<VV> Re: Creeper, Lift

[Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corp.]

Harry Yarnell wrote:

>I have never found a creeper that was worth a s#!+. [That's 25 points, 
>Harry.]  Either it hung up on the droplight cord, a tool,  an errant screw 
>or speck of dirt, or it would tip over. That's why I bought a lift.

Lifts are not without their perils.  While my '66 500 was being re-done 
last winter, a '68 Corvette in the shop at the same time fell off the 
lift!  (See photo of Corvair and lift at 
http://www.corvair.org/chapters/njace/cleanup_reassembly.html ) As you can 
see it is the perfect Corvair lift, two posts, four adjustable arms.  With 
the Corvette, apparently the car and the four lift pads did not match, and 
briefly the car was not in contact with one of the rearmost pads.  The 
loose pad's arm swung out from under the car, and when the mechanic stopped 
working on the front of the car, the car tried to settle back onto the pad 
that was no longer in place!  Crash!

The damage to the Corvette was immense, radiating all the way through to 
the front of the car.  Happily, no one was under the car when it fell, or 
I'd be telling you about the mechanic's funeral...

Hank Kaczmarek wrote:

... held my 300 plus behind...

Now THAT"S a design test!  [grin!]  Of course, Clark Hartzell ain't a small 
fellah, either...

Robert W. Marlow
Vairtec@optonline.net 
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