[BLACKJACK]

HI, GUYS,

BRETT - - I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO HAD RECEIVED THE OLD (GOOD) PLASTIC PULLEYS AND WHO RECEIVED THE NEW (NOT SO GOOD) PULLEYS.

IT WOULD BE INCONCEIVABLE THAT THEY WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THEIR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. I PAINTED AN UGLY SCENARIO FOR THEM BECAUSE I WAS UPSET. I'M SURE THEY DIDN'T NEED MY ADVICE BUY THEY GOT IT ANYWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FAILURES TO DATE HAVE ALL BEEN FAIRLY RECENT.

BILL W. - -

MY LIFT WAS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND "DOG STOPS" AT THE TIME - - I NEEDED JUST A LITTLE MORE ROOM THAN I HAD RESTING ON THE FIRST STOP. I HAVE A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY (DOG) STTOPS ON THE A.L. IT'S A VERY WELL MADE MACHINE. AFTER THE "CORVETTE DROPPED ON THE PORSCHE" FROM AN INFERIOR LIFT (THE CORVETTE FORUM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO) I WENT OVER EVERY ENGINEERED ASPECT OF MY A.L. AND FOUND NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. EXCEPT - - I DID WONDER ABOUT THE PLASTIC PULLEYS BECAUSE THIS WAS WHERE THE CORVETTE PROBLEM STARTED ONLY THEY WERE USING A DIFFERENT, NON-METALIC, MATERIAL - PHENOLIC AS I RECALL.

STEVE - -

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PULLEY BOLTS "BACKING OUT". I DO KNOW THAT THE GUY AT AUTO-LIFTERS REALLY MADE A POINT OF TELLING ME - SEVERAL TIMES - THAT WHEN I REPLACE THE PULLEYS TO BE SURE TO TORQUE THE BOLTS TO 140 TO 150 FT, LBS. MAYBE THEY HAD THE PROBLEM OR THEY'RE USING AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE EXPERIENCE. PERHAPS IT WAS AN ASSEMBLY ERROR. IF THEY DID HAVE A "LOOSE BOLT" PROBLEM I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US TO CHECK IT. WE'RE ONLT TALKING A POST CARD HERE. THEN, AGAIN - - - -

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS AND ADVICE.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY,

BLACKJACK