Had a tow truck driver mash the steering gear under my 71 VW baywindow
when he wrapped his chain around it and pulled it onto the flatbed
once.

Trust them guys not.

On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 12:31 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> ---- Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I've seen that front loop break a few times.  Each time it was caused by a tow truck driver using it to help secure a van to the truck.  However, that's mostly a downward force and quite dissimilar to normal use.
> >
> > Sometimes I wish I would've taken pictures of all the dumb connection points I've seen tow truck drivers use on Vanagons.  A broken tow loop is nothing.  How about large rips in the undercarriage where they hooked their chains... Or a broken CV after they attached the rear chains to the axle shafts... Or a plethora of bent front suspension parts due to the chains being hooked up around them or even directly to them.  I learned a long time ago to check the van before they start unloading.  Once it's on the ground, you own it and whatever damage they may have done.
>
> Sounds like one needs to watch closely as they are hooking things on, and not be bashful to speak up.
>
> mcneely