Lift Warning When Using A Frame Contact Hoist (MIS0316AP)

Publication date: 1998-11-01
Reference number: MIS0316AP

LIFT WARNING WHEN USING A FRAME CONTACT HOIST

TECHNICAL INFORMATION TIP

Reference Number(s): MIS0316AP, Date of Issue: November 1998

LIFT WARNING WHEN USING A FRAME CONTACT HOIST

YEAR(S): 1983-98

MANUFACTURER: Dodge & Mitsubishi

MODEL(S): Raider & Montero

DATE OF ISSUE: November 1998

ISSUE & TIP

When lifting a Mitsubishi Montero or Dodge Raider, be very careful if you are using a frame contact hoist. When the tires leave the ground, the unsupported rear axle drops far enough to cause the flexible rear brake hose to suspend most of the rear axle's weight. A damaged rear brake hose might not be immediately apparent, but a later failure could result.

If a frame contact hoist is your only method of getting one of these vehicles into the air, a chain must be attached to the undercarriage, wrapped around the axle, then back up to another attaching point on the undercarriage. This limits the axle travel when lifted into the air. (This must be done while the vehicle's suspension is still in a loaded state on the ground.) Following this simple precaution will keep the rear brake hose from getting strung as tight as a piano wire, and possibly snapping while the vehicle is in the air!

Courtesy of Import Service Magazine

with thanks to:

Brad Petersen

Jon Woods Automotive

San Diego, California

REFERENCE NUMBER

MIT0316AP

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