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• Re: VIDEO of Tiico engine conversion installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:40:05 -0800
  ...last time i edited amateur quality home video, i had to use a pneumatic film cutter and a mig torch...the floor jack is...
• Re: Minor clutch rant/lessons learned.......(long)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:20:05 -0400
  I mean floor jack. Just cant spellor type
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:52:24 -0600
  ...this jack that is on sale at HF. > > Quality, operation, control, etc. > > http://tinyurl.com/bzqlvu2 > > OR; > > http://www.harborfreight.com/**Floor-Jack-with...
• Re: A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:48:05 -0400
  I will testify to the fragility of the stock jack--mine snapped on the side of the road 5 miles from Nowhere, NM. Fortunately...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:01:01 -0600
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > floor jack as...
• Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:14:38 +0000
  ...big garage-style floor jack to drop the engine? All I have is a small 1.5 ton floor jack. Any other tools needed...
• engine sling for '80 V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 11:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...So I'll probably just put the floor jack on the 4x6 beam and drape the chains over it with a holding bolt through...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:36:36 -0600
  ...Granted, not as quick and convenient as a hydraulic floor jack, but it gets the job done without the excess weight and bulk of...
• Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:18:44 -0800
  ...Is there a Muir style procedure (rocks, floor jacks, ramps and 2x4s) for this written somewhere? Thanks! Michael Jarvis '84 Vanagon '79 911SC '73...
• Re: removing all wheels, where to lift and place jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:26:02 -0800
  ...You need to ALWAYS be careful jacking the second end up, since the floor jack pad doesn't travel straight up, but moves in...
• Removal of transmission (support of engine)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:15:28 -0700
  ...I have one small 2 ton floor jack, 2 scissor jacks, and numerous jack stands. I want to replace tranny and clutch set. Do...
• Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:56:46 -0800
  If I have a floor jack and want to raise the van from the center rear without doing one side and then the other...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 26 May 2010 07:13:50 -0700
  ...g., crooked vans or crooked flooring? > I could mention that perhaps some people don't realize a floor jack pad does > not travel straight...
• Re: Lifting a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:14:42 -0700
  ...Added a disc that fits the lift-pad on my floor-jack and jack-away. Check the lift pad on the jack to ensure...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Swanson
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:13 -0800
  Ben, I pulled mine in November, took it out with a regular floor jack and rented a tranny jack to put it back. First...
• Re: Tire jack
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:35:30 -0400
  ...original jack points? If not, where would I place the jack? _IMHO_I would concur with that suggstion for a nice floor jack from...
• Re: Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:43:39 EDT
  ...My personal favorite place to apply a floor jack is under the trailing arm in the rear with the floor jack parallel to the...
• Re: Friday Question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:06:04 -0700
  ...spills, did not interfere with using the floor jack or jack stands, > and protected the floor when sliding the engine/trans under the van...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:19:03 -0700
  I remove the whole engine/trans unit on a single floor jack 'all the time' all my my little self, and it's no...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:22:57 -0800
  ...This gives you the best height and provides a secure jack point. Cheers, Jeff E-mail message If I have a floor jack and...
• Re: floor jack repair?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 06:41:34 EDT
  In a message dated 7/12/2002 1:23:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > floor jack repair? > Bill, you...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:45 -0700
  ...Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites? I remove the whole engine/trans unit on a single floor jack 'all the time' all my my little...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:15:23 -0800
  ...Tranny Jack opinions A manual vanagon transmission isn't even that heavy or awkward at all. I just use a floor jack, with the...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:57:43 +0000
  ...big garage-style floor jack to drop the en= > gine? All I have is a small 1.5 ton floor jack. > > > > > > > > > All you need...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 22:37:22 -0400
  ...also use the HF Steel Floor Jack Cross Beam that DH suggests > > > https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-64051.html > > to...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:27:09 -0500
  ...You have to tilt the engine a lot, I don't think a big floor jack would work very well. No special tools needed...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:39:56 -0700
  A two ton floor jack is real nice for working on the van at home, but doesn't help much with a flat tire...
• Floor Jack-jacking points for the front end
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:34:38 -0700
  ...Ive been jacking the front end, right at the sub frame where the steering bracket is mounted, dead center. Im afraid its too much...
• automatic removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:43 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• automatic trannie removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:58 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• Re: was tune-up 20 ?'s now how long on jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:35:13 -0500
  ...So, yes, I will indeed pull a floor jack under there when I crawl under, another good idea. Thanks Joel, David Higginbotham 82 Westfalia...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:22:47 -0700
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > > floor jack as...
• Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:42:41 -0400
  ...The guy at the tire store rolled the huge floor jack towards the back on the van... Meaning about to place it under the...
• Re: Is this a jack part?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:42:09 -0500
  sounds like the handle to a floor jack of some kind. Judging by the solid bar-stock handle, probably a nice one. Dunno what...
• Re: Removal of transmission (support of engine)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:27:58 -0700
  ...I have one small 2 > ton floor jack, 2 scissor jacks, and numerous jack stands. I want to > replace tranny and clutch set. Do...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:15:50 EST
  ...a good floor jack. It will save you much effort jacking your vehicle up and down. BTW oil changes are quite simple. I never...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:20:30 -0800
  ...Granted, not as quick and convenient as a hydraulic > floor jack, but it gets the job done without the excess weight and bulk > of...
• Re: Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:58:35 +1200
  >> Haynes page REF-5 says to place a block of wood on the floor jack and >> lifting under 'the rear axle final drive casing...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 09:47:09 -0400
  ...I've got jack stands but they are VERY unsafe on my unlevel driveway. >I use my floor jack to jack up a corner...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:57:37 -1000
  don't stroke the pedal fully to the floor.. half strokes only. pause at 'pedal up' . On 7/23/2015 4:05 PM, Jack...
• Best way to jack up whole front or back?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:01:51 -0600
  ...Does anyone else have this problem? Would it be better to buy a floor jack that would lift (from the center of the frame...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 27 May 2010 19:22:55 -0400
  ...is true of all floor jacks I know of except one--sears > sells one that you snap a special jack stand into and roll...
• Re: Stands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:41:03 -0800
  ...Ramps will get the engine out but sitting on a standard 3 ton floor jack, the motor won't clear the apron. So you...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:13 -0800
  ...Tranny Jack opinions A manual vanagon transmission isn't even that heavy or awkward at all. I just use a floor jack, with the...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:55:24 -0600
  ...this jack that is on sale at HF. >> >> Quality, operation, control, etc. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/bzqlvu2 >> >> OR; >> >> http://www.harborfreight.com/**Floor-Jack-with...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:12:04 -0800
  ...the only real way to do it is with a floor jack, which gives you 'both' .......up down control, and 'move away' movement. I...
• flex plate... end play .. spark plug wires... jack adapters .... and other questions...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:05:50 -0400
  ...any know if the floor jack adapters for air cooled engines fit our watercooled engines? the bottom seems to be the same size.. i...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 May 2004 - Special issue (#2004-446)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Rowe
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:18:01 -0700
  ...Jack/jack stand locations?? Hi gang, I recently picked up a 2-ton floor jack and jacks stands. Where are the best places to...
• transaxle removal technique
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:10:15 -0400
  ...I found a pretty good improvised method to handle the trans on a floor jack. I have a cheap 3 ton floor jack with...
• Re: Rear Suspension Question
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  10 May 96 13:08:09 EDT
  ...Put the rear of the van on jackstands. 3. Remove necessary items off the springplate (see Bently). 4. Using a floor jack, jack the...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 23:10:13 +0000
  Dan, I think your method will work very well.  The key ingredient?:  the floor jack.  Taking a little time to position it mid-centered...
• Broken Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 10:00:01 MST
  ...I also carry a floor jack and a bottle jack with me [grin] -- Todd R. Schroeder | Without vision, a people perish. todds@sunnet.chotel...
• Re: SA Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:50:34 +0200
  ...Undo the hand brake (be sure to secure the van from rolling) and put a floor jack under the rear trailing arm, and lift...
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:24:24 -0400
  ...It would save many hours of trying to balance the beast on a floor jack. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 19:19:44 -0400
  ...I found a pretty good improvised method to handle the trans on a floor jack. I have a cheap 3 ton floor jack with...
• Re: A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:40:54 -0400
  ...round holes in the oil pan about the size of a floor jack lift pad. Not recommended, unless you want to learn to weld...
• Re: auto trans install in 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 22:36:09 -0400
  ...I found a pretty good improvised method to handle the trans on a floor jack. I have a cheap 3 ton floor jack with...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:22:38 -0800
  ...this jack that is on sale at HF. > > Quality, operation, control, etc. > > http://tinyurl.com/bzqlvu2 > > OR; > > http://www.harborfreight.com/Floor-Jack-with...
• Shopping for a floor jack
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:16:27 +0000
  ...can proceed with the development of the dream.  Looking for a floor jack and will likely get the Harbor Freight 3-ton in steel...
• Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 11:56:14 -0400
  Hi folks, I have a floor jack that has the splitter with two pads. I would like to be able to use it to...