Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 15:51:08 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
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"you can use ramps no problem
I on the other hand do not recommend drive-up ramps at all ! "
one factor I'm sure is my father rolling a car off those right onto himself
...
mashed him and a creeper into a 5 inch thick space ( more room than that
under a vanagon of course ).
He was trapped there about two hours, blacking out part of the time.
fortunately I came along since I said I'd let him know when it was time for
him to get ready to go somewhere, and jacked up the car and he lived.
so seriously, them things are dangerous, or sure can be.
if the vehicle is elevated in anyway ...
you don't want it on anything that can roll, including its own tires,
because they are made to roll, and they will sometimes, and that's the last
thing want a vehicle doing with you under it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
> Wes, you can use ramps no problem. I do this all the time. Getting a
> small transmission jack is the way to go. I use the one with the strap
> that goes around the transmission and you can also tilt it. I bought it
> at Harbor Freight for not much money and it works awesome! You can
> support the engine from above with ratchet straps and a piece of 2 by 4
> straddling the engine compartment opening. Have fun!
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> pickle vanagon wrote:
>> 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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