| Re: [GMCnet] Lifting the rear of the coach [message #355420] |
Thu, 04 June 2020 16:26  |
James Hupy
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Registered: May 2010
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The jack attachment for the lift is not as wide as the distance between the
bogie boxes, correct? Is the lift itself capable, capacity wise, to lift a
12,000 pound coach? Same questions for the front end.
Then, after these questions are answered affirmatively, we can make
some suggestions.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 2:12 PM Stu Rasmussen (97381.com) via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I want to lift the rear end of the coach to do tire/brake/airbag/shock
> absorber twiddling.
>
> I have a Bendpak 14K 4-post lift and a 7K rolling jack accessory HOWEVER
> the rolling jack does not go wide enough to get under the bogie
> castings. (A bit of a disappointment, actually)
>
> So my options are:
>
> 1: Lift with the rolling jack under the frame at the bogie position on
> the crossmember (which will be right at the edge of the side frame rail
> and looks pretty stout)
>
> OR:
>
> 2: Get some honking large steel bar stock and fabricate a pair of new
> lifting arms to fit the rolling jack and long enough to get directly
> under the bogies at the lift points.
>
> From a time/material standpoint #1 is the more attractive option but I
> have read many places that the ONLY place to lift the rear is at the
> approved jacking points.
>
> So, which should I do?
>
> Thanks in advance ~
>
> Stu
>
> As a PS, the lift/rolling jack combo also does not adjust wide enough to
> lift the front at the approved points, another disappointment, I
> probably should have saved the $$$.
>
> It would have been much cheaper to get the jack adapter and a bottle
> jack but more difficult to drop the fuel tanks for my creaky old bones.
>
>
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