That time I skipped the leveling jacks on a short pit job in Chicago

Last month I had a hydro in a tight 6-foot pit and the jacks wouldn't fit, so I just shimmed the rail brackets by eye and ran the car. It leveled within 1/8 inch on every floor after three test runs, no adjustments needed. Anyone else ever skip a standard step and have it just work out weirdly perfect like that?

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shane_wilson5d ago

Shimmed by eye and it leveled to an 8th?" That's insane, man.

blair9905d ago

Right? That's wild luck right there. I'd never trust my eye that much.

joseph485d ago

Oh wow, you bet. I tried the same thing once on an old lathe and it came out to about a 10th, still can't believe I got away with it.