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L.O.W. can you get out of your car when it's in the garage? If so you should be able to take the wheels off on a lift. I have a scissor lift and park the car over it, i.e. it stays where it's put.

I know where you are coming from in that a couple of years ago I sold my immaculate 110 Land Rover station wagon for just the same reasons. It's not just the work on the car it's all the jacks and axle stands and rigmarole that goes with the job your'e doing. The lift is great but not without some hefting as well, as you need cross beams on a narrow chassis car like a Morgan. Where are you based, I'm sure there would be a local kindly Mog owner who has a lift that would be only too willing to assist you in keeping you both driving and maintaining your car. I posted in the past about starting a sort of buddy system like this but got quite negative responses but I still believe for us (that's me) lone type morganeers that it would be great to have a mate where you help each other to keep on driving the Mog for as long as possible and have some fun in the process too! And to be honest after seeing how a modern day mechanic treats a car, who wouldn't rather share and enjoy the maintenance side of owning a Mog as well! My car doesn't get to see a dealership, Quite frankly at 69 years of age, I'd say for the last 30+ years I have had nothing but hassle when any of my cars go near a dealership, lies, lies and more lies from them and and that's not to mention the damage they cause while it's with them. Yes I'm an engineer but a Mog is not rocket science and are easily fettled. One thing I do more of late is to do the work in smaller sessions. If I'm servicing the car I don't just keep ploughing on, I might just do the fluids one day, the rear brakes another and the front end after that etc.

L.O.W. why don't you follow on with this thread tell the forum where you are based and let's see what comes of it! I'm in North Wales by the way!

Thanks; I use Dragon's Breath too, but I like to be able to clean the inner face of the wheel and the spokes, and find access much easier with the wheels off rather than using angled brushes etc. Also when using a dressing for the inner walls of the tyres. And renewing the grease on the splines. After 16 years still looking good IMHO.

Thanks L.O.W. Honda S2000, now thats a great car. ......Oh! and what a lovely part of the world you live in down there by the sea and the forest on your doorstep. I spent a lot of time there in my younger days mainly in Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst, Fordingbridge too. Absolutely loved it there although it has got a lot busier in recent years.

Why bother with taking off the wheels, I use a product called Dragons Breath wheel cleaner, spray on leave for 5 mins hose off. Cleans perfectly and leaves them bright and shiny. Cheaper than a scissor lift.

Thanks, I've been considering a scissor lift since I did the same jobs this time last year.My garage is quite small. so I need to be able to move the car outside to work on it. In my next life I'll have a larger garage ! Possibly a remote greasing kit would make sense too. Anything that doesn't involve crawling around under the car is becoming more attractive. Just out of curiosity, can the CX cars be jacked-up under one corner to change a wheel ?

I have the same problem.Narrow garage and also think of a scissor lift. But for every problem there is a solution.