That would depend on what kind of vanagon you are talking about. if it's a wateboxer and someone wanted to jack it by the rear engine cross bar .. while I don't especially recommend that.. that part can take that load. usually the muffler is in the waysome anyway. So not really recommended. I never recommend taking a car to a tire store, especially a vanagon. I take my wheels and tires in another car to a tire store if I want any mounting and balancing. Alignments and suspension work I do myself. even when I tell them I am willing to pay extra for careful tire work, they still screw things up.
On 5/7/2013 8:42 AM, T Collins wrote: > So I needed a repair that required taking the wheel of the Vanagon. The guy > at the tire store rolled the huge floor jack towards the back on the van... > Meaning about to place it under the engine, I'm assuming that he was going > to use the engine carriers as a jacking point. > > I corrected that in short order, asking him to used the manufactures > jacking point right in front of the rear wheel.... > > Was I wrong? could he have jacked it somewhere back there?? am I being > overprotective....I said to me at one point, Its ok buddy, I'm just trying > to do my job. > > El t. > |
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