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• Re: [T2] Harbor Freight motorcycle jack on sale
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:50:30 -0500
  ...for a Milwaukee floor jack. > They're > actually made in the US still, I hear. Pretty good selection of jacks > here, > too: http://www...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:46 -0700
  ...You want to use a floor jack for the tranny... lower the van and use the floor jack. Jack stands suck! They always seem...
• Re: Engine Cart?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:05:43 -0400
  ...I don't want to have to drag the >engine around balanced on a floor jack. It ain't elegant, but I rolled mine...
• Re: NEW Side Tent - $199.99 with Floor . Get Yer Red Hots Here!
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 1 May 2004 19:48:25 -0800
  Regarding having a floor or not, very few backpacking tents are designed without a floor; I can only think of one. And they do...
• Re: Accessing Rear Brake Lines above Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:55:58 -0700
  I removed my Syncro transmission in about 4h last weekend with nothing more than hand tools and a small floor jack. I did not...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 08:06:23 -0800
  > As far as a Jack, you could get a 2 ton hydraulic floor jack from any Walmart > or Pep Boys. But for the instruction...
• Re: Floor Jack-jacking points for the front end
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:12:01 -0400
  Plil, A jack centered on the subframe member will in all likelihood bend the subframe some (I did that on an earlier van). What...
• Re: FS: trailer hitch for 2wd vanagon (sfbay)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:08:45 -0700
  ...I have one of those hitches on my Syncro, and I don't run the spacer, I used a floor jack to push the...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:24:32 -0700
  ...I've got 3 of their floor jacks and a 1/2 and 3/4 inch bar, all still working after 6 years. Like...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 15 May 2000 18:40:16 -0500
  ...The pedal now goes almost to the floor when I apply the >brakes. The brakes are working, as I jacked the van up and...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:11:07 -0800
  ...YMMV! Also this design >> is not meant for a lot of use. >> >> >> With jack saddle seated, I measured height from floor to saddle. Mine...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:46:56 -0800
  It works ok for lowering the tranny, not as well for raising it but more stable than a floor jack. For a one person...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:23 -0400
  ...Used a > floor jack under tranny. After engine is down, I think we tilted > tranny/engine and took floor jack away. Roll the baby...
• Re: Jackstands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:34:40 -0700
  ...When I pulled my trans to do the pilot bearing, I used my floor jack to raise the rear of the van, then supported...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:41:54 -0500
  ...trying to line up the transmission while balancing it on a floor jack. > > Any pointers or a nay/yah before I drill a hole...
• Re: fuel tank reinstallation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:22:12 -0700
  ...I have actually gotten this complete job down to less than 2 hours now.� I use a floor jack in the center of the...
• Ben Pon's Mother Goose /f
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 22:54:57 -0500
  ...so she floored it and oiled the weasel. :-) Mark mjanello@umich.edu p.s. somebody finish this one, I'm stuck: Jack and Jill...
• Motor Mount Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:52:22 -0700
  ...Some thing you can do in the driveway, just by jacking the motor up a but with a floor jack or something a bit...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:43:29 -0500
  ...the engine compartment), I've got the transmission supported by a floor jack. � The engine and the tranny are separated by about 1/8...
• Re: Minor clutch rant/lessons learned.......(long)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:18:56 -0400
  u Inderstood. ;) --- Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I mean floor jack. Just cant spellor type > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:12:49 -0800
  ...jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2007 8:55:06 PM Subject: Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 20:08:53 +1200
  ...In fact you can jack the vehicle, insert the stump and remove the jack. I did this a lot with my 57 back in...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together? Speaking of jacks or jack accessories
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:51:27 +0000
  ...Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> > >> Get a compatible jack and one of these: > >> http://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-60762.html > > > > Have that...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:29:12 -0700
  ...Then I jack up each side in turn >>> with a floor jack under the lower control arm until the wooden stand can >>> slide in...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together? Speaking of jacks or jack accessories
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:06:07 +0000
  Get a compatible jack and one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-60762.html Lift the front or rear...
• Re: Best way to jack up whole front or back?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:54:08 -0600
  ...else have this problem? Would it be better to buy a > floor jack that would lift (from the center of the frame) the whole...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:39:34 -0800
  ...IIRC, one might be better off with a higher lift floor jack. Like I *think* mine is 21 or 22" lift but I'd...
• NEED VANAGON JACK PRONTO!
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 16:35:51 -0400
  ...I thought quickly and went to my place of employment (using my brother's car) and borrowed a hydraulic floor jack from them. That...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:30:05 -0700
  ...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: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:46:08 -0800
  ...YMMV! Also this > > design > > >> is not meant for a lot of use. > > >> > > >> > > >> With jack saddle seated, I measured height from floor to saddle. Mine...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:53:33 -0700
  ...I took out Totoro's engine with a floor jack underneath and a 4x4 wooden beam with a ratchet strap up top. the ratchet...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:42:43 -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...
• Vgon work: How high?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 15:15:57 EST
  ...You can for instance drop the engine, with help get the jack(s) out so the engine is on the floor (preferably on a...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:03 -0700
  After many years of using floor jacks for this I also now use a hoist to lower the engines to a plywood sheet and...
• Carat fiberglass claddings
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 May 2021 07:16:45 -0700
  ...he raised the van with a floor jack and the driver side fiberglass cladding popped out, now it's loose on the bottom and...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 15:47:36 -0700
  ...And that slider door is heavy; hard to lift and > hold (should have used a floor jack) while tightening those hex bolts by > yourself...
• LowerControlArmBushingSwap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:12:17 -0700
  ...up on CarRamps Jacked a ControlArm up with a FloorJack & put a JackStand under the JackingPoint then lowered the FloorJack Pulled the BigBolt & MuchToMySurprise...
• Re: [vanagon] missing 1/4 tank of fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:44:16 EST
  ...About half of those I have seen have been "adjusted" by a floor jack. An unknowing PO or mechanic looks under the van, sees...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:13:32 -0700
  ...using the floor jack method is not difficult, or unstable, or scary or anything. I also have a welded up adapter that fits into...
• Heater core/exchanger valve R&R?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 May 2012 06:13:37 -0700
  ...through the floor. The valve is shown on Bentley 19.10, but I can't find a procedure. 1984, auto trans. -- Jack "Rocket j...
• Fwd: Maple syrup
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 13:31:06 EST
  ...Get my flap, Jack? Merry Christmas! Robert 1982 Westfalia 1983.5 Sunroof Vanagon 1980 Westfalia [text/html] [message/rfc822]
• Re: Raising Westy using double VW Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:26:35 -0600
  ...I have raised the front end using a floor jack under the front crossmember. Jay _______________________________________________ Derek Drew CEO & Co-Founder http://www.ConsumerSearch.com...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:30:52 -0700
  ...be the floor jack, sometimes with a small wood platform, sometimes directly on the jack pad with the vehicle on jack stands. If you...
• Re: Snow Melt Pan under Vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:55:08 -0800
  ...can place on the floor for her > to park on? I envision a grossly-oversized rimmed baking sheet. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:34:40 -0700
  ...I dropped the engine partway onto two jackstands on each end > > of the engine carrier bar, then moved the floorjack to just behind the...
• Re: fuel tank reinstallation
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:10:27 -0400
  I do it without a floor jack to lift it into place. I just lift it up with the bus NOT on a jack...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 5 May 2012 05:54:57 -0700
  ...Floor jack on tranny, lower the unit (does take 2-3 people) onto plywood on pvc pipe rollersThis way you do not have to...
• Re: fuel tank capacity?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:11:03 -0800
  ...I believe the > "reserve > amount" was .9 Assuming some jackstand hasn't stuck a floorjack under the gas tank previously. =( I run out of...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:49:52 -0800
  ...more. >> >> the only real way to do it is with a floor jack, which gives you 'both' >> .......up down control, and 'move away' movement...
• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:32:35 -0700
  ...It is in a smallish box on its own, which I sit behind the passenger seat on the floor. I got the Box at...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:50:57 -0800
  ...YMMV! Also this > design > >> is not meant for a lot of use. > >> > >> > >> With jack saddle seated, I measured height from floor to saddle. Mine...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:08:13 -0700
  ...As for the short floor jack under the engine, I've often used a cinder block as a base to set the jack on...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:26:58 -0700
  ...I attended a serious accident where a guy had replaced the floor in his Karman Ghia with plywood and used wood screws to fasten...
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 18:54:58 -0500
  ...I bought a transmission jack adapter for my floor jack, but ended up not being able to use it because my floor jack couldn...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:44:35 -0700
  ...You want to use a floor jack for the tranny... lower the van and use the floor jack. Jack stands suck! They always seem...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:03:15 -0700
  ...You want to use a floor jack for the tranny... lower the van and use the floor jack. Jack stands suck! They always seem...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:35:09 -0800
  ...Have support > >blocks about 4 inches under the front of the > transmission, have a floor > >jack > >under the engine. Disconnect the engine mounts on...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:26:36 -0500
  ...s wrong with the traditional jack stands, a piece of plywood, some > wood > blocks and a floor jack? You can build a simple cradle...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:01:30 -0600
  ...this one. > http://www.harborfreight.com/800-lb-Low-Lift-Transmission-Jack-60234.html Do Very Much wish I had that 1 as the...
• Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:47:28 -0400
  ...I jacked up the lower control arm until the van lifted off the floor jacks and the driver's side radius rod bolted in...