[Vwdiesel] Lifting car
David Cook
vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 2 00:47:30 EST 2006
Rudy-
I'm going to assume that the trans will also be coming
out underneath the car, I don't know how it couldn't
be.
Anyway, with those two components off the front end,
it should be pretty light (relatively). I wouldn't
jack it from up by the radiator (Nothing too strong up
there), but you may be able to do it from just behind
the engine area along a sturdy part of the frame.
Or, round up about three of the biggest guys on the
local high school or juco football team. Offer them a
pizza (or the chance to impress their girlfriend) to
come pick up the front of the car. I'll bet that they
wouldn't even break a sweat.
David
--- Rudy <petersenrudy at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 84 Jetta, I have the engine on the ground ready to
> slide out from under the
> car. I'm thinking of lifting the car by the front
> cross member under the
> radiator to gain clearance for removing engine.
>
> My question, Is that part of the vehicle strong
> enough to support the weight
> of the front end of vehicle. Anyone have any
> experiences or suggestions
> they can share?
>
> Rudy
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David Cook
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