Re: Wheel Refurbishment

[Sean <qatboy@richmond.infi.net>]

At 01:42 AM 10/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>At 07:17 PM 10/1/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>Jack the front end up start car with both front tires on.
>>use jack stands dont trust just a jackand be carefull of hands and 
>>fingers.
>>Put car in gear start with a coarse paper 100 grit not wet sand paper at 
>>first.
>
>What?!?!?!? Put it in gear while its on jack stands??? Thats a great way to
>shitcan all 4 CV joints+ boots. 
>Im not trying to be a nay-sayer on your method but if you were to somehow
>put the jackstands under the lower control arms without messing them up too,
>you know, make the suspension sit at almost the level of normal ride height.
>You want to avoid the unatural twist of the unsprung suspension on your
>CV's! Besides, Dr. Bently sez not to do it.....
>
>Shawn
>
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Right- so utilize the jack stands on the body of the car- not
on the suspension or control arms...
Also, unless i'm mistaken, front wheel drive cars only have two
CV joints...

polzul

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