From: Mark A on 7 Nov 2007 19:28 "Nate Nagel" <njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote in message news:fgtjjs02is(a)news2.newsguy.com... > The hydraulics of that jack will be worn out long before any rust on those > wheels will have a chance to become an issue. Don't worry about it. > > Do you worry because your screwdrivers aren't painted? Didn't think so. > > nate While I agree with your conclusion to not worry about a little rust on a jack, screwdrivers are rarely bare steel. The are usually plated (typically nickel-chrome plated or other rust-resistant coating).
From: Built_Well on 7 Nov 2007 20:04 It's nice to hear the exposed steel wheels can handle any rust, but the reason I ask about them is the wheels move the jack forward as the car is being raised, since the lifting arm moves upwards in an arc. So the wheels are important. I'll only use the jack 2 or 3 times a year, so I'll probably just go ahead and repaint the wheels with an enamel paint to resist rusting during the 6 months when the jack isn't being used.
From: Noozer on 7 Nov 2007 21:05 "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:473260d1$0$68457$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > It's nice to hear the exposed steel wheels can handle any > rust, but the reason I ask about them is the wheels move the > jack forward as the car is being raised, since the > lifting arm moves upwards in an arc. So the wheels are important. > > I'll only use the jack 2 or 3 times a year, so I'll probably > just go ahead and repaint the wheels with an enamel paint to > resist rusting during the 6 months when the jack isn't being > used. Do you get anything done with the amount of worrying that you do?
From: Built_Well on 7 Nov 2007 21:38 Noozer wrote: > Built_Well wrote: > >> It's nice to hear the exposed steel wheels can handle any >> rust, but the reason I ask about them is the wheels move the >> jack forward as the car is being raised, since the >> lifting arm moves upwards in an arc. So the wheels are important. >> >> I'll only use the jack 2 or 3 times a year, so I'll probably >> just go ahead and repaint the wheels with an enamel paint to >> resist rusting during the 6 months when the jack isn't being >> used. > > Do you get anything done with the amount of worrying that you do? ======== I worry about the jack and jack stands because that is what's going to keep me alive while I'm under the car.
From: Built_Well on 7 Nov 2007 21:49
In fact, I need to know my floor jack as well as a soldier knows his rifle ;-) What's that drill the sergeant makes you do? "This is my gun, this is for fun; this is my rifle, this is..." I've forgotten the rest of it, but it was a scene in "Full Metal Jacket." An R.O.T.C. soldier friend of mine at MU confirmed for me that the scene is real. |