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• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:57:25 -0400
  ...Lifting the uphill (unpadded) > side with a floor jack is easy. Once that end is up on jackstands, I > need to lift the other...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:29:46 -0500
  ...but not much of a jack next to my Mack Tools regular size floor jack.. which has quite wide wheels.. and a foot thingey...
• (f) Story that includes a VW
  Historical mailing list
  26 Jul 96 05:26:01 PDT
  ...Chris - a cousin of mine Billy Jack - cousin's friend & a lifelong quadriplegic with no control of limbs and very little neck muscle control...
• Re: Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:58:26 -0400
  On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > I have the standard configuration (relay) for my Aux...
• Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:56:09 -0800
  ...Your jack may be different. YMMV! Also this design is not meant for a lot of use. With jack saddle seated, I measured height...
• Re: subject tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:34:06 -0700
  10 ton hydraulic bottle jack. On 6/18/10 8:01 PM, "Bobby Brown" <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Had a blowout today on the...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:17:32 -1000
  >Can't put my Jack antennae ball on it because of the tip.< I put my Jack antenna ball on my stock antenna... just...
• vanagon jacks for sale..Re: Late model vanagon (88 GL )jack wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:31:06 EST
  ...want to get rid of??? > > i have a bunch of vanagon jacks for sale.. for the vans without the sliding door moulding/rocker moulding...
• supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:22:24 -0500
  How am I supposed to use the supplied jack? Unless there's something under the van that I'm supposed to put some nuts...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:43:57 -0800
  I can tell you what's wrong with the stock jack. 1. Too slow to turn, meaning too much time and effort to lift...
• Re: [Syncro] Farm jack thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:31:49 +0000
  ...I have a farm jack for my syncro cause the regular jack can't lift ithigh enough to do much. The farm jack needs...
• hydraulic jack & jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:18:27 -0700
  I have a new hydraulic floor jack of the SUV type, 2.5 ton, with 21" max. lift. Where are the best (as in...
• Re: [vanagon] anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:22:59 -0400
  chris the jack is made by hi lift http://www.hi-lift.com/ you need an adapter to use this with a vanagon unless...
• What jack?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sat, 19 May 2012 17:25:19 -0600
  I just pulled out the 4 ton hydraulic jack from my Westy's storage cabinet and tried to raise it. It wouldn't work...
• Re: Jackson, WY VW repairs?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:56:29 -0500
  Rabbit Row Repair Teton Village Road Jackson, WY 307-733-4331 Hope this helps Alan Bosch Mike Barker <mike.barker@SNET.NET> on 06...
• Jacking up the front of the van...
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:47:22 -0800
  Since there is a thread about this already, Where do you place jack stands under the front of the van? On the rear, there...
• Re: Stands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:41:03 -0800
  ...So you slide it off the jack and drag the jack out, then drag the motor out. Jim On Sunday, December 12, 2004, at...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 19:51:05 -0600
  ...Then if You need to get a Wheel or Wheels off the ground go for a jack to do that & because the Van is...
• floor jack repair?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:55:55 -0700
  I have a 2 1/4 ton floor jack that will go up but not lift anything, and when I stop working the jack...
• Re: Need Vanagon jack and wrench.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:11:56 EDT
  In a message dated 6/6/03 5:52:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM writes: > > I thought I saw new jacks...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 19:03:28 -0400
  ...I understand the location for the rear but can you describe again the best location for jackstands in the front? On Tue, May 25...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:36:25 -0400
  ...I destroyed my OEM jack by nit-wittedly leaning against the >rear of the van when it was up on the jack. Van was...
• Re: SAM's Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 21:36:13 +0000
  It sounds like you may be talking about a motorcycle\ATV jack. Wide, with adjustable runners? They are fantastic for holding VW engines, waterboxers...
• high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:44:57 -0800
  Has anybody modified their jack-points or a high-lift jack for their syncros? I am referring to the high-lift ones that you...
• Re: NVC - How Not to Work Under Your Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 19 May 2004 09:32:29 -0700
  At 09:54 AM 5/19/2004, Jack wrote: >Of course, no one on this list would do anything like this. Don't have...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 May 2013 06:20:54 -0700
  On 2013-05-08, at 2:23 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Where he was going to jack is unclear in this message, however to...
• Re: Sears floor jack on sale/fits in bus
  Historical mailing list - Jonathon Brown
  Wed, 14 May 2003 16:34:05 -0700
  What is the needed height to jack a vanagon? Syncro? I'm actually wondering because I need to buy a pair of jack stands...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:22:38 -0800
  ...As mentioned, the release valve takes some careful handling...Perfectly good jack. On Feb 5, 2013 9:24 AM, "JRodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote...
• Jack extensions
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:06:51 -0600
  Last call to listers on these SERIOUSLY strong jack extensions. Anyone interested? Message me for photos please.
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:45 -0700
  ...The trans jack is much safer than the ATV jack. You can secure by chains so it doesn't slide around. Trans jack are...
• 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: Standard Vanagon Jack Base?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 21 May 2012 03:14:15 -0200
  ...Standard Vanagon Jack Base? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > You mean this curl, right? > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/3467163.jpg > > > BenT...
• Re: Vanagon role in Suez Canal Stuck Ship
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:25:21 -0700
  nice Photoshop work ! ! But it pulls the boat in the wrong direction... :-) On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 8:55 AM Jack Reynaert <jack...
• Re: Missing jack & lugwrench
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:03:25 -0400
  > I think Bus Depot sell a improved jack. $39.95 and a huge improvement over the stock jack. Does not work on later-model...
• FS: Jack
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 21:29:14 -0300
  I have an extra Vanagon jack & lung nut wrench and will sell them reasonably. Malcolm , Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Re: Lifting a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:19:48 -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...
• scissor jack under control arm?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:35:59 +0000
  Had a stock jack fail last night. No harm done to me or the van luckily and I spent the next couple of hours...
• upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:06:48 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/ I also took a quick picture of my modified Jackall, high lift style jack. I welded on a it of...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:20:43 -0400
  I keep a small bottle jack in the storage area under the seat as well. But I agree with Jim, the OEM jack is...
• Re: NEED VANAGON JACK PRONTO!
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 09:55:19 -0700
  Chris, I've been using VW jacks for 33 years and never had a failure. Owned three Vanagons, rotate my tires by hand every...
• Re: High Lift Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:15:27 -0800
  Mark you can turn that 48" into a 36" by removing the endpiece at the top of the jack and sawing off the requisite...
• NEW Jack Point Mounted Ezy-Awning
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:57:26 -0400
  ...This pair of mounts allows you to attach the Ezy-Awning's legs either to your Vanagon's jacking points, or under its wheels...
• Re: Kudo's to Dennis Haynes and his frame mount receiver hitch.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:16:17 -0600
  ...bob Unbeknownst to me, the man put a single jack under the > receiver tube on the hitch and jacked up the rear with the...
• I need a Jack
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 04:39:41 -0700
  Looking for a jack for my '87. Please pmail me at Tom@Salicos.com Thanks Tom Salicos
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 26 May 2010 21:24:24 -0500
  This arc lifting is true of all floor jacks I know of except one--sears sells one that you snap a special jack stand...
• Re: Speaking of jacks . . .
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 21 Jun 1997 15:15:47 -0700
  >> Where should the jack be stashed on a '91 Westfalia? (FWIW I won't be >> surprised to find that I don't have one...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment tips
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:21:17 -0400
  ...to raise the door - open the door, put the jack flush with the bottom of the door, loosen the bolts, raise the jack a...
• <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...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:44:56 -0500
  A wood platform is about the most useful thing (besides the jack) that I could think of in my experience. I've never been...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 27 May 2010 19:22:55 -0400
  ...But yeah, you lock the stand in to the lifter, jack it up (and it lifts it straight up) against your favorite jack point...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:14:55 -0800
  All floor jack valves.................. to release pressure I have ever seen take a fine touch .. you get used to it after a while. My...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:52:24 -0600
  ...It is an excellent jack. It is just big enough to do the job on a vanagon. When you twist the handle to release...
• extra jack?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:36:09 -0700
  I need a jack for my '81 vanagon. Does anyone have an extra they'd be intrested in selling? /martha
• Re: Sears floor jack on sale/fits in bus
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 14 May 2003 20:01:03 -0400
  Well any truck and/or SUV jack & stands will work great. Regards, Shawn.
• 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...
• removing all wheels, where to lift and place jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:49:57 -0500
  ...Can I lift the entire front or rear using a floor jack in the center? Or should I raise it side-to-side? Should...
• Re: Harbor Freight Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:52:36 -0400
  ...I looked at the different alternative aluminum floor jacks (1 1/2 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton). I decided to get the 2 Ton...
• VW jack and tire changing
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:41:01 -0400
  I recently had occasion to replace my 2 rear tires and had to use the VW-supplied jack. After my criticisms of VW's...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:04:56 -0600
  ...Hung with chain and then used my heavy jack under the engine and a small jack under the tran. Used the jacks to tweak...
• Re: Exercise while camping.?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:13:52 -0700
  ...1) Bring a 2 ton jack, wheel chocks and jack stands. 2) Place the jack at one of the jack points and jack up...