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Re: [T3] Jacks


On 28 Jun 99, at 19:04, aedan mcghie/scotland wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 28, 1999 01:14, Jim Adney <mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >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.

> How about places to put axle stands? Would you put them in the same places?

Yes, anywhere strong enough to jack from is also strong enough for 
jackstands. So....

Front: Anywhere on the bottom of the front axle beam including the 2 
clamps at the ends.

Rear: Torsion bar tubes and end plates. DON;'T go for the underside 
of the engine, as someone else already correctly pointed out.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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