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Date:         Mon, 1 May 1995 22:31:04 +1000 (EST)
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From:         Tracey Knight <traceyk@uow.edu.au>
Subject:      Re: 73 Kombi rotted jack points

Until you get the rust fixed, if you need to jack up the front, jack up the
back on whatever side you are jacking.  The front comes up as well.  (only
in emergencies use this one).


Tracey

 
> Greetings All,
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> Last night I went to jack up the front of the vehicle using the jack point
> on the left. But before the wheels could get off the ground a nasty creaky/
> crunchy noise could be heard :(
> I did a bit of investigation (poking with a screwdriver) around the jackpoint
> and they have indeed been eaten by the rust monster.
> 
> I plan to get hold of replacement jack points and weld them on....
> Should there be other things taken into consideration ie more welding to be
> done around this point as it looks as though it is badly rusted?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Carl
> 
> etlclwe@etlxdmx.ericsson.se
>
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