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Date:         Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:04:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <8F404A29-FA41-42FA-8762-2ABC31602D57@shaw.ca>
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Not for vans with cladding, tho. I was gonna get one of these till I saw the disclaimer. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> well, as I mentioned before, there is a stock scissors jack available > from bus depot. > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=237011031 > > but go ahead and adapt another jack :) > > alistair > > > > > On 20-Jun-10, at 8:24 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > When I first got the camper, I went through a drill to try out the > OEM jack. I did not and do not like it, as it did not seem as stable > as the scissors jacks that I have been accustomed to with Japanese > vehicles. But, it worked, and I have not done anything about a > better jack. One question I have, and have been a bit put off by in > considering other jacks, is how does one adapt them to the jack > points built into the side of the van? A scissors or a bottle jack > either needs a notch or at least a flat place to fit the jack > platform. How do you guys deal with that? I would like to have a > jack that I trust more to remain stable while changing a flat if > needed. Thanks, David McNeely >


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