I will check on the coverage and try and take a few photos and I have
learned a hard lesson indeed concerning lifting vehicles.
Thanks
Rick

On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Can you send some pictures of the damage? Do you have comprehensive
> coverage? This may be covered. It is always poor practice to lift at a
> corner or side with one end off the suspension. A great way to tweak the
> body and chassis.
>
> Dennis,
> From my phone.
> ------------------------------
> From: Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: ‎11/‎9/‎2015 10:23 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus
>
> Thanks to all who provided great advice and parts for my suspension
> project. I installed a complete set of front Powerflex bushings from T3.
> Once I got the hang of the suspension quirks and it all went together
> fairly smoothly. And then disaster struck, I had the van on jackstands up
> front and decided to rotate the tires. I foolishly started jacking the rear
> thinking all would be secure and didn't realize ( and I should have ) that
> the front was also rising off the jackstands. So of course the jack in the
> back shifted and down went the syncro. Fortunately I was at the rear and
> not in the way of the fall. Unfortunately, I had a bottle jack under the
> control arm and the van shifted just perfectly so that it landed on the
> bottle jack with the front subframe. One of the side frames hit dead center
> on the jack and of course the frame was severely bent. I'm thinking the
> subframe is toast and not repairable am I correct? All advice and severe
> lecturing welcome.
> Foolish ( but not crushed ) Rick Koller
>