Message text written by David Whitelaw
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When I jack up my 4A from the front I use the radiator
structure cross piece. Placing the jack under the oil
pan places the intire weight of the car on the engine
mounts and a good portion on the rear transmission
mount. I have found this to be very annoying when I
have to prematurely replace these items or observe
that I have dented the oil pan. As far as jacking up
the rear I have had no problems placing the jack under
the differential, however, I do place it forward of
rear access plate.
David G. Whitelaw (slasher_dw@yahoo.com)
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Years ago I had a friend from Boston who told me that when they wanted to
swap engines in the VW they would just roll the car over into a snow bank
and start wrenching. And I'm not making this up. (Maybe he was...)
Dave
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