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hgs_notes · 08-26-2003, 06:54 PM

Just trying to fix a little tranny leak today. My TH350 book said to lift the rear end up higher than the front to minimize oil loss(leak on speedo fitting). I already had the front up on steel ramps and the rear on jack stands. So I put the jack under the rear diff and start jacking. I get it up about 5 inches and the right front tire starts rolling out of the ramp. Too late to stop, so I back off and hope for the best. The truck falls, no damage, but a 5 gallon bucket full of used motor oil is sitting near the rear bumper. It gets crushed and all the oil spills.

The worst part is that I was waiting for the wife to come home so I could bring the oil to a garage for disposal. She was about 15 minutes late. So 70 pounds of oil dry, and about $15 worth of cleaners and I still have the other half of the floor to finish cleaning. To top it off, I haven't even looked at my tranny since.

I did find the low spot in the garage floor though. It runs from one side to the other about where the rear tires sit.

HG

08-26-2003, 06:54 PM	#1
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,126	Stupid garage tricks Just trying to fix a little tranny leak today. My TH350 book said to lift the rear end up higher than the front to minimize oil loss(leak on speedo fitting). I already had the front up on steel ramps and the rear on jack stands. So I put the jack under the rear diff and start jacking. I get it up about 5 inches and the right front tire starts rolling out of the ramp. Too late to stop, so I back off and hope for the best. The truck falls, no damage, but a 5 gallon bucket full of used motor oil is sitting near the rear bumper. It gets crushed and all the oil spills. The worst part is that I was waiting for the wife to come home so I could bring the oil to a garage for disposal. She was about 15 minutes late. So 70 pounds of oil dry, and about $15 worth of cleaners and I still have the other half of the floor to finish cleaning. To top it off, I haven't even looked at my tranny since. I did find the low spot in the garage floor though. It runs from one side to the other about where the rear tires sit. HG __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff



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