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----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Hall <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> > > I also realised that > > without the engine the car is too light to make it possible to raise the > > spring plates with a jack. The car went up in the air when there still > > was 1 cm to the lower suspension stop. > > If you haven't got a dad handy, you can instead bolt an extension (angle > iron or a spare spring plate eg) onto the spring plate and the extra > leverage allows the jack to move the spring plate up without pushing the car > upwards as much. > The alternative method we used on my Variant and a friend's 1303 was to tie a tow-rope or chain to pass under the jack and over the bump-stop mount. This method is not as safe as the dad/ extra leverage methods, (particularly if your knots aren't very good!), but gets the job done if you're stuck. ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org