Well after some further manual perusing, I found a picture in one of my 5 ton
manuals with jack stands under the rear center pivot trunnions supporting the
full weight of the rear of the truck - so I'm going to jack at that point.
Apparently the trunnions are sufficiently strong enough to handle the force
of the jack. I just have to make sure that I don't jack on the grease
fittings. The section in the manual where I found the picture covered
removal of the middle axle. I have found these mil manuals to be incredibly
inconsistent. Some have torque numbers, some just say tighten it...etc.
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
mblair1@home.net wrote:
> DaveCole <davidcole@tk7.net> wrote:
> > I have this thing about crawling under something I'm trying to jack
> > up - call it concern - fear of 5 tonners falling on me......what
> > ever.
>
> I have the same concern. Whenever I see no alternative, I make sure to
> securely chock a wheel, and carefully consider where the truck might
> fall, what it'll land on, how far the chassis might bounce on the
> suspension, and where it might roll, and I try to not be in any of
> those places.
>
> There are bottle jacks that can be remotely actuated with air
> pressure. They cost more, but might be safer. There are also hydraulic
> rams which connect to remote pumps through hoses. You might take a
> look at www.mcmaster.com, and see if any of the more exotic jacks are
> in your price range.
>
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