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• Tire jack
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 14:40:54 -0400
  Anyone have recommendations about a replacement tire jack? The jack that came with my bus is BUS-TED, errrr, broken. One person recommended "the...
• Re: Tire jack
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:35:30 -0400
  Rodney, >One person recommended "the hydraulic jack from Sears", but then, can >I use the original jack points? If not, where would I place...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:06:50 +0000
  Yes, you are absolutely correct about the OEM jack, and mine's in perfect shape.  I think I've been watching too many YouTube...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:06:42 -0700
  The OEM jack worked well for me the few times I used it, also. I was pretty leery of it, given how it fits...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:24:52 -0700
  Although easier to position and move around than floor jacks, bottle jacks also require a lever that is several feet long. Also they have...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:49:14 -0600
  On long trips - especially if I am going to be out in the bush country, I always take two stock Vanagon jacks, several pieces...
• Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 May 2024 07:57:08 -0400
  Hi folks, Earlier I reported a fairly new Harper Freight floor jack failed. I was looking for a different jack. In the end I...
• I have 3 jacks. read on
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 24 May 1999 23:52:40 -0600
  I have 3 (three) Jacks up for grabs: Jack #1. Says "Bilstein", Stamped flat Steel, handle is Stamped Steel and is fixed such that...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:12:31 -0700
  I've been wondering about the HF jack stands too.� Anyone have any experience or opinions? � On the question of jacks, what about bottle...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:36:12 -0400
  ...First rule of jacks and jacking. Never, ever trust a jack. Right up there with "Never take someone's word as to whether the...
• Floor jack Vanagon recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:03:11 -0400
  Hi folks, My Harbor freight jack is failing so I need a new floor jack. Has anyone purchased one from Amazon that has held...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:28:19 -0800
  what's wrong with the stock jack ?? - other than it's slow ? I find them so 'basically all right' I have one stock vanagon...
• Re: VW jacks - all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:18:33 -0700
  hmmm, my 84 vanagon's jack is WAY WAY WAY diferent than any of the 8 or 10 type 1 jacks i've had...
• Re: Missing jack & lugwrench (jacks different for fiberglass sideskirted vans)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:25:01 EDT
  fyi, those w/ fiberglass sideskirts - your jack is different from those vans without them. if you try to jack your van up with a...
• Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 12:58:13 CDT
  Being new to Vanagons I would like some opinions on where to place a floor jack to jack up the rear of the vehicle...
• Re: A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:35:41 -0500
  I always use my vehicle jack that was supplied with the van - stock item - and have found it fully adequate for most jacking operations...
• Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:15:44 EDT
  ...If you use a floor jack, how do you position the jack on the bottom of the jack receivers built into the Vanagon? If...
• Re: Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 May 2024 09:30:47 -0400
  ...I was looking for a different jack. > > In the end I decided to get the same jack to keep using the spreader. > > I purchased...
• jack points / amateur hour
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:53:36 -0400
  Folks, Recently armed with my three-ton jack and heavy-duty jackstands, I'm ready to try my first coolant flush. Can I jack...
• Re: Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Shelander
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:27:57 PDT
  I use the stock jack for emergencys, floor jack at home when doing planned maintenance, and yesterday at an estate sale I aquired a...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:27 -0800
  dear jack the stock jacks are great for changing a flat tire and that is what they are designed for -- i have three bottle...
• Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:31:28 +0000
  I recently posted about my bent Tie Rod.  And difficulty for me in small garage to jack up and put on Jack Stands....narrow...
• Re: Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:30:44 -0500
  >Vanagoneers: > >How do you jack up your Vanagon? Do you use the jack that came with your >Vanagon (assuming that one actually came with...
• Re: Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 2024 13:51:10 +0000
  ...I’ve learned how to bleed a floor jack and been reminded to never trust the jack and get the jack stands in place...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:14:26 -0700
  ...Can't find the jack >I would recommend the scissor type jack. > > 1. the sliding door can be opened when jack in place at...
• problems with JACK for '85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 16:08:19 -0400 (EDT)
  All, Has anyone experienced problems with their jack? Well, it's not exactly the jack; rather, the slot where the jack slides into has...
• Re: Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson, Ph.D.
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:11:08 +0000
  I use the stock jack that came with both of my vanagons. Incidentally, the westy I purchased (a couple of weeks ago) was equipped...
• Jack/jack stand locations??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 May 2004 12:13:11 -0400
  Hi gang, I recently picked up a 2-ton floor jack and jacks stands. Where are the best places to put the jack and...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:12:24 -0800
  I jack the rear end up first (from the side of the van with the jack on the tranny mount) and put jack stands...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Tire jack
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:06:45 -0500
  ...That said, it's not the most stable jack in the world. Bus Depot sells an improved scissor jack that uses the same jack...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:19:22 -0700
  well, as I mentioned before, there is a stock scissors jack available from bus depot. http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=237011031 but go...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:40:42 -0700
  Yeah at home bottle jack useful for more than lifting van . Floor jack better . Of course jack stands too. On the road, I’m...
• Re: Jack for 90 Multivan w/fiberglass molding???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 03:57:35 EST
  In a message dated 2/1/10 12:23:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: > and ordinary vanagon jack will work...
• VW jacks - all the same?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 16:57:43 -0400
  A friend of mine had an old VW Beetle which he sold, however, I found lying around his garage a VW jack that looks...
• Re: Jack for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:11:49 -0500
  This site has some excellent info on jack's and jack stands: http://www.hyjacks.com/ The following page specifically addresses the question and...
• Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 19:28:59 -0600
  I have owned one of these jacks for years. They are almost indestructible except for the pins that hold the springs on the large...
• Re: VW jacks - all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:43:51 -0700
  ...They're quite different! The Vanagon jack is taller & the shaft part is longer. I believe VW did a recall for the Vanagon jack...
• Re: extra jack?
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 10:15:22 EDT
  > > I need a jack for my '81 vanagon. Does anyone have an extra they'd > be intrested in selling? > Although I suppose you mean...
• Re: subject Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:26:17 -0700
  ...I use my bottle jack on the flat underside of the jacking point. Or on the frame, whichever is easiest to get to and...
• Re: A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:17:01 -0400
  On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, John Rodgers wrote: > I always use my vehicle jack that was supplied with the van - stock item > - and have...
• which jack to buy
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Fri, 26 May 2006 16:15:22 -0400
  I'm trying to figure out the best jack to buy. I'm guessing either harbor frieght or sears. I have a 10 ton...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:38:58 -0400
  ...Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack >>> Date: August 18, 2024 at 10:31:28 AM PDT >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Reply-To: Richard Koerner...
• Re: scissor jack under control arm?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:04:31 -0500
  ...Because the jack rotates freely in the jacking point, if you are forced to use it on a hill you can place the jack...
• Re: heads up on vanagon jack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:33:06 -0500
  Never trust a jack, PERIOD! Once the vehicle is up, put a jack stand under it. NO cinder blocks either. They crack. John Rodgers...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van--what kinda bottle jack?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:38:36 -0600
  >> Under more 'normal' (mental) >> circumstances, I just take the bottle jack in its case. Worked for me >> so >> far... >> >> Cya, >> Robert >> Robert, Where do...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:36:33 -0700
  I would recommend the scissor type jack. 1. the sliding door can be opened when jack in place at right rear position. Good if...
• Broken Jack
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:13:15 -0600
  ...Has anyone else had the jack break? I understand VW has a free replacement program for jacks, except for the Westy (so my dealer...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 May 2004 - Special issue (#2004-446)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Rowe
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:18:01 -0700
  Your best bet is probably to raise it one side at a time using the jacking points. You should use two pairs of jack...
• Re: heads up on vanagon jack
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:50:52 -0600
  On 7/24/05 1:28 PM, "gary hradek" <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > The screw type jack in the vanagon seems like it > should...
• Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:07:26 -0700
  Hi, I have a Jack-All (which is very much like the high-lift) that I use on my van. I modified it by...
• Re: weak jack point.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:05:08 -0400
  get an extra scissor jack, i have not used the stock jack, scares me ;) Joe -----Original Message----- >From: Jim Morgan <JM060356@AOL.COM> >Sent...
• Re: Floor jack placement for tire rotation
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:22:12 -0500
  However and where ever you lift the vehicle - place jackstands underneath to support the vehicle before you start removing wheels. And a caution - be...
• Re: scissor jack under control arm?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 19:52:58 -0600
  The stock jack has only one use and that's changing a tire. Anything beyond that one use is dangerous. Invest in a small...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:41:33 -0800
  I tried to jack on that front crossmember one time and it began to dimple the metal a bit when I took the weight...
• FYI, vans w/ fiberglass rockers have different jacks......
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:23:10 EST
  ...if you try to jack up your van with a stock jack from a van without fiberglass side trim, you'll crunch your trim...
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Tire jack
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:37:33 -0800
  Hi Skip and welcome to the list! Your jack is OEM as I have seen....... Some owners have utilized a variant??? VW scissor jack...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:42:31 -0800
  At 12/23/2008 01:09 PM, M'obeechi wrote: >Does anyone use these instead of the stock jack? > >I hate the stock jack...
• Jack warning: Was:Re: extra jack?
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 09:48:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...extra jack? by Richard@unity.ncsu.edu > Although I suppose you mean a stock jack, I highly recommend that > everyone who works on their...
• Re: which jack to buy
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 26 May 2006 20:46:37 +0000
  ...which >seems to fit the bill, but is it too much jack? > >I have an ATV jack, bottle, factory, and jack stands, i just...
• JackAll/HiLift Jack mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:52:42 -0700
  Today I finally did something I have been meaning to do for years, and that is make an adapter for my JackAll so that...