Re: [T3] Jacking Car

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Re: [T3] Jacking Car

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Subject: Re: [T3] Jacking Car
From: Toby Erkson <air_cooled_nut@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:06:03 -0700
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<x-flowed>For any car, where the suspension meets the body is a good location for jacking. Personally, I don't like jacking the pan and will use the stock jack location for lifting the sides of the car.

 Toby Erkson  --  http://www.icbm.org/
 '72 VW Squareback Darksider, 5-speed, 2.0L, rag top

Pending: '72 VW Squareback Lightsider, automatic, FI, sunroof, gas heater

 '95 VW Jetta ~ SCCA Solo 2 EP #3; '73 Porsche 914; '81 Honda Gold Wing
 Portland, Oregon

Steven Ayres wrote:

...Depending on which job you're doing, place jackstands at the ends of the beam (best) or under the wheel-well corners of the the pan, where you'll find a couple of bolt heads indicating the hardened area.


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