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Seldom recommended... Naughty boy EO!
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Why would you need to jack the vehicle up to remove the shocks? They are not coilovers. Waste of time jacking the vehicle up to remove the diff centre. And the rear axle shafts can be removed on a free-floating 60 Series without even taking a wheel off the ground. The same applies to the shocks and rear diff of your Hilux, though not the semi-floating half shafts which take far longer to remove.
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Why would you need to jack the vehicle up .
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I never put any of my body parts under any vehicle without it being properly supported. My take - others will vary.
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I never put any of my body parts under any vehicle without it being properly supported. My take - others will vary.
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You are saying it's not safe to get under a car as it sits on its wheels? As in, to get under the car to grease the UJs you will jack the car up and put it on axle stands?
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no!
I'm not sure which part of :
'I never put any of my body parts under any vehicle without it being properly supported. My take - others will vary.' you do not understand  but who cares!
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I'm not sure which part of :
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OK, well I call braked wheels proper support. As for who cares - well apparently you cared enough to waggle your finger at me off topic on a post I made more than two years ago.
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Calm down lads! Look, I'll buy you both a  and we can bitch about police corruption!
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Yes EO, you are absolutely correct- that is what you'd like to hear right?
Unlike so many these days, I do not live my life seeking the approval of others.
I (still) care [maybe I should revise that thinking!] about reading of some unsafe practices which, perhaps, less experienced people might assume is fine.
Whatever floats your boat hombre.
@Enzo-  sounds fine- I don't know if you can get YouTube where you are but look up 'plank of the week' !
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