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• Looking for a jack "Jackall Series 8000"
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 13:48:56 +0100
  Hi all, Looking for a jack for Syncros and others 4WD. I've seen on a brochure that this model comes in 3 heights...
• Re: Standard Vanagon Jack Base?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:24:32 -0700
  ...I sometimes carry a light weight jack stand too ... or a back-up bottle jack ( but those are heavy ) or a scizzors jack from...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 26 May 2010 09:27:16 -0700
  ...Lifting the uphill (unpadded) > side with a floor jack is easy. Once that end is up on jackstands, I > need to lift the other...
• Floor jack question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 15:02:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Now the jack works even less than it used to. So, how do you fill your jack when it is low on fluid? There...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:22:23 -0500
  ...Use jack > stands under the frame members near the jack points for support and to get > the jack out of the way. > > For the...
• Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 19:00:31 -0700
  At 9/5/2006 10:23 AM,JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >i was thinking about >Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift jack: > >http://www...
• Re: Lifting a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:42:49 -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: Raising Westy using double VW Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:49:15 -0500
  I have honestly never used the VW jack in 15+ years of Vanagoning--can't recall a flat tire on the road. I still...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:07:36 -0400
  Craig build a wooden platform, then mark the center and build a little "box" on the bottom for the round jack pad to fit...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:13:14 -0600
  Personally, I hate the OEM jack. When I was 30 miles up a rough and very remote mountain road, I got a flat. The...
• Re: supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:34:20 -0400
  There are 4 jacking points under the van ---- just behind the front wheels and just ahead of the rear wheels. They are a perfect...
• Re: Pneumatic Jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:48:44 -0800
  I got two of those jacks in Germany over 15 years ago. I've only needed to use it 3 times since, but boy...
• Re: Jack Stands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:24:08 -0800
  foldable jack stands sound great for carrying on major trips, if that's what you're thinking. Though 4 sounds quite heavy to take...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:41:54 -0500
  Jack stand under the engine, two big jack stands under the rear of bus, 3 ton rolling jack with a jack pad for the...
• Bay window & Vanagon jack points?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:19:17 -0700
  Will a jack that fits a bay window's jack points pretty much fit those of a Vanagon, and vicey-versy? -- Mike "Rocket J...
• Broken Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 10:00:01 MST
  --John Anderson said:-- > Jacks are different, square post on a bus, round on a Vanagon, I'd like > to note the OEM Bilstein jacks...
• Re: Jack/jack stand locations??
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 13 May 2004 06:58:42 EDT
  ...Stands - Under the jacking point receivers. Unless you have some experience with rigging, it is most prudent to lift the van on a hard...
• Re: supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:46:41 -0500
  ...supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work? To: Aerowolf <aerowolf@gmail.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com There are 4 jacking points under...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:42:30 -0700
  ...but not much of a jack next to my Mack Tools regular size floor jack.. which has quite wide wheels.. and a foot thingey...
• Pdx Jackstand Help?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 20 May 2007 21:43:27 -0700
  Folks, is there anyone in the Portland OR/Vancouver WA area willing to loan a pair of Westy-strength jackstands in the next week...
• jack stafford
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 21:24:29 -0700
  Is this going to be like the rumor about Elvis being alive? I heard from jack Stafford via e-mail on April 20th. Either...
• Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:18:53 -0600
  ...Many a time I began jacking, the jack action would cause the jack to simply go into the earth 18" inches and not raise...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 7 May 2013 17:56:43 -0700
  ...Jacking at the tire store At Discount Tire they have special tools that go into the original jacking points on a Vanangon, stick out...
• Re: Sears floor jack on sale/fits in bus
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Thu, 15 May 2003 09:40:24 -0400
  I just bought a Sears Craftsman 3-ton floor jack that is specifically rated for SUV's with high clearance. Even so, I think...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 May 2012 (#2012-326)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:38:39 -0600
  Thanks to those who responded regarding the proper jack for a Westy and on how to bleed an hydraulic jack. The actual problem, which...
• Re: running board/side step for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:52:33 -0700
  It seems to me that if you use a replacement scissor jack no removal is necessary. Only the stock jack that fits in the...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:35:20 -0400
  ...Make sure the tranny is fairly far forward on the jack, while still being stable. If your supporting the engine with a floor jack...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:03 -0800
  ...The tranny needs to be on the floor jack then the jack needs to be moved to position under the van. This is the...
• Re: Jack for 90 Multivan w/fiberglass molding???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:57:38 EST
  ...Find the right jack. You'll be glad you did. Merv fyi, if anyones interested, i have several jacks from carat vanagons w/ the...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:07:46 -0700
  At 7/22/2011 08:43 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > I've got to get a floor jack. Anyone tried the HF floor jacks...
• Re: Jack Junk?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 11:45:00 -0600
  No flame, but I don't think it's fair to characterize VW jacks as junk. I have owned nothing but VWs since 1969...
• A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:03:13 -0700
  ...When using jackstands to support a Vanagon, where do y'all place said stands? I thought perhaps under the jack point, but I'm...
• Re: Jack Stands
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:54:39 -0800
  I compared it to a standard jackstand in the store, and there was no difference, in fact the Aluminum model wasn't as thin...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Tue, 25 May 2010 18:02:08 -0400
  ...Drive up one end, then jack up the other and put jack >>> stands under it. I like having the ramps instead of four jack...
• Re: Jack Stands
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:55:26 -0800
  I have a total of two 4-ton jacks currently, so I never carry four. Wouldn't be safe to use on the Vanagon...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:39:22 +0000
  ...You could use a pair of jack stands, raise > one > > side, put on the jack stand, lower floor jack and do the same on...
• 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...
• transmission jacks and adapters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:26:11 -0700
  ...I've since learned that there are specialized transmission jacks that are too expensive for me and also adapters for standard garage jacks. I...
• Re: jack, costs
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:20:20 -0500
  I also have a NAPA/Walker jack from 1981 time frame. Someone stole my Blackhawk I remember many years ago replacing the spring loaded...
• Re: good place for jack stands?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 07:36:49 -0500
  "A Brandy Psmythe" <brandys@ichips.intel.com> writes: > >Hi all, > Where is a good place to put the jack stands, besides right >next to...
• Re: A Short Contribution on the Leveling issue
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:24:47 -0500
  > For the Vanagon, I used two screw-driven scissors > jacks for years. I really liked the stroke on the main > jack and often considered...
• Re: Putting an engineless vanagon on ramps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:16:49 -0700
  I have found that the easiest way is to jack under the trailing arm, right behind the brake drum. This lifts the wheel quite...
• Re: [T2] Harbor Freight motorcycle jack on sale
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:40:43 -0700
  >It's not going to matter if you buy a jack from Sears, Matco Tool, Wal Mart >or Harbor Freight, they'll all have...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 7 May 2013 12:56:35 -0600
  ...If only changing a tire the jack can be placed under the control arm. > Of course block and chock and use jack stands if...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:36:55 -0800
  > What is the consensus on the usefulness of jackstands vs. ramps for working > on our Vanagons? As a novice mechanic I've put off...
• Re: Standard Vanagon Jack Base?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 20 May 2012 08:05:53 -0700
  Phil, IIRC, the jack base is designed so that it can 'rock' to the optimum position as you lift the van. When you insert...
• Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:41:40 -0800
  I suspect that our friend Terry Kay could fab up a suitable jack plate. I have one of these: <http://www.performanceproducts.com/ProductPage...
• Re: High lift jack storage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:18:29 -0700
  ...I suppose the downside is that I have to open the hatch to >access the jack. >And now, I'll be stowing a Hi...
• Re: Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:19:59 -0500
  >I would like to get a real VW jack instead of the bogus hydraulic one that >the previous owners of my Westy threw in...
• Re: harbor freight rapid pump 1.5 ton ok for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 8 Jun 2018 08:41:33 -0700
  ...But it did lift a corner before we put the jack stands under it. Mainly used it to lower the engine out of the...
• Re: What do you use for leveling?
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:47:08 -0700
  ...For stability, I bought two additional Vanagon jacks on e-bay, and didn't pay much for either one. I would have bought three...
• 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: Jack warning: Was:Re: extra jack?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:26:40 -0400
  Let us not forget that hydraulic jacks can fail at a moments notice! Pack your jack-stands, a bunch of bricks, whatever to put...
• Re: water pump for 76 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 09:09:53 MDT
  > Jack, since you are from starfleet, do you have any views on the latest > show? DC -- What? You mean Deep Space Nine? If I...
• Re: VW Stereo w/CD JAck
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:23:04 EDT
  I have a stereo player in my 70 Westy that also has a jack input. We use this with a Discman CD payer and...
• Re: Raising Westy using double VW Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:26:35 -0600
  I have used just one jack to raise the van on one side, and install the stand. Then raised the other side and install...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:51:30 -0700
  If you can afford it, buy one regular screw post type, and one scissor jack. Then (and this is assuming you have a westy...
• Re: Floor jack question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:18:39 CST6CDT
  somewhere on the cylinder of the jack is a rubber plug, usually painted over so its hard to see. pull the plug out and...
• Pneumatic Jack
  Historical mailing list - stimler
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:02:16 +0100
  Hi everybody, for an upcoming trip to Alaska next summer I need a pneumatic jack to easier lift the car on a soft surface...