**real** jack points (fixing, that is)

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

I've solved this problem. 'Cheapass' Ron would be so proud. I wish I had
thought to have shown it to him and as it turns out to you Patrick. It's
simple, most jacks have a saddle that is held on with a pin and cotter.
Remove this and make a new saddle with 2-4" lengths of 1" square stock. Weld
1/4"x1"x2 1/2" flat stock to the ends in such a manner that will give 1/2"
clear space between the two pieces of square stock. Weld a bolt to the
bottom, drill a hole for the cotter and viola one pinch weld jack saddle.
Still works for other things just as well as the original saddle too. By the
way Al, I have to "restore" the pinch welds as well as knock down the floor
on the drivers side of the new car.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>; <pbureau@attbi.com>
Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: **real** jack points (fixing, that is)


> every time i do a rear shock swap i jack from the center of the beam. i've
never
> developed rear suspension play from doing that. the rears of all of my
sciroccos
> have always been empty though (not 300# of stereo crapola or anything), so
its
> pretty light.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> To: <pbureau@attbi.com>; "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
> Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:08 PM
> Subject: Re: **real** jack points (fixing, that is)
>
>
> > PB-
> >   I don't think the problem is so much bending an axle as putting stress
on
> > the pivot points that they were not designed to cope with.
> > Normally all pivot stress is in a horizontal direction (fore/aft).
Lifting
> > the car by the axle puts the weight of the rear half of the car on the
> > pivots in a vertical direction.  May be okay, may not....
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > > I never used teh jack points on the prowler, but they are
> > > messed (folded) like you mentioned, Since I have had the
> > > car I jack the front from the mounting point of the sway
> > > bar, and lift the rear axle in the back (yteah yeah I
> > > know it will bend... still is perfect alignment in the
> > > back since 1985... it will not change...
> > >
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