Not just Vanagons. While taking the dog to the river this morning went past an '80s Olds on the shoulder with shredded front tire and what appeared to be a collapsed screw-type or scissors jack. First time I've ever seen one fail. Be careful. Stephen --- jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: > On 7/24/05 1:28 PM, "gary hradek" <hradek@YAHOO.COM> > wrote: > > > The screw type jack in the vanagon seems like it > > should be dependable but mine failed and the van > > dropped. What happened is that the jack screw > > stripped at the weakest point. You should get > some > > warning. The jack will seem tight when you jack > > upwards. It can drop at anytime. gary > > > Can be said about any screw or ratchet or hydraulic > jack. All will fail and > jack stands are highly recommended. Fortunately > hydraulics donšt usually > crash down. Normally bleed down or refuse to go any > higher. > > jimt >
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