trive trains  with
no
> more the a jack, a back pocket full of tools and logs or jackstands,
depending
> on the surface. Have an ATV jack now and it is great in the shop, I do
wish
> I had my Yenko Clone up on logs and not jackstands when the starter jammed
on
> my roadster and it hit the Vair. Pushed it off the stands and put one
right
> thru the floor, if it had been on 12" dia.stumps it would have stopped the
> roadster in it's tracks.
> rich
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