On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Michael Jarvis wrote:

> What's the deal with the tranny support and how to do this at home in the
> garage?
>
> R. Bently manual of course shows all the special VW tools to sling it up,
> lower the motor from the lift, etc. Is there a Muir style procedure (rocks,
> floor jacks, ramps and 2x4s) for this written somewhere?

I've always used a spare jack stand with a small piece of 2x4 on top.
The trans isn't that heavy, you just don't want it hanging down on the axles.

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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