David M said:

>A friend of mine had an old VW Beetle which he sold, however, I found
>lying around his garage a VW jack that looks identical to the Vanagon
>jack.
>Did VW use the same jack for several vehicles or would the Vanagon jack
>be rated for a heavier lifting weight? Anyone know?
>I was wondering if this other jack would be safe to keep as a spare.

They're quite different! The Vanagon jack is taller & the shaft part is
longer. I believe VW did a recall for the Vanagon jack at one time, coz
the shaft was too short & it posed a risk to the user. Note: the
Wolfsburg/Carat jack *really* needs the longer shafts, as it has to
be able to clear those expensive side panels!!

My brother-in-law has a '70 bus. His jack is different again!

Pete C

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Pete  Cassidy,                   pcassidy@apple.com
Sacramento, CA, USA          http://www.iol.ie/~pcassidy
'88 Wolfsburg "Muriel"         *not speaking for Apple*