Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 13:39:17 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
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jacking up just the rear of the van is fine, no need to do all four corners.
I assume you are talking 2WD and not a Syncro .....much mo' involved project
on a Syncro .
I support vans on 4 jackstands all the time. You just have to be smart about
it. Some people don't realize it's easy to have a jack 'pull' on the van
while jacking ..like the jack pad of a floor jack doesn't go straight up
...it goes up and moves back some ..
if people don't realize that, or if they use a floor jack from the side, and
the floor jack's wheels can't roll easily ..
then yes, they could easily pull the other end of the van off jack stands.
You just gotta be smart and careful about what you are doing.
but rear up only is fine.
I support the engine from underneath with a block of wood and bottle jack...
I also might lay a sturdy 2 X 4 or 4 X 4 across the top of the engine
compartment, and hang the engine from that by chains or lots of heavy ropes.
Or a combo of both, jack and hang from above.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "pickle vanagon" <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: dropping tranny to do clutch
> It seems I've lost my clutch... can't really shift gears unless both the
> engine and vehicle are stopped or if they're both moving. (It feels like
> it
> hasn't failed 100% yet, but something has gotten really bad really fast).
> Hydraulics look and feel fine, so I guess I'm dropping the tranny. I got
> a
> Sachs clutch kit---might as well change the clutch even if its just the
> bearing.
>
> Anyways, any tips on doing this, other than following the manual? I'm
> planning on renting a transmission jack to make things go easier.
>
> Should I be able to get away with having just the rear of the van on
> ramps?
> I don't have a way of supporting all 4 wheels that I feel good about (all
> jack stands and ramps I've ever seen warn that they are only suitable to
> lift one end of the vehicle while the other is on the ground.) Also... I
> was planning on supporting the engine on jack stands when I drop the
> transmission... any better ideas?
>
> Thanks!!!
> Wes
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