I do the same as Mr. Rogers.  Two Vanagon jacks, wood under the stands,
chock the front wheel, lift the car gradually.  Goes fast and easy.  And it
is very safe.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Jackin' Up The Van

>I got tired of the jacking delima and simply got a second vanagon jack.
> I now jack that puppy from both sides, a little at a time. I keep both
> jacks in the van just in case I have to do something weird while on the
> road. I with a two short pieces of 2X8 to serve as a base for the jack,
> rather than putting them directly on the ground or on the concrete in
> the garage. When working a home, I jack both sides - front or rear -
> depending on the area of the vehicle I'm working on, then I slip jack
> stands underneath. Granted, not as quick and convenient as a hydraulic
> floor jack, but it gets the job done without the excess weight and bulk
> of a hydraulic floor jack.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
>>The key in lifting your engine for whatever reason other than to drop the
>>engine and the lift point should only support the engine weight not the
>>complete or even partial vehicle weight.
>>If you lift the vehicle by placing a block or such under the engine case
>>or
>>tranny case you're prone to discover broken motor mounts, tranny mount and
>>possibly damage your engine case.
>>I've seen many engine cases welded up at the top mounting holes and a few
>>welded up at the bottom mounting holes ........
>>Use some common sense in all procedures for lifting your van.
>>
>>Stan Wilder
>>Engine Ceramics
>>214-352-4931
>>www.engineceramics.com
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Craig Oda" <craigoda@GMAIL.COM>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:07 AM
>>Subject: Re: Jackin' Up The Van
>>
>>
>>
>>
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