15-05-2018, 08:03 AM
Pre war repair manuals are full of the sort of jacking tricks suited to amateurs. The main problem is finding the solid places or masses of metal or wood to jack against. Lintels and floor beams are handy. (I used to prop i.f.s cars against floor joists to check bump steer but was always worried about the lounge floor springing a foot high bulge. )
Presumably the chassis top has shrunk. If brute force jacking cannot be contrived, a series of saw cut slots across the top , the chassis pulled and clamped flat and rewelded, would not use much electricity and the important flange area not weakened .
Presumably the chassis top has shrunk. If brute force jacking cannot be contrived, a series of saw cut slots across the top , the chassis pulled and clamped flat and rewelded, would not use much electricity and the important flange area not weakened .