I jack the rear end up first (from the side of the van with the jack on the
tranny mount) and put jack stands under the rear section.  Next I jack up
the front from directly in front so that the jack can roll out a bit as it
lifts the van.  I place the jack on the cross member that is located at the
back of the spare tire carrier.  Once raised to desired height, place jack
stands on the same cross member.

That being said... 95% of the time I just drive (or push) it onto the lift
and leave the jack stands to gather dust in the corner.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Jonathan Farrugia
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Jackin' Up The Van

okay to sort of take this to the next level, what would/do people do to
jack the front two wheels of the van off the ground at the same time?

jonathan

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> I prefer to place the jack on the front tranny mount.  This gives you the
> best height and provides a secure jack point.
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> Cheers,
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> Jeff
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> E-mail message
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> If I have a floor jack and want to raise the van from the center rear
> without doing one side and then the other (I don�t want it to tip side
> to side right now) is there a center point that is strong enough to be a
> jack point (keeping in mind that as soon as I get the butt up in the
> air, I�ll be jack standing the leafs and letting it rest back down on
> them). Will the transmission hold the weight?
> Dave
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