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On 27 Jun 99, at 15:59, Marsh wrote: > Do Type 3s require special jacks? And where are the jacking points on the > car? The OE jack for a type 3 is the same as supplied with the beetles. There is just one official jacking point on each side of the car, so you are supposed to jack up one whole side of the car at a time. That said, I encourage you to buy some kind of cheap scissors jack which you can use in a better place. After 25 years the OE way of jacking can be hard on the car, and rust is likely to have made things worse. Plus, if your car slips, that jack can do considerable damage. I recommend that you use a simpler jack anywhere under the front axle beam or under either end of the rear torsion bar housing. Those places are made of heavy steel and are strong. If you add a 1 foot square piece of plywood to your tool kit, that, and your scissors jack will allow you to jack any wheel, even in loose sand. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/