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Namibian CAMEL
 Post subject: Car stands where
PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:40 am 
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Got to run now.

Can't search.

Please advise as to where i can put car stands under the car so the brakes can be attended to.

Cheers 8)

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On the rear, its under the rubber cones, in line with the wheel axle.
On the front it's pretty much the same.

If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will say so very quickly. :D
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tips:

Make sure car is on very level ground. A flat concrete floor is best.

Use small pieces of wooden board to spread the load and prevent dents to the subframes.

Front brakes; handbrake on and chock back wheels,
Back brakes, Leave it in first, chock the front wheels.

Use proper axle stands, not piles of bricks etc.


Be careful, even camels can be squashed. :wink:
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Ben if you put the car on stands you wont need the brakes :wink:

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:lol:

Well, it was a great fun thing to do. I must have broke something cause ive got no brakes. Im going to get someone to make them better right as soon as they can though.

I replaced the shoes and it took a long time to get them back on, and now i have no brakes 8) . But thats alright for now.

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 Post subject: Blocks
PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:29 pm 
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[quote="Matt68"]tips:

Make sure car is on very level ground. A flat concrete floor is best.

Use small pieces of wooden board to spread the load and prevent dents to the subframes.

Front brakes; handbrake on and chock back wheels,
Back brakes, Leave it in first, chock the front wheels.

Use proper axle stands, not piles of bricks etc.


Be careful, even camels can be squashed. :wink:[/quote]

I would recommend good solid blocks of hardwood rather than "small pieces of wooden board" which could split and let the car fall.

[sorry if this sounds too analy retentive ] :oops:

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Matt68
 Post subject: Re: Blocks
PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:04 am 
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9YaTaH wrote:
Matt68 wrote:
tips:

Make sure car is on very level ground. A flat concrete floor is best.

Use small pieces of wooden board to spread the load and prevent dents to the subframes.

Front brakes; handbrake on and chock back wheels,
Back brakes, Leave it in first, chock the front wheels.

Use proper axle stands, not piles of bricks etc.


Be careful, even camels can be squashed. :wink:


I would recommend good solid blocks of hardwood rather than "small pieces of wooden board" which could split and let the car fall.

[sorry if this sounds too analy retentive ] :oops:


No worries, is good to have that pointed out. I probably should have mentioned the 'small pieces of wooden board I use are 2" thick, 8" wide and 12" long hardwood planks...... :roll: :roll:

Just a little too subtle in my original description?
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