Re: alfa-digest V7 #1257 - Lifting a GTV-6 for Jack Stand Usage

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

    The front of the Alfetta, GTV-6 and Milano all have a lift point in front 
of the radiator.  It is right in the center of the car under the bumper.  You 
may need to put wood on your floor jack to get to it without damage to the 
sheetmetal around it.
    Put your floor jack under the Di Dion.  The Watts linkage connects in the 
exact center, so that is where your jack goes.
    Or put a block of wood on your floor jack and lift exactly in the center 
of the side of the rocker panel between the two jacking points.  It may take 
a bit of testing to determine the exact point where both the front and rear 
wheels lift evenly.  Once you determine that point, paint a BIG arrow on the 
door pointing to the exact point where the jack goes. <grin>  Set your jack 
stands and repeat on the other side.
    Please note the latter method of lifting from the sides is the most 
dangerous.  I suggest lifting the front first, then the rear.  After the 
stands are in place, shake the car.  If it falls off the stands, do not get 
under it until you get it right.
    Most racers lift there cars from the sides and they often paint a mark at 
the lift point.  That is probably because their cars are too low to get a 
jack under the front or rear.
    Finally, lifting the passenger side only is most helpful for bleeding the 
Alfetta series clutch slave.  Tilting the car gets the bleed screw elevated 
to where it does what it is supposed to do.

    For what it is worth, I lift spiders by jacking under one A arm and 
putting a 4x4 under the tire.  Then I do the same on the other side.  
Continue until your floor jack will go under the oil pan and lift from the 
main crossmember directly behind the oil drain plug.  Or drive up onto wheel 
ramps and then lift the front off the ramps with your floor jack.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 01/02/2000 10:25:04 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

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 Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 14:01:16 EST
 From: Gtv6owner@domain.elided
 Subject: Lift points for floor jack
 
 All this talk of lifts, reminds me I need to raise my 1985 GTV6 so I can get 
 under it to work on something (clutch is not engaging and a small leak of 
 fluid appears under the rear of the car). I intend to use a floor jack and 4 
 jackstands. I can find the 4 reinforced points where the jackstands can go, 
 but where are the proper points to use the floor jack to lift the car? I 
 don't want to damage anything with the floor jack so if possible be specific 
 as to the locations to lift the front and rear so I can get the jack stands 
 under the car.
 
 Thanks
 Brian Beckham
 1985 Callaway GTV6 Twin Turbo
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