This car weighs over 3,000 POUNDS so if it slips off the curbstone, jack or whatever, YOU WILL DIE .

I'm an old Field Mechanic so I have a lot of experience making access to under vehicle parts, you can dig a trench, or use a curb, if you use the curb be SURE the entire tread is on the curb ! none hanging over ! .

Find a place that has older, higher curbs and maybe a driveway drop apron to make it simple to drive two wheels up .

Expect to get *really* filthy !~ like Pig Pen in the old Peanuts cartoons .

It's O.K., this is part & parcel of mechanicing .

Wear eye protection ! .

Take some pictures, the folks here love the DIY photos .

Me, I get a lot of really grimy & greasy old vehicles so I have a dedicated pair of coveralls that button right up to my chin and fit snugly, I only wear boxers & a tank top under the coveralls, plus a cloth skull cap when I'm cleaning the undercarriage ~ I also work on a good piece of Concrete and use 3 ton safety stands and shake the car well before I go underneath it .

Then I can relax and use my cleaners, soft bristle brushes , rags and so on....

Keeping it clean makes the repair jobs so much easier .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better