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 mrboombastic
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 10:40 AM |
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Valve adjustment question
In John Muirs Compleat idiot book he recommends not to jack the car up when doing valve adjustment...is there a reason for this? It would be much
easier if I could sit the car up on jack stands while i do this work.
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greedy53
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 11:12 AM |
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only reason is to make an easy job harder jack it up i have been doing with a jack (because it's lowered) happy dubbin
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Anthiron
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 11:27 AM |
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i think its mostly because he doesnt want you to work under a car thats supported by a jack
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mrboombastic
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 11:35 AM |
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i thought that was the case. best to check though. Whats the best point for a jack stand on rear end of a super beetle?
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 11:55 AM |
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i always jack up the side im working on
mainly cos without it my car to friggin low to even swing a spanner  but also it stops alot of the oil running out if that head is uphill
i put an axle stand under the torsion bar tube
i hate to think how many times ive been under a bug and none have dropped on me yet 
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 vw54
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 01:26 PM |
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John Muir was a skinny guy
so that why he didnt want jack the car up LOL
hes dead now
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greedy53
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 02:56 PM |
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i usually toss my spare under the side so even if falls only half of me will be dead
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 03:36 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
John Muir was a skinny guy
hes dead now
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did he get squashed by a vw ?
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| posted on April 21st, 2009 at 11:55 PM |
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I always found a pair of drive on ramps worked good - much safer than working under a car on a jack.
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