Lift Points, Wax, Tranny

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> From: Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>
> 
> what are good lift points for a hydraulic jack on my 91 200qw? I need to
> get it in there and then put in the jack stands - according the manual,
> there are 4 points, one by each wheel, but if I have the jack there, I
> can't very well put the jack stand there too, can I now?

Peter - look inside the jack points on the outer frame rails, and 
there are round rubber pads about 6" inwards.  Those are the lift 
points.

> From: dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)

> A friend of mine told me that he heard that Blue Coral's liquid
> protectant, the stuff with "Fomblin-A", is great for protecting
> wheels from brake dust.  I'd never put the stuff on my car, but
> I went out and got a bottle just for doing the wheels.  Of course,
> it's much too early to tell what the results are...

Don't hold out too much hope, Dan...I used Blue Coral's Fomblin-A 
stuff and it lasted about the same length of time as any good wax 
would.  And I waxed those wheels generously!
 
> From: Mark Shilling <shilling@txchemcouncil.com>

> 1) AoA says dealer has to look at it first to determine whether or 
> not it is > recall  material.  $
> 2) Dealer says even if the problem  *is* recall based they most likely won't
> cover it (90% chance)! $$
> 3) Factory exchange transmission is $2800, plus I'd have to rent one of
> their cars (only $30/day) for the 4-5 days they are working on it. $$$.
> 4) This is the dealer in San Antonio (1 1/2 hours away), because they have a
> good reputation, whereas I wouldn't even let the local dealer change my oil
> - - even if they loaned me an S4 for the day!

Mark - I don't know how this will work out, but I DO have an excellent 
transmission guy in College Station - he did the tranny on my 1990 
200.  If you want his phone number to call him and talk with him, let 
me know.  It's John's Transmission in Bryan, TX .  Talk to 
John...he's a real character, but boy, is he an artist with 
transmissions.
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