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

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

yup... same here... :) I just the brakes on the prowler...no problem, last
aligment proved my rear end is quare as an english bloke from the other side
of the pound (ducking big time...hehehe)

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   /  |/_ __/ ___/ Patrick Bureau
  //| | / / \__ \  1985 8v Prowler Orange "Beatrice"
 / _  |/ / ___/ /  1985 8v Titian Red "Lucky"
/_/ |_/_/ /____/   http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco

=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
=>Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:34 PM
=>To: Larry; pbureau@attbi.com
=>Cc: scirocco list
=>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...
=>> >
=>> > --
=>> > ====
=>> > ATS - Patrick Bureau
=>>
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