My driveway is gravel and I do all my Vanagon maintenance there.  Which
has included dropping and reinstalling the transaxle.

A piece of plywood to roll the jack on can be helpful and I always place
the jackstands on squares of wood so they don't dig into the ground.

Mike
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy

AAG - Larry Word wrote:
> It's Friday so bare w/ me.....
>
> Besides carpet, has anyone had a good experience, that they'd like to share, about working on top of gravel.
>
> I need to replace rear wheel bearings in my 1985 Vanagon and have no place to work, except nice flat gravel spot!
>
> I also am thinking about issues of jacking van up with my jack in gravel, not good!
>
> Thanks for any insights.....
>
> Larry
>
> PS.  Sometimes, yes, I'll concrete as needed but today I'm stuck w/ gravel so help me if you have knowledge.
>