Re: Wheel Refurbishment

[David Ian Utley <diutley@telepath.com>]

>> 
>> Shawn,
>>         I must disagree here.  The control arms are not a point where you
>> can safely jack up a car.  Although they do support the weight of the car,
>> they are designed to do so only through the rest of the suspension.  The
>> only parts of the car that are designed to support weight through jacking
>> are the round jack supports that every (German?) car has, one at each
>> corner.  As to the best way to do this particular work, I would recommend a
>> lift, but not everyone has one of these in their garage, I understand.  As
>> to the method that you use to do this, I would be interested.  Please send
>> it to me when you have a chance.
>> 
>> Not wishing to start a flame war,
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> 
>
>
>You can support the car from the lower control arms
>when you align a vw with a hunter alignment machine it lifts the car from 
>the lower control arms and it supports it there preloading the suspention
>if you jack up the car you should use the round supports welded to the
>floor of the car but you can support with jackstands under lower
>a arms with a block of wood between stand and a arm giving it equal
>distribution of weight.    john.delaney
>--
John, 
        I can agree with this, and with what Shawn said too for that matter.
I do think it a lesser alternative than the round supports welded to the
body.  I do agree most importantly that if you do this, you must evenly
distribute the pressure via a wood block on each arm.  I just wanted to
point out that there is a factory jack-point there on the body itself.

David 
                   

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