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Jacked up



My fueltank cracked this way this weekend :(  Now I'm scrounging to
find a new/used tank whilst getting used to biking around.

On 6/28/05, Marc Getty <marc@getty.net> wrote:
> 
> The last time I jacked the car up by the rear axle beam it either cracked,
> or more likely brought out an existing crack to the surface in my fuel tank
> from the pressure put on the tank. I don't jack up from the axel beam
> anymore.
> 
> Luckily the dealer did the recall and I dropped off the car with a terrible
> fuel leak at the dealership on the evening of September 11, 2001. Walking 20
> minutes home from the dealership smelling like gas on completely deserted
> streets was a scary feeling.
> 
> -Marc
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Allyn
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:06 AM
> To: Dan Bubb; Jacob Hawes; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Jacked up
> 
> > At the rear I jack up the car by the rear axle beam (sacrileage, I
> > know, but never had a problem!)
> 
> i do the same, and i've never had a problem either. the beam does bow
> slightly, but always returns to normal. should work fine for everyone else,
> since im lifting more weight than normal when i do this on the rieger (~100#
> worth of rear wheel+rubber).
> 
> Al
> 
> 
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Justin Tomlinson
Jacksonville, FL
'82 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v